Neowin News Feed for: Calls

EE pay monthly customers can now make and receive calls on Alexa

Paul Hill — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 12:16:01 +0000

EE has said that pay monthly customers can make and receive calls through Amazon Alexa devices. Calls will be charged through the monthly call allowance or cost money if the allowance has run out. Read more...

Will you answer me?! Oh wait, you have an iPhone X ...

John Keefer — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 21:56:02 +0000

More reports are surfacing from users that the iPhone X is having some issues answering calls. People are reporting that the phone will ring, but the call cannot be accepted until 6-10 seconds later. Read more...

Three fined £1.9m by Ofcom for emergency calls failure

Paul Hill — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 00:36:01 +0000

Three has been fined £1.9 million because of a single point of failure in its emergency call system. Ofcom found that the flaw could have led to people not being able to call the emergency services. Read more...

Telegram Messenger Preview introduces calls for Windows Phone users

Paul Hill — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 03:54:01 +0000

Telegram calls have come to Telegram Messenger Preview; the development app on Windows Phone. This means that we will see calls come to all users on the stable release in the next few weeks. Read more...

Telegram for desktop update brings support for voice calls

Paul Hill — Mon, 15 May 2017 03:14:01 +0000

Telegram for desktop has received a new stable update today, enabling voice calls for those using Windows, Mac, and Linux. Chat admins also get access to more control over messages in this update. Read more...

Telegram is testing out voice calling functionality

Paul Hill — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 19:54:01 +0000

Telegram is now testing voice calls in the latest beta version of the app. Users can define in the settings who they want to allow calls from, and will be able to check whether calls are encrypted. Read more...

Theme editor arrives on Telegram for desktop

Paul Hill — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:06:01 +0000

The Telegram team has pushed a new update to the desktop version of its messenger app. The headline feature in the release is a new theme editor, making themes easier to create and share. Read more...

Vodafone will now automatically block scam calls for its customers in the UK

Justin Luna — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:12:01 +0000

As a move towards helping its customers stay secure, Vodafone UK will now automatically block fraudulent calls right from the source, so the potential victim won't have to deal with it anymore. Read more...

Microsoft launches new Calls+ app for Windows Phone

Andy Weir — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 11:52:19 +0000

Microsoft has released a new app for Windows Phone 8.1, which is designed to make it easier to manage settings for incoming calls, including configuration of your call-forwarding preferences. Read more...

With another earthquake in Nepal, Viber has made calling out of the country free

Steven Johns — Tue, 12 May 2015 09:32:01 +0000

Similar to what happened with the last earthquake in Nepal last month, Viber has taken the lead in making their services free for Nepalese users trying to contact others within Nepal and abroad. Read more...

Skype will block local calls in India starting November 10th

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 10:04:01 +0000

Skype, the Microsoft-owned VOIP service, has just announced that starting November 10th they will be restricting local landline and mobile calls in India. Affected customers will be refunded. Read more...

EE wants you to pay more for 'priority' customer service

Andy Weir — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:05:50 +0000

EE is asking customers to pay £0.50 to get their calls answered more quickly on its 150 customer service line, and is now charging £0.25 for all customer service calls for those on its SIM-only plans. Read more...

Gmail's free phone calls to the US and Canada extended through 2013

John Callaham — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:17:55 +0000

Google has announced that it will continue to allow people who use the Gmail phone widget to dial any number in the US and Canada for free through the year 2013. Read more...

Texting preferred over talking in the UK says Ofcom

Steven Parker — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:12:34 +0000

Brits no longer feel the need to have a good chinwag on the old dog-and-bone, with the younger generation leading the charge of sending text messages over making calls, so says a recent Ofcom study. Read more...

Skype 5.3.0.113

Steven Parker — Fri, 27 May 2011 08:43:33 +0000

Skype is software for calling other people on their computers or phones. Download Skype and start calling for free all over the world. The calls have excellent sound quality and are highly secure with end-to-end encryption.... Read more...

Analyst Calls for "Real" Xbox 360 Price Cut

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:55:21 +0000

Signal Hill analyst Todd Greenwald has said that "Xbox 360 needs a real price cut" in his latest note to investors. Microsoft dropped the price of the 20GB console in the US by USD... Read more...

Google calls Microsoft's bid for Yahoo 'hostile'

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:01:35 +0000

Google isn’t particularly happy about Microsoft’s recent proposition to acquire Yahoo. In fact, the company called the bid “hostile” and noted that the move would hurt the “openness of the Internet”. The search giant suggested... Read more...

EA Calls Fox Out on "Insulting" Mass Effect Inaccuracies

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:01:37 +0000

Electronic Arts, likely sick of having their recently-acquired role-playing franchise Mass Effect dragged through the mud on national television, has requested that Fox News Channel correct their error-plagued segment on the game. In the letter,... Read more...

Steve Jobs calls Robbie Bach a drunk

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:20:04 +0000

Proving once again that the truth is stranger (and more entertaining) than fiction, Steve Jobs himself delivers one of the finest Oh no he didn't moments ever. Apparently riding high on the thrill of introducing... Read more...

Google calls for web privacy laws

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:43:25 +0000

Search site Google has called on governments and business to agree a basic set of global privacy rules. Without global standards the health of the internet was at risk, the firm's privacy chief Peter Fleischer... Read more...

