In a very passionate post, Nokia’s new mobile-solutions chief Anssi Vanjoki outlined that the strategy to boost Nokia’s position in the smart phone market will be centered around MeeGo, a platform Nokia developed with Intel. I was stirred by the passion in the Vanjoki’s commentary, but I am far from convinced that Nokia should be...

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VoIP service providers are aggressively targeting the smart phone users. Given the demographic profile of this segment, it is not surprising at all. Smart phone users have all the attributes to make marketers salivate – they are (usually) rich, educated, connected, influential, savvy, etc. The ease of development for smart phones and their wide reach...

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Since I wrote the last tutorial on how to make unlimited free calls to USA using Whistle on the iPhone/iPad, I have received several emails/tweets wanting a similar solution for people who do not own an Apple iPhone or iPad. No iPhone or iPad, no problem!! Here is a tutorial on how to configure Whistle...

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Last week when I was browsing through the iPhone App store, I stumbled across a mobile VoIP (mVoIP) app – Whistle Phone. Free calls, local USA DID, 3 way calling – it sounded too good to be true!! Given the questionable quality of lot of apps on the App Store, I started testing Whistle Phone...

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The ubiquity of the mobile phone makes it the perfect device to access VoIP services. You can make low rate VoIP calls without being restricted to a place (e.g., computer or landline). It is not surprising to see the growing adoption of mobile VoIP (mVoIP) among users. Although lot of VoIP providers provide their own...

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The last time I wrote about Black Swan, I remember calling VoiceCentral Black Swan as one of the best Google Voice iPhone application. After using it almost 2 months, I am convinced that I was not exaggerating. The last time I wrote about it, Black Swan was in a closed beta and hence not many...

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After the unlimited free calls to USA offer, TruPhone is back with an even bigger and better offer. This Valentine’s Day, TruPhone is offering unlimited free calls to 30 countries. This is a great opportunity to call all your loved ones and make them feel special. Remember, Valentine’s day is not restricted to romantic couples....

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There was a lot of furor when Apple booted all Google Voice apps from the App store. So if you did not want to jailbreak your iPhone, you pretty much could not use Google Voice on your iPhone (yeah, yeah…you had the GV mobile version, but it was not even close to true apps. Even...

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The blogosphere is abuzz with the imminent launch of the Google Phone. It seems that Google has already handed out the phone to its employees for internal testing, and so far the impressions are favorable. To me, this is significant news not because of the phone per se, but because of Google’s entry into the...

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This is a great time to be writing this post. Like everyone else, I am excited about the launch of Motorola Droid and this is a great opportunity to take stock of the smart phone market. Today, I analyze the impact of Droid and other handsets on Apple, the de-facto smart phone leader. Apple had...

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