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Vonage brings free calling and messaging to iPhone, Android

By: |Feb 8th, 2012 at 05:25PM
Filed Under: Mobile, Services, Software
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Vonage on Wednesday unveiled a new mobile app for the iPhone and Android smartphones that affords free calling and messaging along with cheap international calling rates. Vonage Mobile allows users to make free “high-definition” voice over IP calls among each other over Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G data connections, and low-cost calls can also be placed through the app to any landline or cell phone globally. The New Jersey-based Telco says its international calling rates are 70% lower than rates from major ca...

RIM woos Android developers with free PlayBook tablets

By: |Feb 2nd, 2012 at 06:30PM
Filed Under: Mobile
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At last month’s Consumer Electronics Show, Research in Motion previewed the company’s upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 update, which we exclusively reported would land in mid-February. The anticipated update will give PlayBook users the ability to use Android apps that have been compiled for RIM’s platform, but getting developers on board remains the issue. RIM is taking steps to get the attention of developers, however, and one of the first is to offer free BlackBerry PlayBook tablets to ...

Mozilla’s Firefox 10 now available for download

By: |Jan 31st, 2012 at 07:00PM
Filed Under: Browser
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Mozilla on Tuesday released the latest version of its Firefox browser. In addition to allowing users to run full-screen apps, Firefox 10 offers the following enhancements:The forward button is now hidden until you navigate back.Most add-ons are now compatible with new versions of Firefox by default.Anti-Aliasing for WebGL is now implemented.CSS3 3D-Transforms are now supported.Mozilla also made some HTML5 changes and noted two bug fixes. The company said that it has fixed a Java-related crash, which Mac OS X ...

Verizon’s HTC ThunderBolt free on contract through January 26th

By: |Jan 20th, 2012 at 08:35PM
Filed Under: Mobile
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Your prayers have been answered if you’ve been looking for a 4G LTE without having to empty out your wallet. Verizon’s first 4G LTE phone, the HTC ThunderBolt, is now free with a two-year contract through January 26th. The ThunnderBolt was first announced last year during the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show and it’s a bit slower than the high-end smartphones on the market today. It offers a 1 GHz Snapdragon chip instead of the dual-core 1.4GHz processor that’s included in top-of-the-li...

America’s first Nokia Windows Phone already free on contract

By: |Jan 16th, 2012 at 05:55PM
Filed Under: Mobile
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Nokia’s first Windows Phone-powered smartphone to launch in the United States is already available for free on contract. Nokia and T-Mobile unveiled the Nokia Lumia 710 last month and confirmed that while the handset is certainly not a flagship device, it will play an important role for Nokia as it re-enters the U.S. market. The 710 can’t hold a candle to the Lumia 900 Nokia and AT&T will be launching in March, but at $50, the Lumia 710 is an excellent entry-level smartphone. And at $0 on cont...

ClockworkMod Tether app brings root-free tethering to Android phones, no root required

By: |Jan 3rd, 2012 at 04:30PM
Filed Under: Mobile
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One of the main advantages of rooting an Android smartphone is the ability to tether a computer or tablet to a phone for free. Whether a user has 2GB, 5GB or unlimited data each month, Android developer Koushik Dutta believes a user should be able to use that data any way he or she pleases. Koush is the popular coder behind ClockworkMod Recovery and ROM Manager, two programs that help load a custom ROM onto a rooted device. The developer has now released ClockworkMod Tether, an application that allows an And...

Apple’s ’12 Days of Christmas’ app brings 12 days of iTunes freebies

By: |Dec 26th, 2011 at 11:05AM
Filed Under: Mobile, Software
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Apple on Monday released the 2012 edition of its “12 Days of Christmas” application for iOS devices. From December 26th through January 6th, Apple is giving away free iTunes content including songs, music videos, apps and books to iOS device owners. New content is accessible through the app each day and free downloads will expire after 24 hours. Monday kicks things off with several Coldplay songs and videos, which can be downloaded for free until new downloads are made available on Tuesday. Apple&...

