Free Long Distance Calling with Hangouts

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat!  Sign up here to get your own Follow Us This Week in Computers I have family in California, Colorado, and Saskatchewan, friends in Australia and Costa Rica, and gaming buddies in Florida, Malaysia, and Spain.  Calling all of them would normally rack up hundreds of dollars in conventional phone fees, but this year, I’m going to try Google Hangouts for free long distance! Paul Gil Computers Editor Make Free Phone Calls with Google Hangouts For users in the USA and Canada, Google Hangouts will let you call regular phone numbers for free.  If you call another Hangout user anywhere in the world, that is also free.  With the holiday season, calling friends and family without incurring long distance fees is absolutely perfect! READ NOW   Share MS Office for iOS and Android Are Now Free for Basic Features For those of you who work in the business world, chances are very high that you use Microsoft Office as part of your computer life.  If so, you may really appreciate this move by Microsoft:  MS Office for Android and iPad is now free for basic features.  Here is a detailed explanation of the features and how they differ from full Office 365 subscribing… READ NOW   Share What Exactly Is the X-Prize? Since the early 1900’s, the spirit of cash rewards for tech advancement has been an impetus for inventors. Now, there is a hefty cash prize for anyone who can successfully create open source apps for teaching, AI public speaking robots, and even space vehicles. About.com takes a closer look at the X-Prize details here… READ NOW   Share Wireless Power: Feeding Our Devices Without Using Cables By using either ‘magnetic resonance’ or ‘inductive coupling’, it is possible to charge our phones and tablets without plugging them into the wall. But can this kind of wireless electricity actually grow to be standard means for powering all our computers?  About.com explains more here… READ NOW   Share FEATURED ARTICLES • The Essentials of Successfully Using eBay • Use ‘MatchCut’ to Edit Your Video to the Music Beat • How to Find Someone’s Email Address • Do You Need an iPad If You Already Have an iPhone? • Kindle for Kids: This Tablet Is Excellent! • Planning for Your Honeymoon by Using Twitter? Advertisement About Technology   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Computers newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy Popular Posts About Food: From Sprinkles to Speculaas If you can't see this email, click here ... Best of 2014 (So Far)    Music     ... About Parenting: Thinking Ahead to . . . Summer Camp? If you can't see this email, click here ... Fun Activities for Fall    Parenting     From ... Hoping to Connect Hi There,   My name is Kyle Doran, co-founder of PresenceMediaDenver.com . My client, Mile Hi Distilling , manufactures some of the hi... Want Blake Lively's Life? You Got It, Plus How DO You Cope With A Fringe In Summer? view this email as a webpage We have changed our email address, please ... Quick! Grab a 40in TV – we've also got an iPad, amazing spa breaks and so many goodies for YOU! view this email as a webpage ... We Planned Your Summer Vacation For You ... About Fitness: 10 Tips to Get Flat Abs If you can't see this email, click here ... Cheryl Cole Goes Back To Her Straight Hair Roots, Plus Rita Ora's Revealing Moschino Look view this email as a webpage We have changed our email address, please ...