Archive for September, 2009

GIPS Looks at HD Voice

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Over at VoIP Planet, I published an article today looking at Global IP Solutions' new white paper entitled How to Select the Best Codec for HD Voice. The white paper examines the strengths of the …
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Verizon Hub to Add an App Store

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Reuters' Sinead Carew reports this week that the Verizon Hub is getting an app store.
“The Verizon Hub, a new kind of home phone with some Web add-ons like weather and traffic reports, will s…
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Skype's Founders Want Their Company Back

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

The New York Times' Brad Stone today broke the news that Skype's founders are eager to buy the company back from current owner eBay.
“Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, the founders of Sky…
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Zer01 Announces $69.99 Unlimited Voice and Data Plan

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

At CTIA Wireless today, VoIP-based mobile operator Zer01 Mobile announced plans to launch nationwide on July 1st of this year with its $69.99 'True' unlimited voice and data plan.
According to…
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No Skype App for the Palm Pre

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

According to GigaOM's Jennifer Martinez, Skype unfortunately has no plans (for now, at least) to jump on the Palm Pre bandwagon.
“When Skype launched its mobile app on the iTunes App store in…
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Sipgate vs. Skype

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

voip provider sipgate launched in the U.S. this week, with the intention of competing directly with landline telephone services – and with Skype.
“Sipgate, which has operated a successful VoIP bu…
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BroadSoft and Acme Packet Enhance Joint SIP Trunking Solution

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

I published an article today at VoIP Planet looking at BroadSoft and Acme Packet's recent announcement of a series of enhancements to their joint SIP trunking solution for large enterprise custome…
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Oprah Hearts Skype

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Oprah dedicated her show today to singing the praises of Skype.
“On the show, titled 'Where the Skype Are You?,' Winfrey conducts video chats – via Skype – with people in weird places,&qu…
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Skype Updates Windows, iPhone, Windows Mobile Clients

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Skype recently released a series of significant updates – Skype 3.0 for Windows Mobile, Skype 1.1 for the iPhone, and Skype 4.1 for Windows.
“[The] release of version 3.0 for Windows Mobile shoul…
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O2 to Launch Toshiba TG01 with Nimbuzz Pre-Installed

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Nimbuzz recently announced that O2 is launching the Toshiba TG01 handset throughout Germany with Nimbuzz software pre-installed.
“The TG01 employs a 1GHz Snapdragon chipset and it has a 4.1-inch …
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