Voice Over Wifi - iPhone 6's Wi-Fi Calling

One of the new, interesting features on the iPhone 6 is called Wi-Fi calling. It lets you use your home Internet network to make calls and send texts, rather than route them through traditional cell towers. That saves you from using your minutes and lets you make calls even in places your phone signal doesn’t reliably reach, such as your home’s basement.

But while Wi-Fi calling is undoubtedly useful to many, not all carriers are able to support it yet. At the iPhone 6 launch, only T-Mobile had the infrastructure in place to allow Wi-Fi calls. It’s part of why the company created its Wi-Fi Unleashed deal, which bundles iPhone 6 purchases with a free (with deposit) 802.11 AC router that prioritizes data from the phone.
When will the other carriers catch up? None of the other ‘big three’ have set Wi-Fi calling launch dates, but they’ve still given us all some hints about their future plans. Here’s what to expect and when to expect it from your carrier of choice.

Samsung ditching Android for Tizen on Galaxy Gear

Samsung has started pushing the Tizen operating system to the original Galaxy Gear smartwatch in its latest update to replace Android.

It was recently reported that Samsung would be launching a new series of Galaxy Gear devices with their own Tizen operating system. However, it seems the company won't leave their older Galaxy Gear on Android as they have started pushing an update to install Tizen on the smartwatch. According to SamMobile, the Tizen 2.2.0 update is available through Kies and will erase existing data on the smartwatch. 

Although the update doesn't bring any new visual changes to the Galaxy Gear, the overall software is optimized and gives better battery performance. Additionally, new features such as a standalone music player, new tap shortcuts and voice commands for camera are included in the update.


Users who get the update notification will need to connect their smartwatch to their PC using Samsung's Kies software. They will be prompted to backup their data, as the entire smartwatch is erased in the process. Once the process completes, users will have to pair the smartwatch all over again with their smartphone or tablet. As it is a major update, Samsung is not expected to push it over the  air. The global rollout schedule has not been revealed in the report but given the total user base of Galaxy Gear, it won't take long before all users are on Tizen.