“As more and more of the US has gone mobile, the nationwide postpaid-first carriers have exercised more and more hegemony over the market.”
This Hack Will Make Sure Your iPhone Never Drops Calls Again
“There are few things more frustrating than dropped calls. And if you happen to live in an area with awful (or nonexistent) cell reception, you may have given up completely on making phone calls while home.”
5 Apps That Let You Make Calls Without Giving Out Your Real Number
“TextMe Up by TextMe Inc. is a pretty promising app for Android and iOS. You can select a US, Canadian, or foreign country number, and allows you to text for free in the US and Canada. You can also make calls to over 200 countries.”
Pokémon Go Leads To Some Really Unusual Business Ideas
“The growing fandom of the recently launched game, Pokémon Go is touching great heights. This is a location based game, invented for Android and iOS devices. In the game, the player uses the device’s GPS and camera to capture and battle Pokémon which appear on the screen as real world characters.”
Samsung will launch the Gear S3, its newest smartwatch, on August 31
“Samsung will introduce (yet) another smartwatch this month. The Korea-based giant teased a launch event at the IFA electronics show in Germany, the date to watch for is August 31 and, as the invite above rather heavy-handedly hints, this will be the Gear S3.”
Inbox by Gmail: Evolving the inbox to save you time
“Staying on top of your to-do list can be a challenge. In order to get things done, you often need to hunt through your inbox to find what you’re looking for, whether it’s info about upcoming events, your next trip, or a news article you want to share with colleagues.”
Making email safer with new security warnings in Gmail
“Starting this week, we’re introducing two new security warnings in Gmail to help you keep your email safer.”
Hangouts On Air moving from Google+ to YouTube Live on September 12
“Google announced today that Hangouts On Air will move from Google+ to YouTube Live on September 12; users will be asked to migrate to YouTube Live. In an email to TechCrunch, Google confirmed that Hangouts on Air isn’t shutting down, but will move to YouTube Live.”
Duo video calling app: Google launches cross-platform answer to FaceTime
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Download and Print Your Own Topographical Maps from National Geographic
“You can snag good topographic maps pretty easily from outdoor shops and from park ranger offices, but if you want to take a closer look at a place from the comfort of your own home, National Geographic’s released a ton of PDFs of various parts of the United States.”
