Callism wants to change the way you make phone calls

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Callism wants to change the way you make phone calls

Callism wants to change the way you make phone calls
Take three for better browser images on different screens
Android 4.3 said to be on tap for Samsung Galaxy S4, S3, Note 2

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 05:31 PM PDT

The App Store has no shortage of Phone applications. From Skype to Viber to WhatsApp, and even Line, there are many ways to make a voice call. But all of these services each promote their own third-party services over the regular calling and messaging functions of the iPhone. What if you wanted to use the calling plan that you already paid for? In comes Callism, an app aiming to make it easier for you to use the long-forgotten primary function of your iPhone -- making a call.

The app is not just offering a new service for making calls, but also touts itself as an alternative to the native phone app. With Callism you can add custom tags to your contacts, making it easy to call commonly-used contacts. Think Google+ Circles for your phone.

(Credit: Screenshot by Tuong Nguyen/CNET)

I easily created separate tags with the app for all of the friends that I regularly talk to, another for family members that... [Read more]

Take three for better browser images on different screens

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 01:05 PM PDT

The srcN proposal handles one situation srcset doesn't when it comes to showing the best photo on the Web: "art direction," which means showing a cropped version of a photo on small screens where the full photo would have details too small to see.

(Credit: Tab Atkins)

Last week, it seemed like browser makers were about ready to settle on an idea called srcset to grapple with the tricky task of fetching the best images to show on today's wide variety of screen types.

This week, the issue is up in the air with the arrival of a new possibility called srcN. And it also handles another situation called "art direction," the idea of delivering a cropped image so people seeing it on small screens aren't saddled with inconveniently small details.

On Friday, Google engineers Tab Atkins and John Mellor proposed srcN, which is so named because it draws images from a number of sources depending on different circumstances. They believe it's better than srcset and another contender, the picture element. Mozilla's Marcos Carceres drew attention to it and on Sunday ... [Read more]

Android 4.3 said to be on tap for Samsung Galaxy S4, S3, Note 2

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 07:24 AM PDT

The Galaxy S4 (left) and the Galaxy S3.

(Credit: Josh Miller/CNET)

Samsung's line of flagship devices will be getting Android 4.3 Jelly Bean soon enough.

According to Android Community, which obtained a copy of French carrier SFR's update cycle, the Galaxy S4, Galaxy S3, and Galaxy Note 2 will be getting Android 4.3 in the coming months. The Galaxy S4 will be first up with an update in October. The Galaxy S3 and Note 2 will get the updates in November or December.