VOXOX Blog

Do you ever wonder how much electric energy it really takes to power up your devices? Or how much alternative energy it would take without a wall plug-in? Well, we're a very curious crew over here at Voxox, so in between developing out-of-this-world technology and providing you with cheap international calling rates, we ran a few searches to find random facts on iPhone energy consumption, such as “How long would I have to pedal a bike to charge my iPhone?” and “Can I juice up my iPhone with wind power?” -- not so surprisingly, Google answered!

Topics: iPhone, Telecommunication Trends, Voxox

There are countless social media sites and instant message clients out there for people to connect, share and post on, but only a few can claim the top spots. Can you guess what they are? If you guessed Twitter and Facebook you're right on the money! These two social media giants account for 81.5% of the users on the top five social networks and you can connect both of them right to your Voxox account -- allowing you to update your status across the board with just one click and chat with your Facebook friends all in one clean, easy to use interface.

 

So just how many people are on Twitter and Facebook? Here are some stats...

Topics: Voxox, Social Media

Do you ever catch yourself judging someone based on their outward appearance or their material possessions? What about their cell phone? In today's world social status is determined by more than which fancy shoes you have or which designer sweater your pet chihuahua is wearing -- cell phones are a status indicator as well and iPhones are the cream of the crop!

Topics: iPhone, Telecommunication Trends

Studying abroad is a fun experience -- new language, new country, new friends, new food! -- but the everyday luxury of chatting on a cell phone in a foreign country can be very expensive and leave you feeling out of the loop! Since international cell phone plans and calling cards may empty your travel fund faster than you thought, to save you stress and a few euro, yen (or whatever currency you're using!), this week's installment of Back to School with Voxox is all about how Voxox can help you, and other adventurous students studying abroad, keep in touch with friends, family and fellow classmates without spending a fortune!

Topics: iPhone, Voxox, SMS

It's back to school time again and as students head off to college it can be difficult (between the football games, parties and of course, classes!) to find time to keep in touch with friends and family back home -- or even those new friends right on campus! Everyone has cell phones attached to their hips, but rates can be expensive and racking up a high cell phone bill will only dip into next weekend's pizza fund and make saving money for spring break nearly impossible. So what's the alternative? Voxox!

Topics: Voxox, SMS

Today's teens are growing up in a world where Internet connection and communication flow is not only constant, but expected, and where tools like Voxox are needed just to keep their online lives in check. Despite the brain-taxing information overload of the web and the constant attention today's gadgets and social sites require, teens remain addicted to the buzzes, bleeps and vibrations of new messages, alerts and notifications.

Topics: Communication, Telecommunication Trends, Voxox

Do you remember the awesomely bad poem the Voxox team composed for you last Bad Poetry Day? It was successfully quite bad and a lot of fun to write, so this year we wanted to try our hand at creating something even worse. We searched the web for an alternative way to write bad poetry and the wonders of the Internet have brought us to this little gem called the Poem Generator which spits out poems based on the words you feed it. An amazing invention, really!

Topics: VoIP

If you're as into the 2012 Summer Olympics in East London as the rest of the world, you might have noticed or participated in all the social media buzz that this year's games are garnering. In fact, the 2012 Summer Olympics are getting more attention on social media than prior Olympics events! A whopping 97% of all online conversations about the opening ceremony originated on Twitter, with conversations on Facebook and YouTube following closely behind -- fans sent nearly 10 million tweets mentioning the event just dhttp://blog.voxox.com/blog/bid/302357/20-Shocking-Social-Media-Stats-to-Blow-Your-Minduring the opening ceremony alone.

Topics: Telecommunication Trends, Voxox

The first week of August is "National Simplify Your Life Week" and Voxox wants to help you do just that! So what does we mean by this? To us "simplifying your life" means enabling you to have a conversation with anyone, anywhere, anytime. It also means giving you the option to use virtually any communication method that exists, all from one interface, and doing so for pennies (or sometimes even free!). Sounds fantastic, right? Well start celebrating because it's real! Here are 5 ways Voxox can help simplify your life:

Topics: Voxox

Topics: Telecommunication Trends, Voxox