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Recently, Skype VP Dan Neary, the company's vice president for the Asia Pacific region, let slip that the VoIP company has decided to drop the development of an application for Microsoft's upcoming Windows Phone 7, and now an official statement on the matter emerged. The company does not say whether a solu... |
14 May 2010
10:15 GMT |
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The first beta of the upcoming Skype 5 for Windows is here to give you a taste of things to come. The headline feature in Skype 5 Beta 1 is the new group video-calling capability that enables up to five Skype users to chat at the same time with real-time video and audio. The call view was redesigned, laying more emph... |
14 May 2010
05:34 GMT |
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Those enthusiasts who might have hoped for Skype to be present on the upcoming Windows Phone 7 OS from Microsoft should reconsider their options. The Dan Neary, Asia Pacific vice president for Skype, said during an event in Sydney that the company had no plans on offering a software solution for the handsets powered... |
13 May 2010
10:44 GMT |
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Skype has put the entire eBay separation issue behind it and is now settling in to start ramping up revenue. It has just launched a number of new monthly subscription services offering voice minutes to landlines and mobile phones in a huge number of countries around the world. The new subscription plans are pretty va... |
5 May 2010
11:23 GMT |
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In a recent post on the official Skype blog, Jean-Jacques Sahel, the company’s European director of government & regulatory affairs, has shown his support for mobile Internet neutrality, as a response to the fact that more and more companies want to charge users for browsing the net when using mobile devices. A... |
24 April 2010
08:09 GMT |
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Google is making a big play in the voice-communication market, though you wouldn't know it from what the company has been saying so far. Google Voice, now with a few million users, is still in a private beta of sorts, but it has the potential to greatly disrupt the entire market. For it to succeed, though, it st... |
8 April 2010
03:37 GMT |
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Wireless carrier O2 UK does not seem to approve the launch of Skype for Symbian in the Ovi Store, a move announced by Nokia and Skype only a few days ago. It appears that the carrier sees the application as breaking the rules, through offering users the possibility of sending voice calls through data, and that it co... |
5 March 2010
09:29 GMT |
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Symbian mobile phone users are already able to enjoy the capabilities of Skype on their handsets, via a beta version of the software, which was released last year, but now they can enhance that experience by downloading the new Skype 1.0 available for Symbian-based devices. The solution can be enjoyed both on S... |
17 February 2010
09:56 GMT |
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Skype has posted a video in regards to a future update to its popular VoIP application, saying the company plans to enable it to work over 3G, on the iPad. Until recently, developers of applications like Fring could not offer this feature to their customers. However, Apple has finally unlocked VoIP over 3G in the iPh... |
4 February 2010
05:29 GMT |
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A recently published report from the research firm In-Stat shows that one of the technologies that should see a great boost within the following few years is VoIP, especially when it comes to US businesses. According to the report, VoIP is expected to reach around 79 percent of the businesses in the United States by... |
2 February 2010
16:41 GMT |
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Highly popular VoIP service Skype is said to be gaining even more traction among users worldwide. According to a recently published report from TeleGeography, a benchmark research service for the international long-distance telephony industry, Skype managed to account for no less than 12 percent of all international ... |
21 January 2010
01:55 GMT |
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Skype has settled a class-action lawsuit from customers who had their accounts credit expire due to inactivity, a practice they believed was illegal. Skype has denied any wrong-doing, but chose to settle out of court and pay back users who were deprived of their credit $4, with the entire sum amounting to $1.85 milli... |
15 January 2010
05:02 GMT |
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Microsoft has informed users of the latest iteration of its Windows client that they might come across issues when running VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) applications on their computers. According to the Redmond company, audio playback and capture applications can hang when used in combination with Windows 7. Th... |
12 January 2010
05:58 GMT |
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You can watch music videos on your laptop, watch an entire season of Lost on your desktop, even sports events are now online. The PC is taking over the TV in a big way, but for once the TV is going on the offensive and borrowing something from the computer. No, it's not Twitter, that has been done before , now ... |
6 January 2010
05:04 GMT |
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Nimbuzz, the popular mobile VoIP operator & social network aggregator, announced on Thursday that it included voice calls (VoIP) on the Android flavor of its application. According to the company, the addition of the new feature is meant to offer a complete solution to those who are already using the instant messagi... |
18 December 2009
07:01 GMT |
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Skype is finally able to breath easily and focus on the service, now that all its legal troubles are behind it. The company is doing alright in terms of revenue and great in terms of users, at around half a billion there's nothing to complain, but with increased competition, especially from Google, it's ti... |
11 December 2009
05:37 GMT |
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Long Term Evolution networking will likely become the next standard in wireless communication technology, as it is able to provide, on an all-IP platform, high-speed multimedia connectivity capabilities. ZyXEL is in no way ignorant of this fact and, not that long after releasing the MWR222 mobile wireless router, it ... |
