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- WhitePages re-imagines calling with Current Caller ID
- POLL: Would you consider a shared data plan?
- Order off the Verizon menu and get up to 20GB shared data
- Wanna see three dozen shots of the unannounced Sony Xperia T (Mint)?
- Early details for HTC One X successor, Endeavour C2
| WhitePages re-imagines calling with Current Caller ID Posted: 08 Aug 2012 12:36 PM PDT
WhitePages today released a brand new (v4.0) Caller ID application which goes above an beyond the stuff you find in other, similar apps. Not only does the app give users the standard name and number of who is calling, but a host of other relevant goodies as well. Tie Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter accounts to the app and you'll see all the latest posts as calls come in. What's more, you'll also see current weather, local news, and infographics for those who are trying to reach you. Going further, Current Caller ID also works for outgoing communication as well.
Ever wonder who you call or text the most? The WhitePages app also identifies these types of things and presents them in clean, easy-to-understand charts. The database houses 300 million phone numbers so chances are very good that you'll get the deets on your next caller. We've spent the last 24 hours using Current Caller ID and have found it to be easy to learn and very helpful. It's actually pretty fun to see which of our contacts we use the most and then plot them against others. Sorry mom, we really should call more. We promise, though, we'll use the widget to remind us!
WhitePages Combines Social, Call and Text ID Into Single App to Foster Better Communications New Current Caller ID Android app streams social network status for Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter; Gives fun game-like infographics for important callers and texters; Identifies nearly any number for free Seattle, WA, August 8, 2012 – The era of caller ID simply being a name and number has officially ended with today's introduction of Current Caller ID by WhitePages (www.whitepages.com). Available in the Android App Store, Current Caller ID not only displays recent status updates by friends and social contacts from Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, but it also identifies nearly any incoming or outgoing call or text instantly for free. Taking innovation even further, Current Caller ID includes live local info from the caller or texter's location, such as weather and news, as well as fun infographics that provide instant insight into the communication relationship between users and the people they contact the most. "Between Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, consumers are overwhelmed with too many connections and status updates, said Lori Roth, director of mobile products at WhitePages. "By marrying call and text ID with social status, we created a single useful service that makes it easy for people to stay up-to-date with the people they communicate with the most." According to an online Harris Interactive Study commissioned by WhitePages in May 2012, 88 percent of smartphone owners use an app like Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter to stay in touch on their smartphone with their contacts. About 76 percent of the smartphone owners who were surveyed claimed to use two or more mobile applications. In fact, of those smartphone owners who use mobile apps/functions to stay in touch with contacts on a mobile phone, nearly 60 percent use these apps at least five times a day, which suggests that an increasing number of smartphone owners are trying to avoid a communications breakdown of missing important updates from real friends in an era where online friends outnumber real friends 7 to 1. Current Caller ID: Staying in the Know with People You Call and Text the Most (Real Friends) Current Caller ID also features game-like infographics in real-time that displays communication patterns between users and their contacts, including how often and when they most frequently engage with their contacts, and number of calls and texts accepted, missed and made. For example, users can easily see a fun consolidated view of call and text interactions with their contacts to learn the best time of day to call or text them to get a response. WhitePages' new social caller ID capabilities build on the company's long-standing leadership in helping mobile users identify nearly any unknown call or text, including hard-to-find mobile and some VoIP numbers. WhitePages was the first to bring caller ID to mobile in 2008 for Android phones and has been the market leader in caller ID ever since, having identified over 700 million calls to date. With the survey results showing that more than 70 percent of those who screen their calls on their mobile phone don't answer the phone because they don't recognize a number, Current Caller ID helps users overcome the unknown and decide on the spot whether or not to answer a call or text. In addition, Current Caller ID makes it easy to update missing contact information using the WhitePages contact database of over 200 million U.S. adults. Customers of existing WhitePages Caller ID apps can easily upgrade to the new Current Caller ID app for free. To learn more, watch the video or follow the new app on Twitter @currentID. For more information about all WhitePages mobile products visit: http://www.whitepages.com/mobile. Survey Methodology About WhitePages WhitePages and their respective logos are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of White Pages. Other products and company names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective owners. WhitePages re-imagines calling with Current Caller ID was written by the awesome dudes at AndroidGuys. Get more AndroidGuys on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube! Join thousands of fellow Android enthusiasts at The 2012 Big Android Barbecue on October 21!
