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Goodbye iPhone – First 24 hours of Android

Judi Sohn

No hoops to jump through in order to switch seamlessly to Google Voice and back. Moving from iPhone to Android was so much easier than going from Blackberry to iPhone. sigh:: I heard voice commands are great on Android, but if I have to click on on the Google widget to activate it and then scan possible matches what’s the point?

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Cool App Roundup: Disaster and Emergency Edition

Tech Soup

The FEMA app is available in the Android marketplace , with iPhone and Blackberry versions coming soon. J-ResQ allows anyone in a disaster situation to easily record and send a voice message and email from their mobile phone, telling friends and family about their status. Shelter information is updated every 30 minutes.

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7 Ways for Nonprofits to Use Mobile Phones to Rake in Cash Monies

NTEN

These methods are: Text message donations Text to voice donations Text message warmers Mobile Web site donations App sales In-app sales Sponsored apps. Text to voice donations. Other apps in this category are Bliss (for Blackberry), Phospho , and Pet Earth (both for iPhone). How does it work? Text message donations.

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Losing Mobile Users? Easy Mobile-Website Builder Can Help You: New TechSoup Program

Tech Soup

The mobile website developed on Guide by Cell can be accessed by any iPhone, Android, Blackberry, or Windows smartphone platform. You can opt to let visitors dial in and leave voice feedback for your tour or exhibit. Help with Account Setup : You'll receive a training call from Guide by Cell to set up your account.

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Mobile Innovations for Social Good

NTEN

VozMob: Mobile Voices/Voces Moviles. Mobile Voices offers an open-source multi-media platform optimized for low-cost mobile phones that lets users create, share, and reflect on stories about their lives and communities. There were 14 great teams pitching their Projects at the Conference, but only 3 voted as prize winners.

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Secret Agent L: Covering the Globe with Random Acts of Kindess

Have Fun - Do Good

We're looking down at our BlackBerries. We're looking down at our BlackBerries. Well, I think first of all, I'm definitely a person of faith, so I pray about it, The other thing is that for most of my adult life I always had this voice in my heart that was telling me, "You really need to enact goodness. We walk down the street.

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Why I'm not interested in an Android phone. Yet.

Judi Sohn

Considering how much I love Google Voice (just wish there was a way to use it with two different Google Voice numbers and the same cell phone), and that all my email, contacts and calendar entries run through Google servers, you would think I'd be one of the first to jump on Android. Leave a comment »

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