9 December 2009
07:04 GMT |
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Google is getting ready for a big push with a full voice communications service in the works, but in the mean time it has to do a little housekeeping. Google Voice, one of Google's hottest products on the mobile front at the moment, came to be after the company acquired GrandCentral, a startup offering pretty m... |
23 November 2009
05:36 GMT |
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Skype has had its most tumultuous year yet, but all the problems are finally behind it and the company can focus on growth and revenue as opposed to lawsuits. eBay has announced that it has finalized the sale it first revealed several months ago and that Skype is now a separate private company, although eBay still re... |
20 November 2009
08:40 GMT |
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According to a recent report from market research firm In-Stat, smartphone OSes will enter a critical period, and the October 6 announcements from AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Palm, and Microsoft are the best-suited examples in this direction. Basically, the research firm suggests that the competition on the smartphone ma... |
12 October 2009
10:57 GMT |
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AT&T has issued an official report giving Apple the green light to enable VoIP iPhone apps to run on its wireless network. As iPhone users should know, VoIP applications on the iPhone were previously enabled for the Wi-Fi connectivity only. AT&T informed Apple Inc. as well as the FCC of its decision, according to the... |
7 October 2009
05:17 GMT |
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Despite mounting legal issues and the recent sale, Skype is moving ahead with plans to increase revenue. One area where it wants to generate more income is from business services and the company has just announced that its Skype for SIP offering is now supported by Cisco’s Unified Communications 500 Series for ... |
23 September 2009
10:41 GMT |
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A new version of Skype is available for Mac OS X users. Delivering improvements and enhanced compatibility with Snow Leopard, Skype version 2.8.0.722 also adds screen sharing (share what you’re seeing on your computer over a free call) and better sound and video. Skype uses the P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to... |
18 September 2009
03:59 GMT |
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A recently published study from ATLANTIC-ACM, entitled “U.S. Telecom Wired and Wireless Sizing and Share: 2009-2014,” shows that the consumer voice segment of the market will see a tremendous decline during the following years. According to the study, a number of around $16 billion consumers are expected ... |
17 September 2009
15:11 GMT |
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The Skype deal has managed to complicate itself so much that a reader can lose track of events as days go by. Times Online has reported that Skype's original founders, Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, have filed a copyright infringement claim at the District court of North Carolina, accusing eBay of sharing and... |
17 September 2009
06:41 GMT |
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With the new owners announced just last week, Skype is already starting to make changes, but that doesn't always mean they're for the better. In fact, the first move is to axe Skype's effort to create a third-party app environment that the Skype Extras Developer Program launched with much enthusiasm a ... |
12 September 2009
02:30 GMT |
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Skype, the popular VoIP app now available for iPhone too, has received an update delivering over a dozen enhancements and changes, including the ability to set up call forwarding from your iPhone. Skype is free to download and use on any iPhone or iPod touch model running iPhone OS 2.2 or later. According to the iTu... |
8 September 2009
05:27 GMT |
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Zer01 Mobile has formally launched its nationwide unlimited voice, data and Web mobile wireless service, meant to offer users the possibility to make voice calls, navigate on the Internet, send or receive text messages and view videos on their smartphones for only a small monthly fee. The company offers the new servi... |
2 July 2009
06:49 GMT |
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Skype is at its 1.1 release on iPhone and iPod touch, delivering new features like the ability to send SMS messages using Skype credit and voicemail support. The developers also managed to improve dialing help, while adding support for several new languages. Skype is a free download from the iTunes App Store. Accord... |
1 July 2009
09:58 GMT |
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The Netherlands-based Nimbuzz instant messaging and VOIP client has announced a new contest challenging graphic designers everywhere to come up with up to five new emoticons for the software. The contest opens today and will run until July 27. The winning entry will be included in an upcoming version of both the desk... |
30 June 2009
09:51 GMT |
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Truphone 3.0 is seeing its release on the second supported Apple handheld, the iPod touch. The company developing the software noted that the immense success garnered by the iPhone version of Truphone 3.0 made them “keen to follow-up as quickly as possible for all [...] iPod touch customers.” The Truphon... |
1 June 2009
08:31 GMT |
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Truphone launched today Truphone 3.0. The release is said to be a major upgrade to the mobile VoIP application for the iPhone, enhancing users’ instant-messaging and account-management experience, delivering a new standard for call quality. Read on for a few noteworthy additions, as well as for an inspiring sta... |
28 April 2009
09:35 GMT |
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Rumors that eBay is planning to sell Skype have been officially proven correct in the sense that the giant company indeed intends to separate from the popular calling service Skype, and the first step in this direction is an initial public offering (IPO) planned for the first half of next year – its exact date... |
16 April 2009
01:55 GMT |
