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Things Worsening Between Apple And Google

posted by Catt Mallen
Monday, March 1, 2010

Recently we’ve been listening quite a lot about Apple-Google battle. The biggest of the news is the replacement of Google search engine by Bing (Microsoft). If this happens, loads in the internet industry may change. That aside, there’s some issue between Google and Apple about patent rights.

I did not know this until I landed upon this little post on iphonehelp talking about the touch screen problem between Apple and Google. I had believed it was search engine that was causing the complete problem, but, no, there is more to just one problem.

Apple a short time ago had asked Google of keeping touch screen out of Nexus One. One would question why Apple doesn’t file a lawsuit instead of sending out requests to Google to not incorporate touch screen element in its first cell phone venture. The fact is Apple has no alternative other than requesting- the patent rights of touch screen aren’t quite strong. So even if Apple files a case against a manufacturer, there are good chances that Apple will suffer a loss.

There has already been good amount of conflict between Apple and Google – remember the most recent one on Google Voice on iPhone? Apple had not allowedthis app to be used on iPhone. (Read the complete account here: GV Mobile Out on Cydia Gets Google Voice on iPhone) The problems between the two big wigs are clearly seen even if they deny accepting it.

This time it is a bit difficult to anticipate anything because the two largest tech enterprises are involved in it. Before the two have also had troubles over Chrome OS. And now some legal issues over touch screen application.  Let’s see what the end result would be like. Surely not a positive one (with Google in the mobile phone industry, things will only worsen.)

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Google Voice pushes telecommunications forward.

posted by Catt Mallen
Thursday, February 18, 2010

A respected pioneer in web technology, creating the most well liked search site in use today, Google stands at the forefront of companies pushing towards a future that’s inextricably tied to the rapidly evolving world of the web. 

With some of the most brilliant minds at work under their roof, the services resulting from their ingenuity have essentially modified how we communicate with one another.  From Gmail to Google Wave, to competition that desperately plays “catch up,” proof of this company’s forward-thinking innovation abounds. 

One of their more fascinating services is Google Voice, a telecommunications wonder that extends users a unique phone number from Google, to which any calls to your real phone – or, if you so choose, multiple phones will be transferred. 

How it works :

* User creates ( presuming it’s not taken ) a new phonephone number or selects one from a pool of numbers made available by Google. 
* Once the Google Voice number has been chosen, inbound calls to that number will be forwarded to the assigned phones. 

As an example, take the following scenario as testament to the convenience afforded by Google Voice :

While in the kitchen fixing dinner, you’re waiting for a call from your brother about your sister-in-law’s pregnancy, knowing that she is due any minute.  Your cell phone, which is your primary means of communication, is upstairs.  Yet, your home is also equipped with a land line, with one phone located just a foot away from the kitchen counter.  Without knowing if you’re home or not, your brother excitedly dials your Google Voice number, leading to his call being forward to every phone assigned to it – including your land line. 

With configuration requiring just some steps, use of this service is that simple, gathering our different methods of telecommunication under the umbrella of Google Voice. 

Additional features include :

* Voicemail
* Call History
* Conference Calling
* Call Blocking
* Voice transcription ( translating your voice mail into text messages )
* Call transitioning, which permits you to migrate from one telephone to next in the middle of a call. 

Google now lets you use your existing phone number with Google Voice, a feature that was only just announced.  Your existing number can be used together with a new Google Voice number.  To read more about this new feature, visit here

For those of you who are curious about taking advantage of this service, you can request an invitation today. 

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VOIP in mobile phones will, in due curse, replace other protocols. An international marketplace for mobile voice worth about 700 billion $ is in the balance. Nevertheless, it is complex to calculate when this could occur given the different obstacles and barriers VOIP may have to defeat. Traditional mobile operators are fretful about avoiding or postponing this alteration from occurring.

End to end cellular phone VOIP applications let two or more users to carry out a voice conversation in a straight line, without requiring to go through a traditional voice service at any point. They include applications like: Fring, Gizmo5, Google Talk, JAJAH, Jaxtr, Mig33, Nimbuzz, Skype, Talkety, Talkonaut, Truphone, Vopium, Yackie Mobile, Yahoo! Voice and Yeigo. These applications work via WIFI as well as via mobile network protocols such as GPRS, UMTS, and others. They represent the main hazard to conventional mobile voice carriers.

Conventional mobile operators deal with this threat by a number of methods including avoidance, pressure, lobbying etc..

1.    Mobile operators often impede VOIP traffic on their own GPRS, UMTS, and other networks.
2.    Mobile operators often keep out VOIP numbers in the flat plans or else they obstruct to reach them.
3.    Habitually, mobile operators pressure handset vendors not to release WIFI enabled terminals.
4.    Often, mobile operators pressure handset vendors to put out of action any mobile VoIP access for third party developers in their mobile application developer platforms.
5.    All providers of operating system for mobile handsets are considering VOIP a prohibited thing.

The constraints imposed by established mobile operators may turn into an opening for newcomers to the mobile telephony marketplace. WIFI may become the most used protocol for VOIP. Any provider or consortium of providers offering plentyample WIFI coverage, especially in major urban areas, may have an advantage in this new VOIP arena. The source of profit may shift from the voice service itself to assured Quality of Service and/or coverage.

