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Company behind magicJack to banish calling costs

Company behind magicJack to banish calling costs - Yahoo! News: "The company behind the magicJack, the Internet phone gadget heavily advertised on television, has another trick up its sleeve: free phone calls from computers, smart phones and iPads.

The cost of phone calls routed over the Internet has been on a long slide. There are already a multitude of programs that allow free calling between computers, and some that allow free, but short, calls to regular phone numbers. Another alternative, Google Voice, provides 'free' calls to the U.S. and Canada, but you need a phone to use it, and if you're using a cell phone, it uses up minutes.

MagicTalk would go one better by eliminating fees for calling landline and cell phones in the U.S. and Canada, with no time limits on the calls.

The software will be available next week for Windows and Mac computers. Versions for the iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry and Android phones will follow in September or October, said Dan Borislow, the CEO of VocalTec Communications Ltd.

Each magicTalk user gets a phone number that's associated with the software. Users will also be able to move their existing phone numbers to the service, for a fee, a feature that will be extended to magicJack users soon as well.

The reason the calls can be free is that VocalTec operates as a phone company, so it can charge other phone companies for calls placed to magicTalk and magicJack numbers. It also charges its users who dial phone numbers abroad.

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SHOW #75 - NerdBoyTV: Google Voice

In this episode of NerdBoyTV, Ryan Yee talks about Google Voice, which combines all your different phone numbers (home, work, cell, etc.) into one. From there, you can direct calls to different phones or just let Google transcribe them to read later.

Google Voice: One number for office, home, & cell (via MSNBC)

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Use Your Computer to Stay Connected

"How many times a year do we make that extra effort to get in touch with friends and family for a friendly greeting? This year, with the entire world's mind seemingly focused on things related to the economy, why not consider these alternative and inexpensive options to get you through?

Reach out and touch someone. So, you've got family from west coast to east coast and everywhere in between and on just about every continent. And if you're not careful, the chatty Cathy in your house—or Carl respectively—and that might be you—will have your phone bill rivaling that of the national debt.

Luckily, you can contact everyone you know on every continent and you can do it for FREE. How do you ask? Through this wonderful little thing I like to call "the Internet". Here are some wonderful ways to call, chat, video conference, etc."

Desk phones going the way of the dodo?

Desk phones going the way of the dodo? : Ben Patterson : Yahoo! Tech

"Sure, they've got dozens of cool buttons, flashing lights, and big LCD screens—and best of all, they makes you look really important, right? But thanks to powerful, business-minded cell phones like the BlackBerry, the good-ole desktop phone will be an endangered species by 2011, a new report claims.

According to the industry analysts at Gartner, desktop phones will probably still be around come 2011, but 'enterprise' handsets like BlackBerrys and Windows Mobile phones will soon become the 'primary device' for most business users."

RIM stock tanks as BlackBerry sales weaken

RIM stock tanks as BlackBerry sales weaken : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech

"Poor RIM can't catch a break these days. First the iPhone comes on the scene and grabs all the attention in the smart phone space, a market that had been dominated by RIM for the better part of a decade. Now come cuts in its sales and earnings forecasts, with analysts starting to worry that people just aren't buying BlackBerrys like they used to.

While one analyst at Pacific Crest Securities calls overall sales trends 'slightly disappointing,' signs point to some pretty troubling weaknesses in all of the company's new products: Sales of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip are being described as 'tepid at best,' and sales of both the standard Curve and new Bold are weak overseas (where the Bold is already on sale)."

SHOW #054 - NerdBoyTV: Web 2.0 CBS YouTube T-Mobile G1 Google

In this episode of NerdBoyTV, Ryan Yee shares CNET's 11 Web 2.0 Companies that might go under during this recession, CBS now streams full-length videos on YouTube, and T-Mobile releases Google's G1 cellphone this week.



11 troubled Web companies: The next Kozmos?

YouTube offers full-length CBS shows

Full review: T-Mobile G1 - The New Google Cellphone!

Full review: T-Mobile G1 : Ben Patterson : Yahoo! Tech

"It's a bit raw, and the clunky hardware isn't too inspiring, but the Android-powered G1 is the first touchscreen handset I've seen that's a true iPhone competitor—and a good one.

