T-Mobile Announces Free VoIP Calls on Facebook


Updated 04/20/11 2:15 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Make Free Calls on Facebook

Adding to the already-established voiceover IP options of Google Voice and Skype, T-Mobile announced today it has developed an app that enables users to make free VoIP calls through Facebook. It's all centered around the Facebook app called Bobsled. After downloading the app, you'll be able to call friends on your computer with just a click and can even leave voicemail messages (marking them Read more

Losing Your iPhone Doesn't Have to Hurt: 3 Survival Tips


Updated 02/02/11 4:18 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

What to Do When You Lose Your iPhone

This weekend was not pretty for me — I lost my iPhone. Now that the initial panic has subsided, and the pangs of withdrawal are gone, I'm doing OK. I'm getting a new iPhone next week, and unlike my landline- and voicemail-only days, not having a cell phone doesn't mean lugging a roll of quarters and an address book around. Besides email, here's how I'm staying connected: Gmail's "Call Phone" Read more

Could the iPod Touch Eventually Replace the iPhone?


Updated 09/08/10 10:03 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 3 comments

Could the iPod Touch Replace the iPhone?

Though Apple's iPhone has been taking off since it was first introduced years ago, a new report shows that 40 percent of iOS sales come from the iPod Touch. And now that a brand-new iPod Touch with more iPhone-like features hits stores today, I expect their sales will soar. One of the most exciting features of the new iPod Touch is the introduction of a front-facing camera from which users can Read more

Mobile VoIP Comes to BlackBerry


Updated 08/23/10 2:50 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

How to Make VoIP Calls With a BlackBerry

RIM has made tremendous updates and changes to its BlackBerry OS, but there is one feature that has been conspicuously absent from the service until now: the ability to make calls over WiFi. Both iPhone and Android users have several applications, like Skype, that take advantage of this technology. Now, a new Indian company is giving BlackBerry users a VoIP calling option. The company, called Read more

Transform Your Phone, iPad, or Computer With This Headset


Updated 05/27/10 12:05 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

MM02 VOIP Headset

Apple's new iPad may not officially have phone functionality, but it does support VOIP calling, and one of these sleek headsets would look amazing attached to the tablet (or iPhone or computer for that matter). The Curve MM02 Headset ($64) is designed for use with any smartphone or device that has a headphone jack. Besides being stylish and nicely shaped, the headset allows you to access your Read more

You Are Now Free to VoIP Via 3G on Your iPhone


Updated 10/07/09 4:16 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 2 comments

Apple Allows VOIP Via it's 3G Signal, Opening the Door to Use Skype on Your iPhone Even Without a WiFi Signal

As you may have heard me say before, the iPhone can do pretty much everything under the sun except open a bottle of champagne thanks to its amazing apps — except use its 3G goodness to make calls from Skype, that is. You could use any open WiFi signal to dial up your pals for free over the Internet, but Apple drew the line at you hopping on its 3G signals to use voice over IP. After much Read more

Would You Make Phone Calls Via Twitter?


Updated 11/16/09 3:43 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 2 comments

Jajah to Offer Voice Chat Over Twitter

I'm all over Google Voice, the freakishly awesome (and free) Google service that lets me take my own phone number anywhere (plus a ton of other great features). But just cause I use my email carrier to make phone calls, doesn't mean I'd do the same on Twitter. A new third party app from Jajah will allow users to voice chat over Twitter just by first sending a message to @call @"username." Of Read more

Does the ooma Core Mean the End of Phone Bills?


Updated 02/12/09 5:29 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 9 comments

Voice Over Internet Phone Hub

You're already familiar with Skype —the service that lets you make calls over the Internet for free — so this little gadget is a total no-brainer. The ooma Core VoIP Phone System ($249) is a hub that allows you to use voice-over-Internet calling like a home phone — without all the monthly charges (except what you would pay for your Internet access, of course). Just hook up your ooma phone Read more

Daily Tech: Apple's App Store Reaches 60 Million Downloads


Updated 08/11/08 7:00 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 3 comments

Daily Tech: Apple's App Store Reaches 60 Million Downloads

In just over a month, the App store has already had 60 million downloads since its launch. — CrunchGear The famous Best Buy vending machine located in the Dallas-Fort Worth airport will now be installed in eight other airports including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and San Francisco. — Gizmodo On the fence about getting a Mac or a PC? Here's some Read more

Another Way to Cut Down on Cell Radiation: Handset Attachments


Updated 06/28/11 10:57 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

How to Prevent Cell Phone Radiation Exposure 2011-06-01 15:36:33

We told you earlier about how cell phones are now labeled as "carcinogenic" by the WHO, but there are ways to cut down your risk. If you don't want to use the speakerphone or an in-car Bluetooth device, you can always pick up one of these Moshi Moshi Pop Phone ($30) attachments and make like someone from the '90s with a giant mobile phone. This attachment works with any 3.5mm jack (like the Read more