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Google Voice-enabled apps to go through resubmission process for App Store approval

In spite of software companies nipping at each other’s heels, there tends to be second chances. Google has received confirmation from Apple that its voice-enabled app will “most likely” be re-approved for the App Store. Per AppleInsider, Sean Kovacs, the developer behind the GV Mobile app, posted the news on Twitter Thursday. The resubmission process […]

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Patent describes how future iPhones could recognize, adjust for individual users

Since patents make life interesting, a recently published patent describes a technology that could rely on a user’s picture or the sound of their voice which future portable devices from Apple could recognize and use as login information. Per AppleInsider, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this week revealed a patent application from Apple entitled […]

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Google Voice (Sort of) Arrives for the iPhone

In other news, Google has managed to bypass the App Store (and its approval process) and release its much-lauded Google Voice app to the iPhone and webOS devices via an HTML5-based web app. Per Engadget, the app should work with any HTML5-compliant device, although the formatting at this point has been tailored to Apple and […]

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AT&T, Verizon Drop Calling Plan Rates, Unlimited iPhone Plan Reduced by $30 Per Month

The pot shots between wireless carriers Veizon and AT&T continue with Verizon Wireless on Friday cutting the prices of its unlimited talk and text plans and AT&T immediately following suit. The end result benefits iPhone customers, who can now opt for an unlimited voice and data plan that costs US$30 less per month. Per Macworld, […]

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Google Voice to Hit iPhone as Web-Based App

In spite of recent drama between Google and Apple, Google Voice will soon be available for the iPhone, though as a web-based application according to the New York Times. The all-things-phone-management application (which was widely speculated to have been rejected for threatening AT&T profits on calling plans) will be rewritten as a stylized Web site […]