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Whistle Phone: Make unlimited FREE calls to USA from your iPhone/iPad [Video Review]

By Alok Saboo on June 18th, 2010


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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iPad usage demystified – What the hell are people using their iPads for?

By Alok Saboo on June 3rd, 2010


Since the launch of the iPad (and even before that) there has been lot of debate on the utility of the iPad as a separate product. Many, including Robert Scoble, have vehemently argued about how the iPad is changing almost all the rules of the game. Some, on the other hand, have argued why the...

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Why Apple (Steve Jobs) does not want to approve Flash on iPhone/iPad? [Opinion]

By Alok Saboo on May 3rd, 2010


The past week was full of Apple – Adobe drama over flash on iPhone/iPad. Apple has been reluctant to approve flash on the iPhone OS. However, for the first time, Steve Jobs communicated his thoughts in an open letter on why Apple may never approve flash on its products. You can read the entire letter...

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Media5-fone SIP client for iPhone and Symbian S60 [Review]

By Alok Saboo on April 25th, 2010


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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6 reasons why Apple got it right with iPad while others screwed up in the past [Opinion]

By Alok Saboo on April 14th, 2010


Apple reportedly sold over 700,000 iPads (including pre-orders) on day 1. iPad were also sold out at Best Buy nationwide. Considering that the iPad is not the first tablet device, it struck me as a huge feat by Apple to succeed in a domain where the veterans like Microsoft have failed. This got me thinking...

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VoiceCentral Black Swan out of beta – Best app to access Google Voice on your iPhone for FREE [Updates]

By Alok Saboo on March 18th, 2010


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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GVMax – Most comprehensive Google Voice Notification system [Tutorial]

By Alok Saboo on February 26th, 2010


I already have published some tutorials on how to Push Google Voice notifications to iPhone (or read here). While they all were great, today I will introduce the most comprehensive Google Voice notification system – GVMax. GVMax is a great service developed by Hani (as a hobby). While GVMax has always been a great service,...

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VoiceCentral Black Swan edition brings Google Voice back to your iPhone [Review]

By Alok Saboo on January 29th, 2010


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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Why Apple cannot sit back on its 100,000 apps? [Opinion]

By Alok Saboo on November 7th, 2009


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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Deep Dialing Revisited – How-To Avoid Phone Menus [Review]

By Alok Saboo on September 22nd, 2009


How many times have you called a company to speak with a customer service agent only to be greeted by the sweetest computer voice – “Please listen carefully as our menu options have changed”. Arrgghhh!!! You patiently keep pressing 1s or 2s only to be lost in the ever so complicated phone menu. I am...

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GVISapp – Access Google Voice without Jailbreaking your Phone [iPhone]

By Alok Saboo on September 1st, 2009


Apple’s rejection of a native Google Voice app has caused a furor in the blogosphere. Not only has Apple rejected Google’s app, it has also removed other apps such as VoiceCentral, GV Dialer, or GV Mobile from the app store, leaving you with little option to use Google Voice. If you have a jailbroken iPhone,...

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Free SMS Global.AQ gets update – Hints at Pro option [Update]

By Alok Saboo on August 17th, 2009


While we were talking about how to send unlimited free text messages (SMS) across the world using Global.AQ, the developers were busy pushing out a major update. After having tested the new version 1.0.2 for a while, we review the latest version here. You can try the latest version here (iTunes link). While the underlying...

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Thank-You Apple for Blocking Google Voice App? [Opinion]

By Alok Saboo on July 28th, 2009


By now, I am sure, you would have heard of the latest storm in the telephony world. Apple rejected the official Google Voice iPhone application from the App store and also removed other Google Voice iPhone apps from the app store. The entire world is crying foul and decrying Apple for stifling innovation. As an...

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SMS Global.AQ – Send unlimited Free SMS all over the World [mVoIP]

By Alok Saboo on July 19th, 2009


It seems SMS or text messages are the most used feature on a cell phone. Not surprisingly, the cell phone carriers are trying to milk this cash cow, in spite of the fact that it almost costs nothing to send a text message. Today we review a great mobile application that lets you send unlimited...

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Make Unlimited Free Calls to USA/Canada [mVoIP]

By Alok Saboo on June 19th, 2009


If you are a proud owner of the Apple iPhone (any generation), then you are in luck!! Today, I am going to explain you how you can make unlimited free calls to USA and Canada from your iPhone. This article adds to our mobile VoIP (mVoIP) series. iCall is one of the iPhone app that...

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Best App to use Google Voice on your iPhone [Tools]

By Alok Saboo on May 23rd, 2009


If you are convinced that you should start using VoIP on Mobile, using Google Voice on your mobiles is one way to start. If you are not aware of what we are talking about, find out the power of Google Voice/ Grandcentral accounts. With more than a few options available to use Google Voice (erstwhile...

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