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Halloween is all about the haunted houses, scary movies, pumpkin carving, that love-hate relationship we have with candy corn and of course, the costumes! Year after year we see an overload of trendy costumes lining the store shelves (last year's Black Swan and Twilight characters, anyone?), but this season we think it's going to be all about the gadgets!

Topics: iPhone, Voxox

You're planning a trip to Spain. Luckily you have Spanish cousins who can tell you all about where to go and what to do. Unluckily, they speak about two words of English. You've been going back-and-forth running emails through Google Translate and it's taking forever -- don't you just wish you could have a conversation in real-time, in whatever language you want?  We do too. In fact, that's why we have the Voxox Universal Translator!

Topics: Voxox, SMS

Social media is an integral part of our daily lives  and chances are the connection doesn't stop when you walk into the office. Although some workplaces are lax on their usage rules, others ban networking sites altogether -- placing a greater taboo on being caught chatting, Liking and poking while you should be putting in hours.

Topics: Telecommunication Trends, Voxox, Social Media

Topics: Voxox

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

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

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