Linux Foundation calls for 'respect for Microsoft'

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:33:16 +0000

Linux needs to recognise Microsoft's leadership in some areas to better itself, Jim Zemlin, executive director for the Linux Foundation told delegates at the Linuxworld tradeshow in San Fransisco. As Linux has become a mainstream... Read more...

Solar flares blamed for dropped cellphone calls

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:37:48 +0000

Solar flares, fiery geysers that erupt on the sun's surface, have been known to interrupt radio and television signals from satellites, but now a team of researchers, led by Queen's University professor David Thomson in... Read more...

Sony Calls for More Creativity with the PSP

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:33:26 +0000

Although the PSP is steadily increasing its worldwide user base every month, Sony's handheld is still lagging behind the massive sales figures of the mighty Nintendo DS. Even the PSP's recent price drop has not... Read more...

Sony PSP to offer net calls

Wed, 23 May 2007 22:06:55 +0000

Owners of Sony's PlayStation Portable handheld console will soon be able to make voice and video calls over a wireless internet connection using a soon-to be-released camera and microphone. Gamers will be able to call... Read more...

T-Mobile to allow Wi-Fi calls

Tom Warren — Fri, 04 May 2007 06:37:58 +0000

Rumor has it that T-Mobile is prepping the nationwide launch of a Wi-Fi service that would let customers use the technology to make voice calls with their cell phones. Hotspot at Home, which is currently... Read more...

Man Gets 5,000 Calls for YouTube Posting

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:06:27 +0000

Ryan Fitzgerald is unemployed, lives with his father and apparently has enough time for 5,000 people he doesn't know. The 20-year-old Fitzgerald posted a video on YouTube with his cell phone number, after which he... Read more...

Gigabyte Calls It Quits on ASUS Alliance

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:42:17 +0000

Last fall on December 7th, Gigabyte and long-time rival ASUS announced a partnership where a new joint company called Gigabyte United would be formed of which Gigabyte would own 51% and ASUS would take the... Read more...

Republican calls for email and IM monitoring

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 17:17:12 +0000

Republican congressman Lamar Smith from Texas, introduced a bill, which he dubbed the Safety Act, to the US House of Representatives. If it goes through, the bill would require ISPs to record all users' surfing... Read more...

Suit calls on Dell Canada to replace notebooks

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:55:09 +0000

Dell Canada Inc. faces a lawsuit filed by an Ontario man on behalf of Canadians who own certain models of Inspiron notebook computers with purported defects that cause complete system failure, the plaintiff's lawyer announced... Read more...

2 Free Calls from Windows Live Messenger

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:31:50 +0000

Still using Skype for VoIP calls? Oh my god, that is so 2006 (or earlier, even). You don't need to have the extra application wasting precious system resources any more because for many months now... Read more...

Fewer Free Skype Phone Calls for U.S., Canada

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:12:29 +0000

Internet phone service provider Skype plans to start charging U.S. and Canadian users $30 per year for unlimited calls to regular phones in both countries, as the end of a free trial offer looms. Users... Read more...

Mobile Calls Put Sperm on Hold

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:31:11 +0000

Some men see them as a status symbol, but research has found mobile phones could be destroying that other badge of masculinity - fertility. Men who spent hours talking on their mobile phone had... Read more...

Charity calls for Bully game to be banned

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:03:21 +0000

A leading anti-bullying charity is calling for a computer game called Bully to be banned in the UK following the release of a screenshot in which one youth kicks another. The game is due to... Read more...

Lawsuit calls Microsoft's anti-piracy tool spyware

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 23:52:54 +0000

A computer user is suing Microsoft Corp. over the company's Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy tool, alleging that it violates laws against spyware. The suit by Los Angeles resident Brian Johnson, filed this week... Read more...

Skype Offers US Free International Calls

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 01:17:18 +0000

Skype has stepped up its efforts to break into the competitive US VoIP consumer market with the promise of free international calls. The company today offered its US-based users one hour of free international calling... Read more...

Microsoft: Oops, We Forgot to Mention, WGA Calls Home Daily

Steven Parker — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:36:48 +0000

Microsoft Corp. acknowledged Wednesday that it needs to better inform users that its tool for determining whether a computer is running a pirated copy of Windows also quietly checks in daily with the software maker.... Read more...

Crank Calls with Motorola

Fri, 05 May 2006 20:23:47 +0000

Fairly soon you may be able to crank call (isn't it really called a prank call?) using your Motorola phone, literally. Andre Minoli has created a very unique hand-cranked cell phone to be manufactured by... Read more...

Michael Dell Calls on IT to Further Economic, Societal Gains

Thu, 04 May 2006 17:48:03 +0000

At a keynote address to the delegates of the World Congress on Information Technology, Dell Inc. founder and chairman Michael Dell urged participants from more than 80 nations to further their technological endeavors in the... Read more...

HP Calls on IBM, Sun to nix OS Licenses

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 18:37:24 +0000

To help nudge Linux and open source software further into the enterprise, a vice president at Hewlett-Packard Co yesterday called on rivals IBM Corp and Sun Microsystems Inc to invalidate their open-source software licenses in... Read more...

Red Hat Calls for Patent Truce

Wed, 10 Aug 2005 19:47:54 +0000

Red Hat at the LinuxWorld tradeshow has called upon Microsoft to publicly and in writing promise not to use software patents against users and individual developers of open source software. "Let's leave customers... Read more...