Can’t make it to the office in time to join the weekly conference call through Skype? Don’t fret — Skype has just updated its iPad and iPhone apps to let users join group voice calls. The releases also improve video and voice quality. Either update is otherwise quite light, but those who want to always stay in the loop can grab the new Skype versions at the source links.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Internet, Mobile, Microsoft
Via: The Next Web
Source: App Store (iPad), (iPhone)
Is your organization still on the fence about BB10 and casting around for alternatives? Then here’s a little first-party business app for Nokia Windows Phones that might be worthy of some evidence-based evaluation. It’s called Conference and it’s only at the beta stage, but it’s already able to serve its primary purpose: namely, letting you join a conference call on your Lumia without needing to grab details out of your calendar and key them in. The app receives the invite, with the necessary ID/PIN details supplied by the sender, and then lets you join a call with a single tap — or a voice instruction if you’re on a WP8 handset. It also integrates with Lync and vibrates whenever someone uses corporatese in lieu of gravitas.
Filed under: Cellphones, Internet, Software, Mobile, Nokia
Source: Nokia Beta Labs
If you’ve cancelled your home phone service, but still yearn for handsets peppered throughout the house, Ion’s Bluetooth Cordless Phone Station could fill that void. Slotting a cellphone into the base, which also functions as a charger, allows a trio of satellite handsets to make calls using the docked device via Bluetooth and DECT 6.0 tech. If design and conference calls ares on your mind, Ion’s rolled also out a saucer-shaped speakerphone system dubbed Talking Point. The glossy disc connects to smartphones via Bluetooth, packs a top-facing speaker and multiple microphones for capturing audio from several directions. Also tagging along is the Phone Station Plus, which packs stereo speakers, an LCD display and condenser mic, and allows Bluetooth-enabled cellphones to use it as a speakerphone rig. Journey past the jump for the press release, glamour shots and a handful of hands-on photos.
Gallery: ION CES 2013 cellphone accessories
Gallery: Talking Point speakerphone hands-on
Continue reading Ion unveils cellphone accessories for home phone replacement, speakerphones
Filed under: Cellphones, Peripherals, Mobile
Source: Ion (1, PDF), (2, PDF), (3, PDF)
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