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| POLL: Would you consider a shared data plan? Posted: 08 Aug 2012 11:23 AM PDT
With two of the big four U.S. carriers making the switch to shared data plans, consumers now have a little something else to consider when choosing their next phone. Do I go with a smartphone now or should I stay the course with a feature phone? Do I add my tablet or netbook? Should I add my two teenage children to my plan? Would you ever consider pooling data together with other users? Do you like the idea of adding multiple devices to your data bucket?
POLL: Would you consider a shared data plan? was written by the awesome dudes at AndroidGuys. Get more AndroidGuys on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube! Join thousands of fellow Android enthusiasts at The 2012 Big Android Barbecue on October 21!
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| Order off the Verizon menu and get up to 20GB shared data Posted: 08 Aug 2012 07:44 AM PDT
Ever been to a restaurant with someone who orders special meals that aren't on the menu? Sometimes those meals are quite delicious, even if they are a tad pricey. The same could be said about five shared data plans from Verizon that aren't immediately obvious to customers. Speaking to ComputerWorld this week, Verizon spokeswoman Brenda Raney indicated that consumers could potentially get up to 20GB of data. Priced at $150 per month, it would be considerably cheaper than going over the 10GB plan by a few GBs. The five "off the menu" plans:
If you think 20GB is something you'd never hit, consider this: An HD movie is around 2.5GB-3GB. Watch one a week and you're over 10GB. Now, toss in a couple of other users in the pool and it escalates quickly. That said, Verizon says subscribers "must arrange with customer service to get that allotment as part of a monthly plan". As to how difficult that is remains unclear. Order off the Verizon menu and get up to 20GB shared data was written by the awesome dudes at AndroidGuys. Get more AndroidGuys on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube! Join thousands of fellow Android enthusiasts at The 2012 Big Android Barbecue on October 21!
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| Wanna see three dozen shots of the unannounced Sony Xperia T (Mint)? Posted: 08 Aug 2012 07:32 AM PDT
As many of you know, a photo or two of an unannounced phone finding its way online is not all that uncommon. In fact, most Android devices we've encountered have, at some point, been treated to an "in the wild" or "blurrycam" shot. Every once in a while you get a model that stands still for an extended period of time and poses for an entire gallery. Such is the case with the yet-announced Sony Xperia T (codename: Mint). The team at nixanbal.com (translate) has managed to grab three dozen images of the Xperia T, from just about any angle you can imagine. We've grabbed a couple of them and pasted them below. Click the source link to see the rest.    It is expected that Sony will announced the Xperia T on August 29, at a pre-IFA event at which point we'll have all the final specs, potential pricing, and availability. Wanna see three dozen shots of the unannounced Sony Xperia T (Mint)? was written by the awesome dudes at AndroidGuys. Get more AndroidGuys on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube! Join thousands of fellow Android enthusiasts at The 2012 Big Android Barbecue on October 21!
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| Early details for HTC One X successor, Endeavour C2 Posted: 08 Aug 2012 07:08 AM PDT
The successor to the HTC One X will be known as the Endeavour C2 and should arrive on or before October 1, according to Stuff. Citing an anonymous source at HTC, they report that the handset will feature a faster, quad-core 1.7GHz processor, ClearVoice call technology, HTC Watch 2 service, an improved battery, and a pair UrBeats earphones. Stuff advises that the phone will come in a new color option but will be compatible with the One X's accessories. Sounds to us like a refreshed version of the handset more than a new model? Either way, we're game for it! Early details for HTC One X successor, Endeavour C2 was written by the awesome dudes at AndroidGuys. Get more AndroidGuys on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube! Join thousands of fellow Android enthusiasts at The 2012 Big Android Barbecue on October 21!
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