All Entries Tagged With: "sms"

V Phone – VoIP and SMS over 3G with G729 Codec

Perth, Australia – The V Phone is a mobile sip client or softphone for the iPhone for making internet calls over wifi or 3G. The mobile VoIP app also enables users to send text messages or SMS’s not through your wireless carriers BUT through the internet. What this means for users is simple… dirt cheap calls and SMS’s.

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TigerText iPhone App Lets UK Users Delete Text Messages

TigerText is being marketed to business men and woman and professionals in the legal field but it’s already getting buzz and being described as the perfect for cheating spouses and drunken texter’s.

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Free App of The Day: TextPlus for iPhone and iPod Touch

Today’s free app of the day is TextPlus, which allows you to text your fellow iPhone AND iPod Touch users. For us iPhone users this can save us some money if you have a Touch this is a great app as it will give you MMS capability and its all at no cost today only. This app allows for unlimited texting and has no monthly fees or annual contracts. You can also text if you are in Canada* so its not limited to just USA customers.

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Orbit Social Phonebook App for iPhone Now Available, Demoed at CES 2010

Here’s a new iPhone app that will change the way you interact with your contacts. It’s called Orbit Social Phonebook, a free app that organizes your communications (Facebook, Twitter, email, SMS, etc.) in one place.

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textPlus, Free Android Texting App

Texting through SMS and carriers is very convenient but it’s a complete rip off. That’s why apps like textPlus, that offer free texting through an application, can get so popular. textPlus, which has enjoyed over 3.5 million downloads on the iPhone/iPod touch platform, has decided to jump over to Android and many of us won’t have to pay the carriers another cent for SMS charges.

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Android 2.0 OS SDK Now Available

Google released the Android 2.0 Operating System SDK to developers early this morning which includes a handful of new API’s, Bluetooth updates, Searchable SMS and Exchange support, new controls for the build in camera, improved multitouch keyboard, new browser with an easier UI (user interface) and support for HTML5, and much more.

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BlackBerry Storm 5.0 Software Update Available

The latest software update for the BlackBerry Storm was released over the weekend, bringing the current build to version 5.0. Customers can pick up the download through RIM’s Desktop Management Software or by visiting www.verizonwireless.com/storm and selecting “Software Download”. Updates to the software include improvements in rotation detection and touch features, SMS and MMS updates, 2G and 3G network stability updates, and a plethora of bug fixes. A list of the full change log can be found below:

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iPhone SMS Patch released Today

A patch to fix the SMS vulnerability that cybersecurity researchers, Charlie Miller and Colin Mulliner warned Apple about, is to be patched in an update that will be released on Saturday, according to an O2 spokesperson. “We will be communicating to customers both through the website and proactively,” the spokesperson told BBC News. “We always recommend our customers update their iPhone with the latest software and this is no different.”

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Possible iPhone Virus to be unleashed Thursday

Two researchers, Charles Miller and fellow cybersecurity researcher, Collin Mulliner, have found an iPhone bug that could infect phones virally through SMS. The have plans to reveal the still unpatched iPhone bug at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas today. If you receive a text message with a single square character, you are advised to immediately turn off your iPhone, as they warn it means that someone has used the bug to take over your iPhone.

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Skype Releases 1.1 Update, Includes Voicemail and SMS Support

Skype released an update earlier this week for their iPhone application. The latest 1.1 version includes Skype voicemail support and one way SMS text messaging (you can send but not receive). If you are interested in utilizing the Skype voicemail feature, you will need a subscription as with the PC and Mac versions. Additional language support was also added to the update. Click here to check out the Skype iTunes page.

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ChompSMS for Google Android Lets You Customize Texting

Available for the Google Android platform, ChompsSMS allows you to customize how your text messaging system receives texts in a more stylized format similar to the Apple iPhone or Mac iChat layout. You can also use an on screen keyboard while in portrait mode to help typing. Other features include different types of notifications, signatures, chat bubbles, color customizations, and more. The ChompSMS application is free although you will need to buy credits at $0.10 each which is cheaper than some carriers. For more information about the ChompSMS application visit www.ChompSMS.com. Please post your comments, tips, and your own reviews below in the comments area!

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