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VoiceMan – Real Time Voice Minute Manager

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VoiceMan Current Usage
VoiceMan Current Usage
So how are you doing with your iPhone? It may not be the most used phone in the entire world, but it is arguably the most desired phone, thanks to the magic that Steve Jobs has wrought. And speaking of Steve Jobs, did you remember Dress Up Like Steve Jobs Day on Friday? While a long-sleeve black turtleneck seems appropriate for the weather today (at least in my neck of the woods), I didn’t have time to go out and get one, so I had to be satisfied playing with my iPhone and downloading an app that might just make us some savings.

The app is called VoiceMan, and it seems to me that it has a lot of potential to help you monitor just how much your voice calls cost you. With the iPhone, you can do practically everything and more often than not, it is the data usage that gets people in trouble. At least that’s the prevailing idea. Hence, people do pay a lot of attention to their data usage, sometimes at the cost of forgetting about the voice calls. (Of course, if you have unlimited plans, this is not a problem. But how many people actually do have unlimited minutes?) [Read more…] about VoiceMan – Real Time Voice Minute Manager

5G Wireless Technology Soon to Come?

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Wireless TechnologyIt used to be that I was happy with 3G. It was decent, although not superfast. And for what I need to do while on the road (e.g., check email, check in on Foursquare, check Facebook, and tweet), 3G served its purpose. It still does, depending on the location. However, the places I frequent these days are just so congested that I can even barely check email on my phone at times! I guess I’ll just have to dream about the day 4G actually becomes usable here.

While I am at it, I might as well dream big, though. A new wireless technology – the predecessor of 4G – is almost completed, and if you and I are lucky, we might just get to enjoy it before we die. Not surprisingly, the technology is already being dubbed 5G wireless technology, and it is supposed to double wireless capacity as we know it today. [Read more…] about 5G Wireless Technology Soon to Come?