VoIP and Gadgets
Skype for SIP is Now Skype Connect
VoIP and Gadgets Today, Skype announced that Skype for SIP is changing its name to Skype Connect. Guess the techie name “SIP” isn’t exactly business-friendly, hence the name change. Today, they are also announcing that hat Skype Connect (formerly Skype for SIP) is officially out of beta. Topics: USA, VoIP, Skype
Google Testing VoIP Calling in Gmail
VoIP and Gadgets Gmail is already many user’s centralized communications portal – an always-open browser window. It offers access to our email, chat, contacts, calendar, documents, and soon it might add browser-based VoIP. According to CNET, Google has started testing Gmail-integrated VoIP, which would enable users to make phone calls directly from your browser. Topics: Google, [...]
Rupert Murdock Sues Skype for "Trademark Infringement"
VoIP and Gadgets Ridiculous news of the day! Rupert Murdoch of News Corp (FOX News) is suing Skype over trademark infringement. Apparently, Rupert’s BSkyB company is suing over trademark infringement for sharing 3 letters and a very common word with Skype – namely ‘sky’. What’s next? Trademarking 2 letters? Topics: telecoms, ISP, Satio, IPO, P1, [...]
Jailbreaking and Ripping DVDs Now Legal in One Fell Swoop!
VoIP and Gadgets The copyright overlords have shined brightly this day upon us jailbreakers, phone unlockers, and DVD rippers. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today won three exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) anti-circumvention provisions, which will bring a smile to those that enjoy the freedom to do with their legally owned iPhones [...]
Skype Reverse Engineered?
VoIP and Gadgets According to TechCrunch, someone named Sean O’Neill is claiming he reverse-engineered Skype, laying bare one of the most closely guarded secrets in VoIP Land. Has Skype’s Great Wall of VoIP been cracked? Topics: Skype, open source, VoIP
Amazon Website Outage
Voip and Gadgets Update: 6/29/09: Amazon is having ANOTHER major outage. The website starts to load, but does funky stuff with weird graphics. This is not the first major outage by Amazon, and certainly not the last. They had outages back in 2004, and a big one in 2008. Topics: ISP, outage, networking
Whistle Phone for iPhone & iPad Offers Free Calls
Voip and Gadgets Whistle Phone is a new VoIP application for the iPhone , iPad, and iPod touch which offers free calls anywhere in the U.S. The catch? Well, you have to listen to a ~15s long audio commercial before the call is connected. Topics: Apple, iPad, mobile VoIP, Whistle Phone, iPhone, AT&T
New Vonage Lite Calling Plan
Voip & Gadgets Blog Vonage today announced a new calling plan called Vonage Lite for $9.99 per month. It offers customers 200 minutes of residential calling (5 cents for each additional minute) to the US, Canada & Puerto Rico. Topics: Softphone, Vonage, VoIP, MagicJack
Verizon Wireless Outage Spreads Nationwide
Verizon Wireless customers are experiencing a 3G outage nationwide. Some have been able to rectify the issue by unplugging their battery and plugging it back in, while others are still having a complete outage – both voice and data. Topics: Verizon, outage, telecom, VoIP, carrier, wireless, mobile VoIP, broadband
Vonage Drops Price on Popular Vonage World Plan
Today, Vonage has launched a new promotion for Vonage World calling plan that allows new customers to sign up for $14.99 for the first 6 months with a one year agreement. Topics: mobile VoIP, Vonage, VoIP
GoToMeeting Suffers Outage
Noticed a problem with GoToMeeting yesterday and learned via Twitter they indeed had a service outage. GoToMeeting is used by thousands of businesses and probably millions of users to give sales demos, online training, and more. Topics: USA, outage, VoIP
What’s Wrong with Windows Phone 7?
So what’s wrong with Windows Phone 7, other than the stupid name? Topics: Windows Phone 7, VoIP, Google
VoIP in Google ChromeOS
I was curious if ChromeOS could run VoIP. Since Google’s ChromeOS has a Flash Player built-in, in theory it can run a Flash-based VoIP client. Topics: iPhone, Shoretel, Android, Skype, VoIP, Fring, Apple, Google Voice, Softphone, PSTN
Judge rejects AT&T Request to pull Verizon ad, AT&T Responds with Anti-Verizon Ad
A judge has rejected AT&T’s request to pull the Verizon 3G ad which compares Verizon’s 3G map footprint vs. AT&T’s 3G map footprint where AT&T’s 3G footprint looks downright pathetic. Topics: 3G, wireless, Verizon, AT&T, iPhone, Apple
Free Calling on Thanksgiving from TruPhone
Truphone is in a giving mood this holiday season, offering free calling on Thanksgiving. Only way to top that offer for Christmas is to pay you to make call on their network on December 25th. Now that would be sweet! Topics: 3G, telephone, VoIP, United States, Truphone
