Sprint Offeres Google Nexus S 4G With Google Voice Integrated.

March 21st, 2011
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Google Nexus S 4G (4G used in connection with the Samsung Nexus S product name refers to the fact that the Nexus S is capable of operating on the Sprint 4G (WiMAX) Network.) http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/

Sprint extends its 4G device innovation lead once again with the upcoming availability of the 20th 4G device and fourth 4G phone, Nexus S? 4G1 from Google?.  Coming to Sprint this…

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Courtney reviews Skype for Windows 5.2 call bar UI changes

March 21st, 2011
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Jim Courtney describes the subtle window dressing in the latest version of Skype for Windows. One ?Call? button with a pull-down menu for alternate phone numbers will boost your chances of paying for a Skype service.

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Cool New 2011 Apple MACbook Pros Having Graphics Heat Issues!

March 21st, 2011
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Looks like the new Macbook pro notebooks are having some cooling issues under heavy loads.I was a bit disappointed because I was planing to get the new 17″ version for myself.

Since my interest, I have been watching the forums to learn about the new Macbooks and these issues reported points to Mac OS X and graphics chip…

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Twitter Tax Break, A San Francisco Political Fight!

March 21st, 2011
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The Twitter Tax break would give companies in the economically depressed Mid-Market and Tenderloin neighborhoods, be exempt from paying the payroll tax for new employees. The exemption would be good for six years and would not apply to workers already on the payroll.

The legislation also exempt affected companies from paying payroll taxes on…

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Rebtel US immigrant study: Women almost twice as likely to Skype

March 21st, 2011
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Study. 24% of immigrants to the US ? smartphone owners ? make video calls. Of those, 47% Skype for video; 74% of the women claimed to Skype; 42% of the men. 21% said they would pay for a monthly subscription for video calls.

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Niklas Zennstrom spoke to Stanford students

March 21st, 2011
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WSJ blogs his talk about choosing what to build (be novel), where to start (Europe).

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Privacy International asks Skype to fix three security problems

March 21st, 2011
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Privacy International (PI) blogged three concerns about Skype security last week. Let?s see how they rate on our fear-meter. 1. Risk: Impersonation. Skype lets you present yourself using any name. You could present yourself as someone else or have your identity confused with another user.  My take: I?m going to rate this [...]

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Will Skype comply with India government surveillance request?

March 21st, 2011
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31 March is the deadline for RIM to give realtime surveillance of Blackberry users to Indian intelligence and law enforcement officials. Nokia started testing its compliance. Will Skype build a back door for India?s cops, spies, and soldiers?

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You Tether, You Pay! AT&T To Tethering Smartphone Users. MyWi Is Not YourWi!

March 21st, 2011
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Looks like AT&T wants smartphone users to pay up for tethering. Tethering came to AT&T network with iOS 4.3 and has a specials data plan for such users. But many users have used third party apps like MyWi.

If you thought you are exempt because you are on the grandfathered unlimited plan, you are wrong;

If we don?t hear from you, we?ll…

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T-Mobile Ads, Now We Are Crappy Too, Just Like AT&T!

March 21st, 2011
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Remember those T-Mobile Ads, depicting AT&T and Other networks are being crappy? Well I guess now they will have to say, following the trend we have decided to become crappy too! Too bad T-Mobile was one carrier I was considering to replace my AT&T Unlimited plan, which has apparently will become limited if you are tethering your smartphone.

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