Google to be your Mobile Network Service Provider?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://androidandme.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/google-sim-card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="353" src="http://androidandme.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/google-sim-card.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> After providing the world’s most popular phone OS and offering one of the fastest broadband speeds in the US, Google is now planning to become your mobile network operator.<br /> According to reports, Google has plans for its own wireless network that customers could use to make calls, send texts and browse the web on their mobiles.<br /> <br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-9241808382049108"; /* post banner */ google_ad_slot = "9809059972"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> Instead of building masts, however, Google is in talks to buy access to existing 3G and 4G networks at wholesale prices, and sell the connectivity back to customers at a cheaper rate.<br /> In that case, Google would be a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO).<br /> A mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) is a company that offers mobile service plans using existing networks.<br /> <br /> MVNOs do not own the infrastructure the networks are built on. Instead, they buy access to parts of these networks at wholesale prices.<br /> An MVNO is typically run as an independent company, with its own staff and customer service.<br /> The plans would mean Google could cement itself as an internet service provider, and the mobile network would complement its Google Fiber broadband.<br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-9241808382049108"; /* post ad */ google_ad_slot = "5367343973"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div>

Google to be your Mobile Network Service Provider?

After providing the world’s most popular phone OS and offering one of the fastest broadband speeds in the US, Google is now planning to ...

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Call Your Friends for Free Using Facebook Messenger

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_FiPd7FSnxyrZpu046CC070uk6yy7vm3yald3LBwiZo1-EtIYUv9Ns_23AcoVZNePcwEaaSoQJc7cnUugyJRQYjBv-zMYH8B9IDz5TBp5rpVsMvyYhverBueD5wJe-V2RhzB3WAE8TE/s1600/gsmarena_001+(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_FiPd7FSnxyrZpu046CC070uk6yy7vm3yald3LBwiZo1-EtIYUv9Ns_23AcoVZNePcwEaaSoQJc7cnUugyJRQYjBv-zMYH8B9IDz5TBp5rpVsMvyYhverBueD5wJe-V2RhzB3WAE8TE/s1600/gsmarena_001+(5).jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Originally announced last year, Facebook has silently added the new voice-calling functionality on Facebook Messenger for Android users in India. </span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Using this feature users call their Facebook friends directly from messenger for free over 3G or WiFi network. </span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To use this feature, open a new message thread with the friend, tab on the Android menu button then select Free Call option. </span></div> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-9241808382049108"; /* post ad */ google_ad_slot = "5367343973"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 80; //</script> </div> --> <script src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script></div>

Call Your Friends for Free Using Facebook Messenger

Originally announced last year, Facebook has silently added the new voice-calling functionality on Facebook Messenger for Android user...

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Twitter now allows Truecaller users to Tweet back on a missed call

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" height="431" src="http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/screen-shot-2013-12-12-at-07-34-21.png" width="640" /></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Now you can tweet back on a missed call, and view if a number is connected to Twitter through reverse number search and incoming calls. Truecaller has partnered with the social networking site Twitter in India. This will allow users to be able to see if a number is connected with a Twitter account, and have the ability to tweet or follow a person directly through the Truecaller app. This represents the first time that Twitter content can be accessed in this way, leading to a more robust social experience for millions of users.</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">“Our partnership with Twitter will begin in India, allowing Indian users to be able to see if a number is connected with a Twitter account, and have the ability to tweet or follow a person directly through the Truecaller app. This represents the first time that Twitter content can be accessed in this way, leading to a more robust social experience for millions of users” Truecaller said in an official blog.<br /> </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">What you think about this new feature? Did you like it? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below. </span></div> <br /><br /> </div>

Twitter now allows Truecaller users to Tweet back on a missed call

Now you can tweet back on a missed call, and view if a number is connected to Twitter through reverse number search and incoming call...

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