Loudtalks

Loudtalks Lite 0.9.0.70 is available for download today for PC and Windows phones.

Release notes:

All platforms

1. [fix] Sometimes received non-empty messages didn’t play and appeared having 0:00 length in the history
2. [new] Improved public channels reliability
3. [new] Option to view the list of users currently connected to the public channel

Windows

1. [fix] Prevent application from “stealing” focus while reconnecting

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Loudtalks Lite 0.9.0.69 is a stable release, which will be distributed using automatic updates function.

Release notes:

All platforms

1. [fix] Improved channel search usability and stability
2. [fix] History: don’t lose the tail of a message during playback
3. [fix] History: skip 0:00 messages instantly during playback
4. [fix] PTT button gets disabled when number of online channel users exceeds 10

Windows Mobile

1. [new] Public channels support
2. [new] Better algorithm for hotkeys assignment — if you were not able to assign your PTT to a hardware button on your phone, try it again with this version

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We just published a major update of Loudtalks push-to-talk SDK. Some interfaces were renamed so you will need to make minor changes to your code to recompile it with the new version of the SDK.

Release notes

1. Renamed interfaces to match white-label requirements for developers using .NET
2. Added interfaces to provide access to messages history
3. Added events to notify about incoming and outgoing messages
4. Extended support for channels and groups
5. Updated sample code

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Loudtalks Lite just got a major update. 0.9.0.67 is an early release featuring public talk channels and only available for desktop platform for now. The next post will discuss public channels feature in details. Here is the complete list of changes in the new version:

All platforms

1. [new] Italian translation, contributed by Giacomo Girotto
2. [new] Chinese translation, contributed by 施宗杰 (JieJie)
3. [update] Updated Swedish, Romanian and Czech translations (kudos to Leif Larsson, Alexandru Bogdan Munteanu, and Ondřej Verzich)
4. [fix] Handling of concurrent incoming messages
5. [fix] Fixed playback of new message / new conversation notifications

Windows

1. [new] Public talk channels
2. [new] Added View > History… menu command to show the messages history for all contacts
3. [fix] Random crash in VOX mode

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The new version of Loudtalks SDK, is available for download.

Release notes:

1. Codebase is updated to the version 0.9.0.67
2. Added support for VB6 applications and VB6 sample code
3. Extended ActiveX interface to support channels and groups status
4. Unique IDs are assigned to all contact list elements
5. ContactListChanged event fires when any change in contact list occurs

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A little more than a year after public beta launch, a dozen of releases, and a hundred of fixed bugs later Loudtalks Cloud is now officially out of beta.

What it means for you?

1. The service is considered stable and suitable for the use in production environment
2. Core features set is complete but we have some new exciting plans in the roadmap (more on this later in this post)
3. If you use a Basic service plan (up to 10 users), you can continue using it
4. If you use a beta version of a premium service plan, you need to switch to a paid version before your beta expires to assure the uninterrupted use of the service.

Switching to a paid service plan

1. Check out Loudtalks Cloud pricing and available service plans
2. Log-in to your Loudtalks Cloud admin console, go to Account page and switch to the selected service plan
3. If you decided to use a free service plan you may need to remove the users and radio gateways to fit into the service plan limits first
4. If you are switching to a premium service plan, proceed to Account > Payment to complete the payment and activate your service plan.
5. Beta service plans are set to expire on March 15, 2010. Please switch to appropriate paid (or free) service plan before that date.

What’s next?

Here are a few things we want to focus on in the near future:

1. Extend and improve the SDK to allow developers better leverage our platform
2. Support more mobile platforms. iPhone, Blackberry and Android are in the short list.

The latter goal is quite ambitious but we strongly feel it’s very important. If you agree and want to help us making it happen earlier, go ahead and sign up for a premium Loudtalks Cloud service plan!

One more thing

If you have tested Loudtalks Cloud and planning to continue to use it, send us your feedback or suggestions on how we can improve the service, and we’ll credit your network account with $100, which you could use to pay for the premium service.

Release notes:

Windows

- Added animated status while connecting a call (only applicable if you use Clear to send)

- Improved sound capture

- Updated Romanian and Swedish translations

Windows Mobile

- Added animated status while connecting a call

- Fixed audio recording problems on some devices (particularly Samsung SGH-i627, Samsung SCH-i770, Intermec CN50)

- Correctly handle screen orientation changes

- Updated Romanian and Swedish translations

The update will be delivered through automatic updates today or you can download it manually now:

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We just released the new version of Loudtalks Lite.

Release notes:

Windows

- Added back “Noise suppression” option — in the most cases you’ll want this on, however if you are using a noise cancelling microphone or USB Speakerphone like Polycom C100 turning it off may improve sound quality

Windows Mobile

- Unattended mode support. Now if you have Loudtalks running and press Power button the device doesn’t go to sleep but goes into unattended mode, with minimal power requirements yet allowing you to stay online and receive incoming transmissions.

- Fixed “Microphone error” bug, which showed on some devices after sending the first message

The update will be delivered through automatic updates today or you can download it manually now:

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This is a maintainance release, which includes the following changes:

1. [fix] Support for VGA+ devices
2. [new] Improved soft buttons use — moved menu to the right button, reserving the left one for context-dependent actions (”PTT” on contacts screen, “Play” — on history)
3. [fix] History was hard to use on devices without touch screen

This is also the first mobile release to be distributed using automatic updates feature. Please report if automatic update didn’t work as expected.

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