While it lacks the iPhone's spit and polish, the G1 benefits from the peppy, easy-to-use Android OS, not to mention the open-source freedom that'll probably lead to a riot of inventive applications. Priced at just $179 and set to ship October 22 (you can pre-order it here), it's no wonder the G1 is already a hit."

SHOW #049 - NerdBoyTV GADGET: Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Wireless Headset

On this episode of NerdBoyTV, Ryan Yee introduces Motorola's MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Headset. Was recently on sale at T-Mobile for $39.99 (retails for $99)...a HOT buy!

SHOW #048 - NerdBoyTV GADGET: Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Wireless Headset

On this episode of NerdBoyTV, Ryan Yee introduces Motorola's MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Headset. Was recently on sale at T-Mobile for $39.99 (retails for $99)...a HOT buy!

SHOW #044 - NerdBoyTV GADGET: VTech's Cordless Phone with Instant Messaging Capability

NerdBoy NOTE: This VTech cordless phone with IM capability looks pretty cool...too bad it isn't compatible with MY favorite IM service, Yahoo! But, lots of teens use AOL, so this still might be a keeper for YOUR household. Checkout the video ;-)

VTech's Cordless Phone with Instant Messaging Capability (IS6110) ($99.95). The Next generation of cordless phones is here.Introducing the IS6110; a state-of-the-art DECT 6.0 cordless phone providing you crystal clear, interference free calls. Even better, it's designed to enable you to IM/IV from anywhere in the home. Pretty cool.

This Wi-Fi-friendly phone lets you read messages and text friends through MSN Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, and AOL Instant Messenger. Simply connect the base unit to an open USB port on a PC, and she can instantly chat with friends. In addition, the IS6110 is both Energy Star–rated and RoHS-compliant, and features a high-resolution color LCD, full keypad, speakerphone, phonebook directory, and recordable ring tones.

The $1,400 Phone Bill

What would you do if your T-Mobile cell bill arrived, and it was more than 200 pages long and totaled more than $1,400?


The $1,400 Phone Bill

Hot new gadgets for your gadgets

Gadgets on the go and gadgets for your gadgets are hitting stores near you. WFLA-TV's Victoria Lim shows us what's hot.


Hot new gadgets for your gadgets

New Apple iPhone expected next week

New Apple iPhone expected next week - Wireless- msnbc.com: "June has arrived and for Apple fans and investors that means just one thing — a new iPhone.

The encore to the original iPhone, which launched nearly a year ago amid unprecedented industry buzz, is widely expected to be the main attraction when Chief Executive Steve Jobs takes the stage at Apple's developers' conference next Monday."

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Verizon)

NERDBOY NOTE: This is NerdBoyTV's new "toy," the Blackberry Curve 8330. I've already used the Apple iPhone, the Helio Ocean, and T-Mobile Sidekick and I must say I'm liking this new Blackberry ;-)

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Verizon) - Reviews by PC Magazine: "The Curve 8330 gives BlackBerry buyers on Verizon an ideal balance of messaging, voice quality, and top-notch design."

Verizon tops in wireless survey, Sprint falls behind

Verizon tops in wireless survey, Sprint falls behind : Ben Patterson : Yahoo! Tech: "Chatters are growing happier with their overall wireless service, according to a new survey, with Verizon Wireless taking top honors and Sprint slipping into last place among the four big carriers. That said, overall scores for customer satisfaction fell somewhat short of the stratosphere.

The results come courtesy of the American Customer Satisfaction Index, which rates various industries and companies on a scale of 1 to 100 based on national phone surveys."

Foneshow Makes Podcasts Available On-the-go

Foneshow is a new service that lets you listen to Podcasts on your cell phone. And you dont need a computer or a copy of iTunes to listen in. (May 14)

RIM will launch touch-screen BlackBerry in Q3: report (Reuters) by Reuters: Yahoo! Tech

RIM will launch touch-screen BlackBerry in Q3: report (Reuters) by Reuters: Yahoo! Tech: "BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd plans to launch a touch-screen version of the wireless e-mail device in the third quarter as an answer to Apple Inc's iPhone, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

The device, known as the Thunder, is to be sold exclusively through Verizon Wireless in the U.S. and Vodafone PLC abroad, the Journal reported on its Web site, citing people familiar with the matter."