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TruTower Staff Editorials, Opinion Pieces, and Retrospectives

Windows Live Messenger, MSN Messenger, Skype

Windows Live Messenger Through The Years: A Retrospective

Windows Live Messenger is officially being retired in favor of Skype on March 15th after more than a decade of availability. To commemorate the announcement of its sunset and the application’s influence on the evolution of the instant messaging market, we’ve decided to take a brief look back at its…

Windows 8, Metro UI, New Windows Version

Windows 8 Ready For Launch, Windows Phone 8 Imminent

Microsoft‘s long-awaited Windows 8/Windows RT OS launches later today, along with the company’s highly-anticipated Surface tablet. What’s the difference between Windows 8 and Windows RT? The operating systems and the Surface represent a complete overhaul of the world’s most popular Windows operating system, and as such, are a bit of…

Truphone SIM, Tru SIM Card, International GSM SIM

How the Prepaid Tru SIM Phone Service Could Benefit You and Your Family

One of the most worrisome parts of being a parent is when your kids are away from home. Many parents have opted to provide a way to communicate with their children when they’re away such as adding a line with their current service provider. However, sometimes this can lead to…

Tru SIM, Truphone GSM, International SIM Card

Truphone Apologizes For ASA “Wrist Slap.” We Still Think They’re “AweSIM”

Truphone has posted an entry on the company blog, publicly apologizing for their use of “Truly Global SIM” and “Wherever you are in the world” claims on their website after an ASA ruling earlier. I really don’t believe an apology is necessary, and judging from the comments received on our…

Windows Phone Apollo, Windows Phone 8, WP8

What About Truphone VoIP App on Windows Phone?

It seems to be a common series of questions from many users: What about Tru VoIP on Windows Phone? Will Tru support WP devices? When? We get them all the time in our inbox and though we don’t have any say in what Truphone actually does, nor which platforms Tru…

Tru GSM SIM, Tru Roaming, Truphone International

Reviewing Truphone’s Tru SIM And Looking Forward To Its Long-Term Growth

To end the week, we decided to touch a little bit on Truphone’s Tru SIM service in the form of an editorial. Many of you have been asking for any news regarding Tru SIM. Unfortunately, Tru has been quiet about the future of the GSM service thus far. We have…

Truphone, Tru App, Tru SIM, mobile roaming

Tru SIM. Tru VoIP Application. A Busy Second Half of 2012.

It’s been awhile since we’ve heard much of anything regarding the Tru GSM service and Tru Voice Over IP application. We had an interview with Tru Labs about the application and the specifics regarding its upcoming version. All the hints and rumors we have been receiving are pointing to a…

Apple New iPad, iPad 3, 3rd generation iPad

Discussion: What Do You Think of Apple’s New iPad Tablet?

It has been a couple of days since the New iPad was released to the international masses. Whether you were part of the “stand in line for 6 hours” crowd or you decided to wait a couple of days so you could walk into a store and buy the iPad…