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This comedic romantic movie takes four couples to an exotic island were they work on saving their relationships. If you’re a fan of “Swingers” you’re be glad to hear that Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau have teamed up for some memorable dialogue. Couples Retreat is fun to watch but not the side stitching comedy you’d expect from a cast of notables.
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It looks like GV is unable to send SMS. Some have reported that it seems to be affecting only AT&T users. So if you are on AT&T you might not be getting SMS from GV.
Update 1: It looks like SMS aren’t being sent out or forward to mobile phones. This seems to be affecting other carriers and not just AT&T.
Update 2: It looks like someone from Google is looking into the matter. You can follow it at the Support Forums.
According to BerryReview the new BBM is up on the App World. I was able to confirm it and I’m downloading it as I’m typing this.
It’s been quite a while since I did a movie review, but after this weekend and watching Zombieland I was compelled to write one. Once in a long while you come across a great zombie movie that tickles your fancy and Zombieland does just that. Zombieland stars Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg. They play the last few people who is alive in a devastated and destructed post apocalyptic zombie world they once called Earth. The movie teeters on the line of seriousness and comedic fun. This is a zombie movie like no other that will you will enjoy from beginning to end.
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I had a chance to install the new leaked OS. It’s very stable compared to the previous leaks, but there are a few issues that I’ve encountered:
-Media Net and Hotspot browser is only available browsers, no Blackberry Browser
-Beejive doesn’t work (latest beta version)
-Error’s during Google Sync, but it still works
-Error’s with Pandora setup, but it still works
-Have you reinstall Facebook app
-BMM is version 4.7
-No Blackberry Appworld
Don’t let these issues here discourage you from using it. The OS is decent and you can use it everyday without any major issues. Here are some of the new features and apps list that actually work.
-Threaded SMS, finally! 😀
-Google Voice works
-Bloomberg app works
-Associated Press app works
-Wordpress apps works
-Google Maps works
-Amazon app works
-Minor UI changes
Since it’s an unofficial release I won’t be posting a link to download the OS. You’ll have to search for it yourself. Sorry.
Google is your friend.
*Update: So after a few more hours of use I found out that to get the App World you would need to re download it. The latest Facebook app works but it’s still quirky. It sometimes let me login and sometimes it doesn’t. Beejive doesn’t work whether its the lastest beta or the stable version. Other than that everything else seems to be working fine. Those error’s that pops up for certain apps are caused by the permission settings after allowing the permissions you won’t be getting any of those errors.
For the uninitiated and uninformed one of Google’s latest app is Google Voice (GV). With GV Google gives you a phone number. A number were anyone can text (SMS only), call, and leave voice mails. With this number you can have all calls forward to other phone numbers. So what does this mean? If you’re like me, with 3 different phone lines, you can have all calls forward to those numbers. They all ring at the same time until you answer it from one of your phones.
GV has some great features. GV has the ability to transcribe your voice mail into text. And when you play them back on your computer or phone you get to see it in a karaoke-style play back. GV also manages your text messages and phone call logs. It’s like a gmail account but for you phone calls and text messages.
Currently, GV is invite only. You can sign up at (www.google.com/voice). If you’re lucky you can get your invitation within a week or two. I have already made the plunge and switched completely over to GV. My GV number is my primary number. With 3 separate phone lines GV is an awesome application to have. But before you completely jump ship and join the GV phenomenon there are a few things to consider.
1. To take full advantage of GV you’ll have to notify all your contacts, friends, and family of your new number. It won’t make much sense by giving some people your GV number and others your regular number because the goal of GV is to consolidate all your phones numbers into one. It’s an all or nothing approach, so if you’re uncomfortable switching phone numbers you might want to wait it out until Google enables you to port you phone number.
2. The GV app works great on Blackberry devices and even better on Android phones. That means iPhone users are SOL. Unfortunately, Apple decided not to approve (or hasn’t approved yet, depending on who you ask) the app in their App Store. So you’re stuck using the web-based version of GV through the Safari browser. There are third-party apps for GV for other devices, but if you want the best experience stick with Blackberry or Android devices.
3. Lastly, you will need to sync your phone contacts with GV or your Gmail contacts. If you don’t transfer or copy them over GV can’t associate the caller to a contact. Unless you know all you’re contacts’ phone number by heart I recommend you getting your contacts synced.
In all GV is a great app if you have problems juggling multiple phones numbers or if you just like transcribed voice mails (albeit at 60-70% accuracy). Even its call filtering abilities is enough to switch over, but make sure you’re willing to inform everyone you know about your new number and you have a Blackberry or Android device before you make the plunge.
PROS:
-One number for all your phones (Centralized calls and texts)
-Call Filtering (limited though)
-Personalized Voicemail for groups or individual contacts
-Free SMS
-Transcribed Voicemails
-Cheap long distance calls
CONS:
-No Phone number portability (at least at this moment)
-No MMS
-SMS character is limited to 160. Larger texts are sent in multiple chunks
-No iPhone app
For those who actually read my blog. I’ve installed a plugin that makes viewing my blog site much better on your mobile devices. The site recognizes popular mobile web browsers (i.e. Blackberry, iPhone) and will display the site in a mobile friendly format.
My Picks:
Tyson Griffin beats Hermes Franca
Josh Koshcheck beats Frank Trigg
Martin Kampmann beats Paul Daley
Mirko Filipovic beats Jr. Dos Santos
Rich Franklin beats Vitor Belfort
Looks like Comcast is dishing out some major broadband bandwidth.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/104353
If I had nickel for everytime I see people texting while driving here in California I’d be rich. I hope other states follow suit.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2009/08/29/technology/29distracted.xml