Archive for July, 2010

Skype And Fring At Video War?

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Skype And Fring At Video War http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
VoIP Watch is reporting (You can read more about the issue there) that Fring and Skype are at war. Both sides are sending accusations to each other and wonder where all these end. Fring says Skype blocked them and Skype tells us that Fring violated the API terms.
VoIP Watch.Snap [...]

Android Will Get A “Bing” Client Soon!

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Android Will Get A “Bing” Client  http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
Microsoft will release its first full-featured Bing search client for Android in the next six weeks, matching the search capabilities that Microsoft offers for the Bing for iPhone in iOS 4, Microsoft announced today. Microsofts  Bing client for the iPhone has been downloaded more than 4 million times.Microsoft [...]

Apple Buys Poly9, A Mapping Company.

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Apple Buys Poly9 http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
Apple has acquired its second mapping company, Poly9, the maker of the Poly9 Globe : ?a cross-browser, cross-platform 3D globe which does not require any download.? . It is a JavaScript-based 3D globe that runs within a browser. With hires imagery of major metropolitan areas were available with the software but [...]

Android 2.2 FROYO Or Android 2.1 with Sense on HTC HD2, On HTC HD2 : Take Your Pick

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Android 2.2 FROYO http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
For those who were wondering about HTC HD2s place in the current Android arena, some good news. You can have  Android 2.2 Froyo or Android 2.1 with Sense on their phones. There are some issues but I think those will be fixed soon.
Android 2.2 FROYO On HTC HD2 demo;
Here is Android [...]

Google Fiber for Communities Is Live

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Google Fiber for Communities http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/Google has just launched a site for providing information on it’s Fiber to home initiative. The experimental fiber-to-home network aims to improve the broadband. I think as with many ISPs that is really need to be done. AT&T had the same copper wire and the wiring closets for last 15 years. [...]

TechCrunch art frames the Fring/Skype fight

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Sometimes art frames a story. Here’s how a TechCrunch artist framed Skype telling Fring to stop its Skype gateway.
Here’s how Fring probably feels about it.
Continue Reading–5 words totally [...]
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Skype is sitting out the web?s identity war

Friday, July 9th, 2010

More than 500 million people have Skype names but they only use them to sign in to Skype. Meanwhile Facebook, Google, Twitter, Yahoo!, MySpace and LinkedIn provide portable identity to their customers. The chart is courtesy of a Gigya.com report on multiple identity services.
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Cisco releases new tablet called Cisco Home Energy Controller for smart home market

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

 Tablets or just gadgets in the broad sense that do our work is finally coming close to being a reality especially with the Cisco tablet that has been released recently. Seated at just one single area of the house, the tablet provides the user with complete control of all the other utility items in the [...]

Wine For GigaOM?

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Wine For GigaOM? http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
“dark color, full bodied, spicy on the attack and smooth all the way through…..”
Yes the perfect blend to SIP ! while catching up with GigaOM’s gigasite(s). Happy 4th anniversary GigaOM
Andy from VoIP Watch has done it again.
You can see the whole bottle at;
 The Official Wine of GigaOmSnap Voip
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DoT wants Skype to open surveillance of Indian users

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Skype has been flexible on privacy when it comes to major markets. Skype’s China software, distributed through a TOM-Skype joint venture, censors text chats and enables government monitoring. Skype mobile for Verizon Wireless in the US is CALEA compliant, offering contact and call records and live intercepts to American law enforcement and intelligence agencies. India’s [...]