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Skype Outage Problem Yesterday
I received word from various sources that Skype was having problems yesterday morning. So while in the press room at ITEXPO I fired up Skype, sign-ed in and was able to use it. Hmm. No problem here. I let it... Full Story
Posted on January 22, 2010 11:49 AM
FREETALK Connect Alliance Formed at IT EXPO 2010
Andy Abramson (aka Mr. Harem of VoIP/Communications clients) told me that the new FREETALK Connect Alliance formed at ITEXPO has received a lot of interest from various companies looking to join in addition to the 14 charter members that have... Full Story
Posted on January 21, 2010 12:32 PM
FREETALK Partners With Jazinga To Create FREETALK Connect
In case you were wondering how FREETALK Connect came about, it's a collaboration effort between Jazinga and FREETALK. Jazinga was launched in September 2008 as an easy 15-minute IP-PBX install that is also easy to manage. FREETALK creates a few... Full Story
Posted on January 21, 2010 9:36 AM
FREETALK Connect Unveiled at ITEXPO
So much news coming out of ITEXPO that I missed some interesting news from yesterday. One bit of news worth sharing is from In Store Solutions which introduced FREETALK Connect, a communications platform that enables Skype calling for SMBs. Using... Full Story
Posted on January 21, 2010 8:52 AM
Calliflower Adds Skype Calling
At ITEXPO Iotum announced their Calliflower hosted conferencing and collaboration platform added support for Skype calling. Calliflower, a web-based conferencing and collaboration platform can now be reached from any Skype-enabled PC or phone as well as from traditional PSTN phones.... Full Story
Posted on January 21, 2010 12:00 AM
Skype Brings 720p to HDTVs and PCs
Skype today introduced a high-definition (HD) video calling service that will work on computers and televisions. The newest version Skype 4.2 Beta for Windows, supports 720p video calling in a 1280x720 pixel resolution at 30 frames per second. The... Full Story
Posted on January 5, 2010 10:28 AM
Google Voice VoIP in 2010?
eWeek has an interesting interview with Google's Vice President of Product Management Bradley Horowitz where Bradley said he was very enthusiastic about Google's acquisition of Gizmo5, a company that unlike Skype adopted the industry SIP standard. Gizmo5 brings technological... Full Story
Posted on December 30, 2009 2:49 PM
Cool Skype for SIP Upgrades, Enhanced Inbound Routing and more
Some important news for Skype for SIP beta "open" users I thought I'd share. Just last week Skype announced going from closed "beta" to "open" to the public, and now today they're adding some cool new Skype for SIP features.Once... Full Story
Posted on December 9, 2009 11:21 AM
Nimbuzz for Blackberry Launches
Nimbuzz today launched their social networking, IM, and VoIP app for the Blackberry. Although it doesn't support VoIP. It works on multiple IM networks including Skype IM as well as online chat support for MSN, GoogleTalk, Yahoo!, Facebook &... Full Story
Posted on December 3, 2009 3:43 PM
Rebtel Adds Skype Calling
Luca has an article today explaining how Rebtel just added Skype support. One capability this allows is for calls to your Rebtel phone number to be sent to your Skype username. In that scenario Rebtel takes the place of SkypeIn.... Full Story
Posted on December 3, 2009 2:07 PM
Skype for SIP Beta Now Open!
Skype today announced that their Skype for SIP beta program is now "open" to everyone. I was invited to their private beta to test it and have been pleased with the results so far. Though if you read my article... Full Story
Posted on December 2, 2009 11:11 AM
fring and Skype Video calls on your Mobile Phone
Just a week after fring released an Android version, fring has now announced video calls over your mobile phone's Internet connection. It supports both fring video calls and Skype video calls.Pretty cool to have a videoconference call using your cell... Full Story
Posted on November 25, 2009 10:49 AM
Nokia N900 Maemo 5 Bakes in Skype
The new Maemo 5 software in the Nokia N900 has some surprises, including Skype baked into the operating system. Sweet! This will allow you to make free calls using the uber-gadgety Nokia N900. What else is new? Well Maemo... Full Story
Posted on November 23, 2009 5:31 PM
VoIP in Google ChromeOS
Google released their ChromeOS operating system yesterday. So naturally, as a VoIP fan 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. The first... Full Story
Posted on November 20, 2009 9:24 AM
fring for Google Android Launches
fring is finally available for the Google Android. It's about time! One drawback though is that SIP and SkypeOut calls are not yet available on Droid devices. There's always a catch... In addition to Skype chat and Skype-to-Skype VoIP... Full Story
Posted on November 18, 2009 10:10 AM
New Skype for SIP Features Improve Business Functionality
In December, Skype will announce some new features for Skype for SIP (beta), which will make it more business-friendly. Skype for SIP, which is now part of Skype's Business Control Panel (BCP). Skype for SIP will support DID routing by... Full Story
Posted on November 9, 2009 11:12 AM
NimbuzzOut Launches
Nimbuzz, has entered the PSTN termination business with the announcement today of NimbuzzOut. I use Nimbuzz on my iPhone because it's a great aggregator of various VoIP, IM, and social services, including Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, Google... Full Story
Posted on November 9, 2009 11:09 AM
Mashup Google Wave, Skype, and Asterisk = Ultimate Coolness
Skype Journal wrote about one of the coolest mashups I've ever seen. Certainly one of the coolest VoIP mashups. Skype Journal explains PhoneFromHere Tim Panton's demo that he gave at Astricon where Tim mashes up Google Wave, Skype, Asterisk running... Full Story
Posted on November 5, 2009 2:10 PM
Skype Battle Nears End
Gigaom reports that there is a good chance that a resolution of the lawsuit between the Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis and eBay's Skype could be announced as soon as this week.According to Gigaom, a group of private... Full Story
Posted on November 4, 2009 10:53 AM
Skype Announces Open Source - Sort of...
Slashdot was abuzz with the news that Skype was going open source. Not so fast my friend. Have you not forgotten Skype founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis who now run JoltId are in a legal fight with Skype?Surely Skype... Full Story
Posted on November 3, 2009 2:41 PM
Ribbit Mobile Launches
Ribbit today announced the release of Ribbit Mobile, a free communication suite designed for mobile professionals who need to be able to easily manage all of their phone numbers, communication devices, and how & when they are contacted. Ribbit... Full Story
Posted on November 3, 2009 9:59 AM
Joost Sues Volpi for Attempting a Web-based Skype network
Maybe the end of Skype is not near? The plot thickens as Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, both founders of Joost and Joltid, today announced that they have filed a lawsuit against Mike Volpi, Joost's former president, CEO and chairman.... Full Story
Posted on September 18, 2009 5:37 PM
Skype Tops the IM Charts Surpassing Windows Live Messenger
According to the Skype blog, new data released by the exo.performance.network shows that Skype has eclipsed Windows Live Messenger as the #1 IM application. Skype just squeaked by with 17% vs. 16.7% for Windows Live Messenger. Nicely done Skype!... Full Story
Posted on September 18, 2009 2:37 PM
Is The End of Skype Near?
As you probably heard, Joltid has sued eBay and now the new consortium of buyers, over the P2P licensing rights used in Skype. Brad from the 'Twilight in the Valley of the Nerds' blog emailed me to say he... Full Story
Posted on September 18, 2009 11:25 AM
Skype Nixes Skype Extras
While everyone from Apple to Palm to Microsoft have built or are building an app store, it appears Skype is getting out of the app business. I read the news on Friday on CNet that Skype is pulling the plug... Full Story
Posted on September 14, 2009 9:08 AM
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