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Real-Time, 2-Way Language Translation for SMS in Voxox Call for iPhone

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Jan 09, 2012

With the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas this week, we figured it's a great time to talk about our awesome, free SMS language translation feature, recently added to our free iPhone app, Voxox Call.  If you liked the new outbound mobile faxing functionality I wrote about in late December, you're going to LOVE the real-time, 2-way
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Topics: iPhone, Voxox, SMS

Happy Holidays from Voxox!

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Dec 24, 2011

Happy Holidays from the Voxox by Telcentris team...

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Topics: Voxox

New Voxox Feature Transforms Your iPhone Into a Pocket Fax Machine

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Dec 19, 2011

Wouldn't it be cool if you could turn your iPhone into a full-featured fax machine that fits in your pocket?  You could sign and fax documents wherever you are. Well, today, we released a new version of our Voxox Call iPhone app that lets you do just that!

With this version, you can use the camera on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to photograph documents and send them as faxes for pennies. Actually, make that ONE PENNY. It costs a penny per minute of facsimile transmission in the U.S. and Canada (about $.01 per page) to send a fax via Voxox. Receiving faxes through Voxox is always free.
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Topics: iPhone, Voxox

20 Shocking Social Media Stats to Blow Your Mind!

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Dec 07, 2011

I know I spend a lot of time on social media... but in my defense, some of it is work-related! So, what about you -- do you let Facebook, YouTube, Google, Twitter, and, of course, Voxox, take over all of your spare (and not so spare) time?  The odds are yes, you do. Check out these 20 stunning stats and infographic that any social media addict should keep in mind, courtesy of JeffBullas.com.

  1. One in every nine people on Earth is on Facebook - this number is calculated by dividing the planet's population by Facebook’s 800 million users
  2. People spend 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook
  3. Each Facebook user spends on average 15 hours and 33 minutes a month on the site
  4. More than 350 million people access Facebook through their mobile devices
  5. More than 7 million apps and websites are integrated with Facebook
  6. 30 billion pieces of content is shared on Facebook each month
  7. More than 300,000 users helped translate Facebook into 70 languages
  8. People on Facebook install 20 million “Apps” every day
  9. YouTube has nearly 500 million unique users who visit every month (as of February 2011)
  10. YouTube generates 92 billion page views per month (These YouTube stats don’t include videos viewed on phones and embedded in websites)
  11. Users on YouTube spend a total of 2.9 billion hours per month (326,294 years)
  12. Wikipedia hosts 26 million pages
  13. Wikipedia authors total more than 90,000 contributors
  14. People upload 3,000 images to Flickr (the photo sharing social media site) every minute
  15. Flickr hosts over 5 billion images
  16. 190 million average  Tweets per day occur on Twitter (May 2011)
  17. Twitter is handling 1.6 billion queries per day
  18. Twitter is adding nearly 500,000 users a day
  19. Google+ has more than 25 million users (Sept 2011)
  20. Google+ was the fastest social network to reach 10 million users at 16 days (Twitter took 780 days and Facebook 852 days)

Infographic source: JeffBullas.com (Sept. 2011)

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Topics: Telecommunication Trends, Voxox

This Thanksgiving What Will You Be Thankful For? Tell Us and Win!

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Nov 21, 2011

Every Thanksgiving, we ask ourselves: "what am I thankful for this year?" We soul-search and think of something poetic in our minds or to say at the dinner table. So, why not write it down for a chance to win a prize?

Over here at Voxox by Telcentris, we're thankful for our customers and we want to hear what's important to you! Post your Thanksgiving shout outs on the Voxox Facebook wall, and we'll enter you into a raffle to win the coveted Voxox Shwag Bag.  You can enter as many times as you want and be creative -- it's yet another opportunity to express your thanks to those you care about. We'll announce the winner on Nov. 28, 2011:


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Topics: Voxox

Let's Hear It for the Veterans This 11/11/11!

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Nov 11, 2011

If you're into numbers, you've probably been waiting for today all year -- 11/11/11: the day when three 11s will align for the first time in a century. I know I'll be looking at the clock when it strikes 11:11 today.


But let's not forget that today is also a day to celebrate our vets. Special date all around.


Happy Veterans Day from the Voxox team here at Telcentris!


Photo Credit: The US Army
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Topics: Voxox

Voxox Zombie Halloween Contest: Results Revealed!

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Nov 01, 2011

For those of you counting zombies in our Halloween picture contest, the results are in!

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Topics: Voxox

Infographic: Economics of Halloween Candy and Costume Sales

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Oct 31, 2011

We all have a weakness for chocolate, but can you believe that the average American eats 24 lbs of it each year? To put it in perspective, 24 lbs of chocolate is the equivalent of nearly 238 Hershey bars, and to break it down even further, that's a little over half a Hershey bar per day.

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Topics: Voxox

Voxox In Business Scores CRN Magazine Recognition

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Oct 27, 2011

Remember our business services division, Voxox In Business? It offers VoIP solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Well, the biz team just got recognized by CRN magazine for having a stellar channel partner program, which is how we distribute most of our business solutions. Check this out:



Credit: CRN.com



Read full Telcentris, Inc. press release here.
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Topics: Voxox, Business

My Voxox Story. A CFO's 5 Fave Ways to Use Voxox at Work...

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Oct 21, 2011

As a busy CFO, I have no time to waste. Voxox helps me get stuff done. Here's how I use it to make my work life easier:

1. Receiving faxes with my iPhone (for free!)


Despite what you may think you know, faxes are alive and well, and a guy on-the-go needs a way to receive and read them whenever, wherever. The ability to get free faxes on my iPhone is one of my all-time favorite Voxox features. They're crisp, clear, and easy to read (with my glasses on, that is). This is huge for me....HUGE!!!

2. Calling overseas for super cheap on my iPhone



I don't bother making international calls from my landline. It's too expensive and not convenient when dealing with time zones across the globe. With my iPhone and the Voxox Call mobile app I know I can call global partners when they're at the office and I can be anywhere (and I mean anywhere!), anytime.



3. Cheap and free worldwide SMS


Texting isn't just for tweens anymore. It's for us big-thumbed businesspeople, too. Sure, I get free texting through Voxox because I work here, but our rates are so ridiculously low that I tell all my friends to use us. Both iPhone and desktop apps: free incoming text messages, 1 penny to send SMS to the U.S. and Canada, 2 to the rest of the world. Nuff said.



4. Using translator to chat with our business customers overseas


Given that my foreign language capabilities don't extend beyond college freshman French, being able to translate my messages with the Voxox Universal Translator feature eliminates that barrier. I've used it to communicate back and forth in many languages but still waiting for something that translates that version of English they speak in London.

5. Chat and Tweet from the same place


This is an incredible time saver because my Facebook friends and Twitter followers are always wanting to know my latest take on the economy, politics, reality TV.... I can update my Voxox status, my Facebook status, and send out tweets that inform and entertain with a single post in my Voxox desktop app. Most of my chat takes place through Voxox also, and it works seamlessly with Facebook.



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So, there you have it. These are just a few of the reasons I use Voxox. If you follow me on Twitter, you'll see that I tweet about my Voxox stories all the time -- and it's not just because I'm the CFO here, it's because I love this app! Try it for yourself and you'll know what I mean.



Did Jim miss any good ways to use Voxox at work?  Comment on this post or on our Voxox Facebook page with your ideas.

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Topics: iPhone, Voxox