Gamefly launches free ‘Unlimited PC Play’ public beta

By: |Dec 20th, 2011 at 07:35PM
Filed Under: Gaming, Software
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Gamefly announced on Tuesday that its “Unlimited PC Play” beta client is now available for free for all Gamefly members. We first heard about Gamefly’s intentions to launch a PC client earlier this year, allowing subscribers to read news, check out reviews and play hundreds of PC games from dozens of top publishers. ”We are thrilled to finally be able to open up the beta so anyone interested in video games can start using the client, and we are hard at work expanding our catalog of  ...

Skype sponsors free Wi-Fi in more than 60 U.S. airports during the holidays

By: |Dec 19th, 2011 at 07:40PM
Filed Under: Mobile, Services
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Flying home for the holidays and navigating through crowded airports — or facing flight delays, as is often the case — may be a hair less dreadful this year. Skype announced recently that it is sponsoring free Wi-Fi in more than 60 U.S. airports from December 21st until December 27th. To activate the service, simply follow these directions:Sign in to Skype.Go to Tools > Options… > Skype WiFi Access.Tick Enable Skype WiFi Access.Connect to a WiFi public hotspot.In the Skype menu bar, click T...

RIM to offer free ‘premium’ app and tech support to make up for BlackBerry outage

By: |Oct 17th, 2011 at 08:37AM
Filed Under: Mobile, Software
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Research In Motion announced on Monday that it will soon offer BlackBerry users 12 free “premium” applications through December 31, 2011 as an apology for its recent BlackBerry service outage. In addition, the company said it will provide its enterprise customers with one month of free technical support. “Our global network supports the communications needs of more than 70 million customers,” RIM Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis said in a statement. “We truly appreciate and value our relationship with ...

Deutsche Bank: Unibody aluminum iPhone 5 and low-cost iPhone 4S due in coming weeks

By: |Sep 26th, 2011 at 01:15PM
Filed Under: Business, Mobile
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Apple will unveil two new iPhone models next month, an all new iPhone 5 and a revamped iPhone 4 that will address the entry-level smartphone market. Deutsche Bank Securities analyst Chris Whitmore on Monday rehashed a research note he distributed this past June, which suggested Apple would unveil an iPhone 5 and an “iPhone 4S” in September. The iPhone 5 would be Apple’s brand new flagship smartphone, and the 4S would be a low-cost version of the current iPhone 4 model priced around $349 un...

AT&T offers customers 1,000 free rollover minutes

By: |Sep 1st, 2011 at 09:00PM
Filed Under: Mobile
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AT&T sent text messages to its customers on Thursday offering 1,000 free rollover minutes. The message specifically said: “There’s no cost or obligation to you. It’s our way of saying thank you. To have your minutes added, reply “YES,” by 9/7/2011.” We received the SMS on an iPhone in the office and confirmed that we did indeed receive 1,000 free rollover minutes. An AT&T spokesperson did not immediately responded to a request for further details on why AT&T i...

T-Mobile may offer free signal boosters to stop subscribers from fleeing

By: |Aug 31st, 2011 at 09:00AM
Filed Under: Mobile, Rumors
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T-Mobile intends to offer cellular signal boosters to customers looking to switch carriers due to poor reception at home, according to T-Mobile watcher TmoNews. The move appears to be part of a new program intended to slow service quality-related cancellations, which are apparently a significant problem for the nation’s No. 4 carrier. Beginning on September 7th, T-Mobile will seemingly begin offering in-home signal boosters “when a customer triggers for cancellation of service due to poor in-home ...

iPhone 3GS free for one day only at Best Buy

By: |Aug 22nd, 2011 at 05:30PM
Filed Under: Mobile
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Best Buy announced a one day sale on Monday during which it is offering Apple’s 8GB iPhone 3GS for free with a new or upgraded two-year AT&T contract. The device is available in Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores. The iPhone 3GS, which is listed for $49 on Apple’s website, lacks the Retina Display of the iPhone 4, has a slower processor and also doesn’t have a forward-facing camera for Facetime video calls. It offers a 3-megapixel camera, a 3.5-inch 480 x 320-pixel display, support for ...