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Google Voice + GMail + Android + Groove IP = Free Phone Service

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:51:47 +0000

The Groove IP App Settings | snrblabs.com

Well, there is nothing quite mathematical about the fact that you get to make and receive calls for free. It might as well be counter-mathematical if you cease counting your minutes and stop worrying about your megabytes of used connection data. You see, the title would be too long, so I found some shortening in the maths. In a word, Groove IP is a small app that runs on your Android phone or tablet, allowing you to make free calls to any phone in the US and Canada, using GMail, and allowing you to receive calls using Google Voice. Read more

GMail Calls to Remain Free Through 2012

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:21:23 +0000

This is good news for GMail users. GMail calling offers free calls to US and Canada mobile and landline numbers, since 2010. It announced the calls will be free till ...

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Running Windows VoIP Apps on Linux

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:26:21 +0000

I like Linux very much and everyone who knows what a good operating system is knows that Linux is better than Windows in many ways. But still, the majority of people use Windows even if they have to install pirated copies. Due to this fact, many VoIP services have no version of their VoIP apps for Linux. If you use Windows, you don't care. But if you have only Linux on your machine, this is what you do.

What is Speech Recognition?

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:51:13 +0000

The expected iPhone 5 phone will have speech recognition features. Needless to say, numerous other smartphones and handsets will follow, and maybe even computers. Are we living the days of Speech-to-text again, or are there better things to do with speech input than mass text entry? Read more

Use Skype As Your Home Phone Service

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:18:38 +0000

Traditional landline calls cost, even when they are used to call local numbers. VoIP is here to change that. But residential VoIP services require some hassle like getting and setting ...

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Build Your Own Free Home Camera Surveillance

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:07:01 +0000

Leaving an eye back home to check on things is an interesting thing to do, but often too expensive. There are cheap alternatives, and there are free ones. If you already have the hardware, a laptop computer and a mobile phone (or another laptop computer), an Internet connection, then you can add Skype to the recipe to make it a free solution for home surveillance. For a walkthrough on how to do that, read more.

Empathy - VoIP Instant Messenger for Linux

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:37:23 +0000

Empathy is bundled with many Linux distributions as default VoIP IM, but with recent developments in IM software, other apps are being favored more, like Pidgin. Empathy is a clean multi-protocol IM app for Linux that does the work well although it does not shine with a lot of features. It is bascially a VoIP app and supports SIP. Mamy simple communicators will like it, especially if they are satisfied with their Linux distro. Read more

Vyke - Cheap International Calling

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:31:49 +0000

Vyke isn't born from the last rain, it's gaining popularity as a decent and even interesting VoIP service for international calling. It provides apps for the PC, with versions for all common operating systems, and for mobile phones of numerous brands and types. The interesting thing is that it offers a package of 25 cents per hour for calling over 25 countries. Read more

Ooma Mobile For iPhone and Android

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:24:33 +0000

Ooma Dialer for iPhone | ooma.com

Ooma is well-known for its no-monthly-bill service. Now it has entered the mobile market. If you aren't an Ooma customer, move on to another mobile service. Same if you are using anything but the iPhone, iPad, iPod or an Android phone. Else, you might like the service and rates, which are very US-prone. It's not the best mobile product on the market, but it has what it takes to seduce a part of VoIP users. Read review

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Pidgin IM - All Your Instant Messaging Accounts in One App

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:27:37 +0000

Pidgin is a nice little tool (little because it is light too) that gets you all your communication and social networking accounts into one interface, one app. Pidgin belongs to ...

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