Per: Android-Life
As we can see the social networking is taking an all time hype on smart phones and multimedia phones capable of internet access. Now what’s scarry is that major corporations like AT&T and Verizon are planning on charging for these services. Let’s see where this will end up, but from the social network boom it seems like this may be pushed.
Source: Droid-life
Many know that Skype is becoming a big deal with the social networking era, and many people want to get into the in with new technology. Now Verizon users where just about the only Android devices able to run and use Skype, but now in the market it is available for all devices running 2.1 or higher. If interested in the Skype Hype for Android visit the site here.
Make free Skype-to-Skype calls over WiFi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G)* to other Skype users anywhere in the world using Skype’s SILK codec for CD-like audio quality. Make low rate Skype calls to landline or mobile phones Send and receive instant messages to one or a group of friends on Skype Synchronize contacts between Skype and the native address book and after synchronization place Skype calls directly from the native address book. See when Skype contacts are online and available to call or chat Easily import names and numbers to the Skype application from the native address book Receive calls on their Skype online number
Via: PRNews
Being that this world is full of social networking sites, it seems that Facebook and Skype are trying to bring down their competition by doing a merger. A while back Google came with its own Google Voice, now Facebook/Skype are luring into merging their services so people can have multiple ways of communicating with each other. Now I know that the majority of people use Facebook, and Skype not to many people have but want. I started into the Skype trend and it seems ok, when most friends don’t want to be on Facebook chat to avoid a few friends. It will be an interesting merger to see how this all plays out. Skype is set to launch its 5.0 update in October and then we will see if this merger occurs and is successful, or it will go downhill like when Google attempted Buzz and was shot down by Twitter and Facebook.
Source: Droid-Life
R2D2 will be hitting stores this Thursday with the price of $249 with $100 mail in rebate. Now this is only $50 more, but it comes with its own custom docking station and a few other goodies pre-loaded into the phone. Verizon will only have this machine for a limited time offer, so all you Star Wars fans save up for this once in a lifetime R2D2 phone. Continue reading
Source: Droid-Life
On 9/16, when school started getting busy for me and I went MIA for a while, Verizon leaked out a possible 4G LTE coming this Fall. Now the all time favorite American sport for Fall (football) is underway and we are anxious to see who will be in this years Super Bowl. When this happened Verizon leaked that 4G LTE will be launched to 30 football cities. Continue reading
Source: Appolicious
Verizon has many new customers joining the Smartphone community, and their are a few apps out in the market where it can locate your phone like Android’s Where’s My Droid. Now Where’s My Droid is an all general app for any Android phone, but Verizon’s app is linked with the insurance company Asurion and its TEC.
Source: Informationweek
The majority of young adults leaving high school and moving on to college or young adults in college and/or working are now moving away from Myspace. The majority have moved on to Facebook to catch up with friends or meet new people, even joining Twitter to blog about daily life. Once thought that Myspace was fun and all and we knew it would die soon, well it is back and might stay for good. In the social network world, it is all about syncing multiple socializing networks together to keep up with friends not in certain sites. Myspace has now incorporated syncing with Facebook and Twitter for those few who can’t let go, sadly. So if you are among the few that kept Myspace, but your frequently on Facebook/Twitter, now is the time to sync all these networking sites together.
Source: Engadget
Looks like Microsoft is adding $10 to their Xbox Live subscribers due to Kinect being around the corner. Now this may impact a lot of Xbox users, but what can we do except add an extra $10 to our budget. Now being a loyal Sony user (PS3) all we have is Playstation Plus, which is a nice feature but still not forced upon to purchase just yet, we don’t see much price increases to anything within this years timeline. Even though Xbox Live might have more players than PSN (Playstation Network), we still have a free service to play online.
