Voice Plus – auto switches to your GVoice number for outgoing calls

by Steve Ginter on
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I use Google Voice primarily for the voicemail features, but I know there are a few of you who may use Google Voice as your primary phone number instead of the one your carrier gave you.  Aside from being able to make cheap calls, the ability to organize and filter incoming calls makes Google Voice great.  But what if you wanted to “filter” outgoing calls?

While you can already change between using your carrier number or Google Voice number when you make outgoing calls, it’s kind of a hassle to toggle between the two every time you go to make a call.  Voice Plus works with Google Voice and allows you to choose which groups in your contact list are called with which number.  It’s also useful if you are like Ludacris (pictured above) and have “hoes in different area codes” since you can filter by uh, area codes.  With a little phone book management, you can now always display the correct number and/or save money when dialing up those booty calls…errr I mean, business contacts.

[via lifehacker]

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab will be available in the UK November 1

by Tyler Cunningham on
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UK customers itching to get their hands on the new Galaxy Tab can finally pencil in a day on their calenders. Samsung has formally announced that the Galaxy S Tab will be available in the UK beginning November 1. From the presser:

The Samsung Galaxy Tab will be available in the UK across all major networks, key high street and out of town electrical retailers and online such as Carphone Warehouse, Dixons Store Group and T-Mobile. The Galaxy Tab will be available on a range of attractive price packages, making it as widely accessible as possible to all consumers.

The announcement didn’t reveal anything new about the device (it still has a 1GHz processor, Android 2.2, 7-inch TFT-LCD, etc), but continue reading after the break if you’d like to read the full press release.

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New Tablet Launch – See you at the Disgo-tech!

by Jesse Bauer on
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It seems we’re almost to the point that we hear about new Android tablets hitting the news as much as new smartphones. Well, this may come as a shock to you, but here’s another tablet launched!

Welcome to the playing field the new 7-inch Disgo 6000 tablet running Android 2.1. It’s a decent little tablet with a 1GHz processor, 256MB of memory, 2GB onboard storage, Micro SD card slot, 802.11n Wi-Fi and a mini HDMI port.

Currently only available in the UK, this device can be picked up from Amazon UK, Play.com and HMV for the low price of 179.00EUR (about $246USD). For that little price, it’s not too bad, but it would be nice if it had more onboard storage though.

For full specs and details, check it out here.

[via reghardware]

Some Android apps sending personal data to third party advertisers

by Jesse Bauer on
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It looks as though we’ve been sharing our personal information with some Android third party advertisers!  A recent study conducted by a team of scientists from Intel Labs, Penn State and Duke University shows that 50% of the 30 apps tested were relaying information to advertisers including IMEI numbers, SIM numbers and phone numbers to name a few.

We all know that everything we search for, look at, and download is tracked somewhere and stored for a time period. However, we still have the right to know which apps we’ve given permissions to versus which apps didn’t bother to ask. The alarming factoid with this study, is that the 50% of apps that reported the unique identifiers didn’t prompt for permission to send that data in the first place!

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Android browser speed test might help you decide which one to use

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With so many options available for browsers on Android, it makes it hard to choose which of them really deserves our undivided Googling attention.

PC World looked into that problem for us, and as you can see, there was some good competition from the stock 2.1 and 2.2 Android browsers. Alas, there must be a clear victor. Judging from what we see in the pic above, that winner for fresh loading is a browser called Skyfire 2.0, with an honorable mention to Opera Mini for loading cached sites.

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Android poised to overtake iOS in mobile OS preference among consumers

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Android is smoking when it comes to polls and surveys. Almost every survey, poll, and study about Android tell us how the mobile OS headed by Google is about to overtake…well…you know who. The most recent proof that Android is an unstoppable beast of epic proportions comes from a buyer survey by ChangeWave.

The survey simply asks the question “Which mobile OS would you prefer to have on the smartphone that you plan on buying?” The answer? 37% say Android, while 38% say iOS, and I don’t think any of you care about the others. This figure has jumped from Android’s 30% last year, and Apple’s 50% last year.

Nothing like some good news to start your day.

[via EuroDroid]

Handcent SMS update fixes Droid X 2.2 text message woes

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Droid X users running Froyo have been suffering from texting woes in the form of mis-ordered messages in their inbox. Motorola has acknowledged the issue, stating that a software update is necessary to fix the problem.

Well, apparently the folks behind Handcent SMS have found a way to solve this issue, and have updated the app to version 3.3.0.  The updated version can be found in the Android Market, and if you’re a Droid X user running 2.2 and decide to install the updated Handcent, leave us a comment below and let us know if it truly solves the problem.

[via Droid-Life]

Foursquare upgrades to version 2.0

by Steve Ginter on
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Foursquare has hit the 2.0 version mark and sure enough adds a few new features for you to play with.  First off, they split up Tips and To-Do into their own sections, making To-Do more useful for when you see things that you want to add to your future outings list.  They’ve also sprinkled in Tips and To-Do throughout the app, making it more integrated and easier to access and use.  For instance, a To-Do item will show up as a blue ‘dog ear’ when browsing the nearby places list.

Another new feature is the a new embeddable ‘Add to My foursquare’ button.  This button exists on your browser so that when you are reading reviews online about a new restaurant you can click the “Add to My foursquare” button and it will automatically show up in your To-Do list on your phone.  Now when you are out and about, you can easily see all the places nearby that you wanted to check out right from your phone.

Great updates overall by the team over at foursquare.  Grab the update via the QR below and let us know how it works for you.

[via foursquare blog]

TalkAndroid to attend the Big Android BBQ in Austin TX

by Dustin Karnes on
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Hey, you! Yeah, you! No, not you, the guy behind you. Yes, you! Do you like BBQ? Of course you do, and we do, too. So, consequently (and for other, Android-related reasons, I suppose), we here at TalkAndroid will be at the Big Android BBQ in Austin, TX this weekend. Attending will be Editor In Chief Scott Young, and myself, Dustin Karnes, Editor for TalkAndroid. If you want to stay up to date on all the latest news and events from the conference from us, be sure to follow these Twitter accounts if you don’t already:

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And be sure to check out the official page of the Big Android BBQ here.

We’re totally stoked about going, and can’t wait to get our geek on! Bes sure to leave your comments, questions, etc in the comments below!

Verizon may be heating up the holidays!

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We’ve got word from several sources stating that Verizon has some big plans for the next couple of quarters for its customers to be pretty happy about.

Big Red looks to be positioning themselves for some upgrades to its data network, handheld device options, and tablets!

Sources so far list the following as new devices running Android to be seen in the near future:

  • Motorola Venus – full qwerty, blackberry competitor
  • Motorola Droid Pro – 1.3GHz cpu, world phone
  • HTC Merge/Lexicon/Lexikon (naming isn’t ironed out yet)
  • LG enV Pro – 1GHz cpu, radio
  • Motorola Stingray tablet – will run latest Android 3.0 “Gingerbread” with 16GB storage, with option to upgrade to LTE

There you have it folks, possibly some exciting things coming, hopefully most in time for the holiday season!

When this is confirmed, you’ll hear it here!

[via Engadget]