You remember Vonage right? The trailblazing VoiP company is still around and appears at first glance to have instigated a bit of a coup in the battle for VoiP calls over AT&T connections. Unfortunately they haven’t, at least not yet. See, the free Vonage Mobile app just added to the iTunes App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch has been approved for making international calls over AT&T’s cellular network (take that Skype) in addition to WiFi. Unfortunately, we’re not talking about SIP calls over EDGE/HSDPA data. Like the rejected Google Voice app, if you’re out of WiFi range but still have voice service then Vonage Mobile will redirect your international call (entered directly into the App or selected from your address book) to a local access number in the US — you’re then using your AT&T minutes while being charged Vonage Mobile’s discounted worldwide calling rates. The app is strictly pay-as-you-go for the moment and will not give free global calling to those who subscribe to Vonage’s $25 per month Vonage World plan — Vonage says that will come before the end of the year. The Vonage Mobile app for BlackBerry only works over your carrier’s voice network while the iPod touch app only works over WiFi, naturally. Also, BlackBerry users will revert to Vonage’s lower rates anytime they make an international call whereas iPhone users must launch the Vonage application first.
[Thanks, Ricky B.]
Palm has just issued a webOS 1.2.1 update for the Palm Pre. This update is 38 MB. If you’re a Palm Pre user, you can go to the Updates app, and download and install it right now. This new update fixes iTunes 9.0.1 syncing!
When Apple first released iTunes 9 during the September 9 event, they blocked the Palm Pre from syncing with iTunes. This is not the first time Apple did this either. Apple keeps blocking the Palm Pre with each and every iTunes update, but Palm has always ended up fixing the syncing in the end. It makes sense for Apple to block the Palm Pre, after all it’s a competitor to the iPhone.
The Newsy.com iPhone App is now available for downloads from the iTunes Store, offering users quick mobile access to Newsy.com’s unique multi-source news videos on their iPhones and iPod Touches.
The free application is easy-to-use and features a simple, clear user interface that complements the iPhone and iPod Touch experience. With just one touch, users can watch the latest Newsy.com multi-source news videos. Updated instantaneously with the website, the application allows users to browse videos with the gravity scroll or search specifically with keywords.
Newsy.com President Jim Spencer explains, “More and more people are consuming their news on the go and in short snippets – our iPhone app is Newsy.com’s next step in delivering our content to the fast-growing mobile video market.”
Newsy.com is the only multi-source video news service producing daily videos that analyze the key differences in how a story is being reported by various news organizations. In 2 to 3 minutes, users understand the nuances in coverage – offering context with convenience.
The application enables users to share videos via Twitter, Facebook and email as well as read and post comments – which are instantaneously synced with the website.
The award-winning team that developed the real estate application, NearBuy, built Newsy.com’s application.
About Newsy.com
Newsy.com (http://www.newsy.com) is a multi-source online video news site that monitors, analyzes and presents the world’s news coverage. Through short video segments available on the web and mobile devices, Newsy.com accelerates the understanding of how a news story is being covered differently by media outlets from around the world.
Sep 30
Don’t expect anything out of a science fiction novel like placeshifting — better look to the gurus at Sling Media for that — but if you’re just looking for a nice, easy way to peruse your channel guide and set up TiVo recordings remotely from the soft glow of your BlackBerry’s screen, there’s a new option in town. The aptly-named TiVo for BlackBerry app lets you record one-off shows, set up Season Passes, and browse a guide that looks surprisingly similar to the UI you’ll find on the TiVo itself. It’s available for download now from App World, and rest assured, you don’t need to worry about blowing through your carrier’s data caps with this one.
TiVo for BlackBerry now available, remotely schedules recordings with BlackBerry-like efficiency originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:43:00 EST.