Also, at a time when traditional handheld Operating Systems, such as Synbian, Windows Mobile and Leopard, pay too much of a tribute to the war on VOIP, other Operating Systems may take over the ground they left in danger, such as Linux in a lot of of its versions.

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iPhone Insurance

Have Phone Number Need Name

Have Phone Number Need Name? This was the email I received once from someone who was desperate to get help. So If you have a phone number and need the name of the cellphone owner and you want to find this information for free. I would first search with the cell phone number in quotes. Like this “505-555-5555” If this doesn’t yield any results then I would recommend searching some of the social networking sites one by one. Yes you can search sites like Twitter, Myspace, Facebook and others. 

Here’s how you do it: Simply type site: and then the website name with no space like this site:http://(Put site domain here) and then a space and the person’s name in quotes and any other information you may have like the state or zip code or whatever. If they have their cell phone listed in their profile then you can get it like that or you can also email them to make contact. This takes a long time but it does work. Here’s an example of what to type in if you were to look for someone named Jim Smith site:http://www.facebook.com “Jim smith” “Georgia” 

Now if you are like me and you don’t want to spend hours searching through social networking sites then take a look at our review site at you guessed it. http://www.havephonenumberneedname.org you’ll find honest reviews of the best reverse phone number look up sites online. 

Here’s a tip for you if you want to find a landline number online did you know that Google is one of the largest phone books in the world. It’s true you can search Google for phone numbers and addresses anywhere in the United States. Pretty incredible though right? 

What types of listings can you search for? Well you can search for residential listings, business listings or both. 

Simply type the word bphonebook: to search business listings, rphonebook: to search residential listings or just phonebook: to search all phone listings in front of any of the following listings in the Google search box. 

first name , or first initial, last name, city the state is optional
first name, or first initial, last name, state
first name, or first initial, last name, area code
first name, or first initial, last name, zip code
phone number, including area code
last name, city, state

Let’s say you wanted to do a business search for as an example Johnson’s plumbing in Wisconsin. You would simply type

bphonebook: johnson plumbing wisconsin

This type of search should give you all of the plumbers in Wisconsin with the last name Johnson. 

Let’s say you wanted to find a residential search for an old class mate named Sam Peppardino and you are pretty sure he moved to Georgia you would type in rphonebook: Sam Peppardino Georgia 

Google will list their name address and phone number and they even give you a map to the right of each listing for directions.

If you find what you were looking for it is really exciting. I found people I haven’t heard from in years. Who would ever think to search for phone numbers in google it's pretty cool though. Google’s phonebook is limited to public land line phone numbers so no it can’t find cell numbers. I have seen at times during my many searches that some numbers are outdated. Unfortunately not all public numbers are listed. In my view I think it’s a lot easier to read than a traditional phonebook and quicker too. 

Oh and if you don’t want your information listed just go to this link http://www.google.com/help/pbremoval.html and follow the directions to remove your information. 

So the next time you are asked the question have phone number need name? Now you know what to tell them whether they want the convenience of a search directory or the cost free but time consuming search engine method. 

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Apple’s iPhone Cons

posted by Catt Mallen
Thursday, July 23, 2009

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The Apple iPhone has become one of the most popular products in recent years but there are some limitations to the iPhone.

The iPhone has a 2.75G quad-band GSM capability, its text and email services and Wi-Fi services, but it is far from perfect.iPhone does have its limitations.They keep people from using certain features and also prevent most iPhone customization. I really hope Apple will fix these problems in the near future though.

No custom ringtones

One of the biggest limitations that the iPhone has is that the product does not allow for any custom ringtones to be used.  While an iPhone will have a four, eight or sixteen gigabyte hard drive where several hundred mp3 files can be fit onto the hard drive none of these files can be used for ringtone use.  Only the ones that are available on the phone can use them.

Apple had in fact set it up that you should pay through iTunes store in order to get customized ring tones which I am really not happy about.Other solutions I found need you to fork out some cash to purchase a software for such customization. Therefore, I find that customizing the iPhone is greatly limited.

Camera on the iPhone

The camera on the iPhone is a strong one, as it has two megapixels of picture quality. While pictures can be taken for sending to people or for iPhone customization there is a significant limitation to the camera.If you check, you will find that there is no near future plan by Apple to upgrade the iPhone picture quality.

it cannot record videos on the fly. Of course, the four or eight gigabyte hard drive is a major factor in this because recording one’s one video files can take up a great amount of space on the phone.

Limited Flash support

Flash is used on many popular websites, including hot video sites like Google Video and Youtube. There is limited Flash support on the iPhone though. it is troublesome to surf on some certain sites without a problem as a result. More websites are utilizing Flash and would cause a problem to the Apple iPhone unless Apple is able to provide a quick fix in the near future.

Difficulty to write

The last of the limitations of the iPhone is that of the difficultly in writing things at times. The iPhone has a touch screen feature and it can be tough to write things on the iPhone with speed. For example, the virtual keyboard on the iPhone is tremendously useful, but users still ahve to go to another menu every time they want to enter a comma, period or other punctuation marks. While the touch screen is great and is incredibly responsive to what one enters on it this is a problem that makes it harder to write things. With the great sales that the iPhone has gotten in recent months the iPhone limits have been discovered too. However, as time goes on newer iPhone models will be available in the future, and many of these models should be able to correct the problems that are listed here.

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