We have regularly been bringing you useful Apple iPhone Apps, which save you a lot of time and effort. Now here is one app that is also bound to save you guys a lot of money. Vopium, a premier international mobile communications company, today announced that it is extending its high-quality, versatile communication application to the iPhone, Powered by mobile VoIP and Wi-Fi technology, Vopium enables users to easily make free and heavily-discounted international calls, saving up to 90% off traditional international mobile and land-line costs.

The application can now be downloaded from Apple’s App Store. Customers will receive 30 minutes of free calls and 30 text messages (SMS) to get started. Free and easy to download, Vopium integrates directly with the user’s mobile address book, automatically re-routing all international calls via the least expensive method available. In addition to heavily discounted international calls, Vopium users can also send text messages abroad, each message costing as little GBP 0.09. When using Wi-Fi, Vopium iPhone users can call other Vopium Wi-Fi users for free, regardless of the brand or model of their device. Vopium users get to do all this, while also keeping their own mobile number and SIM card, maintaining their numeric identity when making calls.

Vopium has today been honoured with the 2009 European Mobile VoIP Technology Innovation Award by Frost & Sullivan for its dedication to innovation. Click here to receive a free download of the Vopium for iPhone App.

Vopium iPhone Application

Today, Samsung and Verizon Wireless jointly announced the Alias 2. The Alias 2 (or U750) is the next avatar of the original Samsung Alias messaging phone that brings with it a major revision to the QWERTY keyboard. It retains the dual-hinge one is used to seeing in the original Alias, but uses e-ink for the keyboard rather than traditional buttons.

When the Alias 2 is opened like a traditional clamshell, the e-ink shows a regular numeric dialpad. When it is opened sideways, the e-ink transforms into a full QWERTY keyboard. The Alias 2 also includes a 2MP camera with video capture, Bluetooth with A2DP support, visual voicemail, and support for 16GB microSD cards. The Alias 2 is available today for $80 after rebates with new agreement. Click here for more information.

Samsung Alias 2

Source: PhoneScoop

We never get tired of talking about the Palm Pre and you never tire of hearing of it, right? Well, here are Palm Pre-goodies, coming to us today by way of the WebOS’s MOJO SDK. WeOS Blog has uncovered new WebOS screens that reveal what happens when you put the Palm Pre into Airplane Mode, pull up the call screen, charge the Palm Pre and even gives us proof that you can crash the WebOS.

When in Airplane Mode, the WebOS replaces your usual carrier logo with “Airplane Mode” and replaces the signal strength indicator with a little airplane logo. The Call Screen is fairly straight forward and the UI is finger-friendly and intuitive. When charging, the WebOS displays a little charging notification in the notification dock area of the homescreen.

Lastly, there is ample proof that the Linux-based WebOS can crash just like its desktop-based counterparts. When you push the Linux kernel past its endurance, Kernal Panic sets in. Well, let us hope that we never have to see our Palm Pre smartphone throwing a Kernel Panic screen at us! Take a look at the pics below and you will know exactly what we are talking about.

Palm Pre Emulator Screenshot

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Source: IntoMobile

We all know about the current worldwide recession and how it has hit all the industries. Now, the latest news in mobile town is that Telus has downsized 1,160 employees from its payroll in the first quarter, a move that it says cost it roughly $28 million in restructuring fees.

And if this is any consolation, the reduction is being offset by capital investment in excess of CAD $2 billion this year to enhance its 3G infrastructure buildout that will ultimately see Rogers-fighting HSPA spectrum go live as an interim step on the way to LTE.

With $700 million getting spent in Alberta, $500 million in British Columbia, and $300 million in Ontario, that work will automatically create some jobs, so that might be the silver lining here.

Source: EngadgetMobile