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Recently, it has been revealed that the European founders of the most well-known VoIP service, namely Skype, are trying to become its rightful owners again by purchasing it back from eBay. The persons in question are Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, who have reportedly approached a number of private equity firms and... |
15 April 2009
01:59 GMT |
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According to a Skype blog post, the iPhone version of the application, that was recently released in the App Store, has been downloaded more than a million times. The free app allows users with a Skype account to place and receive free calls via the VoIP protocol. According to at least one report, Germany's Deut... |
3 April 2009
09:52 GMT |
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Skype Inc. has issued an official report announcing the immediate availability of a Skype client for iPhone and iPod touch. Available in the App Store as of today, the free application is supported on all iPhone models and the second generation iPod touch with a compatible headset and microphone, according to the app... |
31 March 2009
08:23 GMT |
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Skype has been released as a free download for iPhone and iPod touch users. The application + service allows users to call each other for free using the VoIP protocol, via WiFi, Edge, or GPRS. Surprisingly, iPhone OS 3.0 users can use AT&T's connection to place and receive calls over 3G.“Skype is free call... |
31 March 2009
03:26 GMT |
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A free Skype application for iPhone will finally be available to download from the iTunes App Store sometime on Tuesday, CNET news has confirmed after sitting down with the lead engineer working on the iPhone Skype client.“We got a chance to sit down with the application's principal engineer before the ann... |
30 March 2009
06:20 GMT |
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February 3rd, 2009 marks the day when Microsoft will launch Office Communications Server 2007 R2. The Redmond company has closed the pre-launch registration for the Virtual Launch Experience, which is scheduled to debut at 9:30am Pacific Time, and which will be kicked off with a LIVE Keynote hosted by Stephen Elop, p... |
3 February 2009
06:38 GMT |
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Skype COO Scott Durchslag has announced today, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, a new Lite version of Skype designed for Android phones, which offers users the possibility to make voice calling to other mobile devices or desktops that have Skype, yet it is unable to allow video calling. According to the... |
9 January 2009
04:00 GMT |
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The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued a warning about a vulnerability in the Asterisk open source telephony engine that can supposedly allow attackers to compromise legit VoIP servers and perform thousands of fake phone calls per hour. Digium, the company behind Asterisk, says the warning is... |
8 December 2008
05:38 GMT |
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Voxofon, a provider of VoIP services, has just announced the release of a mobile client for Android-powered phones that enables users to make cheap international phone calls.The application, which has run until now in beta, has been well received by the T-Mobile G1 handset owners, mainly because of its ease of use. A... |
11 November 2008
08:41 GMT |
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iSoftPhone, a VoIP telephony app for Mac that uses a virtual Internet phone, has been updated to include Voicemail support, third party application support, enhanced provider support and more.iSoftPhone is said to provide crystal clear voice quality, while the clean user interface makes it attractive and practical. A... |
24 October 2008
16:01 GMT |
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One year after Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates introduced Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, the Redmond company is ready to make the next step in the evolution of software-powered unified communications and VoIP. In this context, Microsoft is gearing up for the availability of an update to Office Communicati... |
14 October 2008
08:58 GMT |
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The moment many have been waiting for is finally here. fring, a WiFi-based VoIP app enabling even owners of an iPod touch to place calls and talk using Apple's new headset with a built-in mic, has been approved by Apple, and can now be acquired from the iTunes App Store. The application is free to download and u... |
6 October 2008
02:43 GMT |
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A poster on the fring community page claims to have caught a glimpse of fring's “official” announcement, saying the app that does VoIP over Wi-Fi is “now available on the iPhone App Store.” If true, Apple could be in the process of approving (or denying) the application's availabilit... |
30 September 2008
13:52 GMT |
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It has been confirmed that iPod touch boasts the necessary hardware to support VoIP calls. With the newly announced headphones from Apple, which ship with a built-in mic, iPod touch is good to go as a voice communications device.“With 5 wires connected to the Touch headphone jack (instead of 4 on the previous m... |
12 September 2008
04:10 GMT |
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iSoftPhone, a VoIP telephony app that uses a virtual internet phone for Mac OS X, and provides crystal clear voice quality and a neat user interface, has recently been updated to version 2.3. Xnet has added SMS support (by server), SMS and IM chat integrated with Address Book, presence showing, more privacy options a... |
17 July 2008
05:32 GMT |
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VoIP is a global application that became popular as a business tool and that, afterwards, was easily adopted by domestic users. While the American and European market for the program are expanding rapidly, the evolution of the Australian one is a bit delayed.The reasons for this vary from the lack of broadband in som... |
9 July 2008
05:32 GMT |
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Today, Rack-Soft released 4PSA VoipNow Hosted, a service especially designed for small and medium businesses and small ISPs. It was created to allow its users to use VoIP services, like integration with business software applications, to lower costs and increase mobility without the need of having special hardware or... |
8 July 2008
10:06 GMT |
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