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NEWS ABOUT: phone software

phone software stories: 4 news summaries
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Too Many Phone Numbers? 
Google Can Help

Promising new free service handles access to all your devices

Jul 2, 09 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - One phone number for home, two more for work, another for your mobile—Google Voice aims to change that. The new free service, which gives you one internet-based number that dials all your phones, "will take years to reach its full potential," but it looks promising, Hiawatha Bray... More »

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Google • land lines • phone software • telephone • mobile phones • Google Voice • women's issues

(Newser) - A new software technology can automatically disable cell phones moving at car speeds, augmenting laws already in place forbidding their use while driving, RealTechNews reports. The developer, Canada's Aegis Mobility, is partnering with Nationwide insurance to offer discounts to adopters. Aegis still needs carrier support but expects the software to... More »

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cell phones • driving • car safety • handsets • phone software • automobile

New Phones Compete With Software, Not Hardware

Applications and entertainment options more important than iPhone's aesthetics

Mar 31, 08 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The iPhone may have buzz, Wired writes, but the smartphone market is deviating from the model of Apple’s “Jesus phone,” particularly in the software area. Wary of Apple’s restrictive software development policies, Wired pegs the Nokia N95, with an open source application platform, as more influential... More »

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iPhone • Apple • Nokia • smartphones • open source • phone software • mobile Internet

Android Bugs Developers

Google's mobile phone software is proving to be tough to work with

Dec 19, 07 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Google may have millions of answers, but software developers say the company’s ballyhooed mobile phone software, Android, misses the mark. “It’s clearly not ready for primetime,” says one Seattle-based designer who’s struggled for weeks with bugs and poor documentation, reports the Wall Street Journal. He’... More »

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Google • cell phones • Google phone • wireless service • Google Android • phone software • mobile platforms

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