Love 'em or hate 'em, conference calls are a must for many of us. UberConference's free mobile apps for iOS and Android make such calls easy to initiate, but the apps aren't perfect and they could confuse your conference participants, according to CIO.com blogger James A. Martin. UberConference is a terrific cloud-based conference calling service that just got even more valuable—though its mobile apps could use some improvement. UberConference developer Firespotter Labs announced Monday that its conference calling service is now integrated with two popular cloud services: Evernote Business ($10/per user/monthly); and Box (5GB for free personal accounts and paid business accounts are also available). The integration lets UberConference users view and edit Evernote notes and documents stored in Box during conference calls. I didn’t test UberConference with Evernote Business or Box, but I did check out its iPhone and Android apps. Both have attractive, highly-visual interfaces that make them easy to use. But the apps are more limited than what you get using UberConference in a standard desktop browser. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe For example, unlike UberConference on the desktop, you can’t schedule a future conference call using the iPhone or Android apps. To start an immediate conference call, you select participants from your imported contacts. Unfortunately, if you have multiple phone numbers for one person, UberConference calls all the numbers simultaneously; I didn’t see any option to select just one of the numbers. People you calling will likely to be confused by this, especially if they’re not expecting the call—which, in my case, came from a 213-area-code number (my area code is 415). The free UberConference plan offers lots of valuable features, including call recordings that you can play or download as MP3 files using a browser, but not a mobile app. A Pro account ($10 monthly), adds a number of additional features, including the ability to get a dedicated conference call number with your own area code. UberConference isn’t the only free, Web-based conference calling service with corresponding smartphone apps. Between FreeConference Mobile for iOS, MobileDay for iOS and Android, and UberConference, you should be able to find one that suits your needs. And the prices sure are right. (Screen shot by Firespotter Labs) Related content feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 Quantum Computing Data and Information Security feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management opinion Four questions for a casino InfoSec director By Beth Kormanik Sep 21, 2023 3 mins Media and Entertainment Industry Events Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe