Viber

According to iTunes, with Viber, everyone in the world can connect. Wikipedia describes Viber as a proprietary cross-platform instant messaging voice-over-Internet Protocol application for smartphones developed by Viber Media. In addition to text messaging, users can exchange images, video and audio media messages. The client software is available for Windows, Mac, Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS, Series 40, Symbian, Bada, Windows Phone, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. Viber works on both 3G and WiFi Read more [...]

iTranslate

I found the  iTranslate app for iPhone a couple of years ago when struggling to communicate with my children's Japanese grandmother. And although I speak the language, I'd get frustrated when she'd think my Japanese is better than it is and use vocabulary I did not know. You can actually speak into your iPhone in just about any language you can think of, including Swahili, and the app will offer both an oral and written response. This app is especially handy for Japanese translation because Read more [...]