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EQO Mobile for Skype available for Mac operating system

EQO Communications today announced EQO Mobile for Skype for Mac users. EQO Mobile lets users make and receive Skype calls, exchange Instant Messages, and view presence information about their buddies over the Skype network from more than 45 different phone... Full Story

Posted on April 13, 2006 6:01 PM

VoIP on Treo 650 and Motorola ROKR, SLVR, and RAZR

EQO Communications, developer of presence-enabled calling and instant messaging solutions and services, today announced EQO Mobile for Skype on the popular Palm TREO 650 and Motorola ROKR, SLVR, and RAZR handsets. EQO actually has been calling me for the... Full Story

Posted on April 7, 2006 7:35 AM

Andy's got the goods on the Streamcast vs. Skype lawsuit

Andy has the scoop on the Streamcast vs. 'Skype' lawsuit. I'm a little late to the party to discuss the lawsuit and its implications since I was working on some other stuff. At first glance, it would appear that this... Full Story

Posted on March 27, 2006 2:56 PM

Call USRobotics Tech Support using Skype

Some pretty cool news from USRobotics that lets you use Skype to directly call their Customer Support infrastructure. This saves USRobotics the cost of the toll-free number and it enables customers to get into the support queue much easier. Considering... Full Story

Posted on March 27, 2006 1:13 PM

Lycos Phone blows away Skype and Yahoo Messenger?

Lycos Phone is launching on Monday the Internet's first-ever "virtually" free VoIP integrated communications platform, combining IM, video chat, real-time video on demand streaming content (including IPTV channels), and an MP3 player. That first sentence certainly sounded marketing-speak didn't... Full Story

Posted on March 26, 2006 11:59 AM

Skylook 1.5 Skype software released

Skylook has a new version of their popular add-on for Skype that adds Outlook integration. I've been meaning to try it out myself for quite some time. One of the nicest things about Skylook is it will auto-answer your missed... Full Story

Posted on March 21, 2006 11:51 AM

Skype wishes you a Happy St. Patricks Day!

Check out this news from Skype and their celebration of St. Patrick's Day. Is it me or is Skype discounting on just about every holiday? Just recently they had a Valentine's Day special. Oh well. I can't complain any time... Full Story

Posted on March 17, 2006 12:29 AM

Skype vs. Vonage

CNet has an interesting Skype vs. Vonage comparison article. The graphic above is a six round battle between Skype and Vonage. Apparently, Vonage wins the battle. Personally, I think Skype and Vonage are two different animals with vastly different target... Full Story

Posted on March 9, 2006 12:56 PM

Skype is a real mover and shaker

Wow, Alexa's home page has a nice graph of Skype's soaring Alexa rankings as part of their Web Discovery special. Not sure if it will be there tomorrow, so let me copy some excerpts. Check out this quote: "Once again... Full Story

Posted on March 7, 2006 10:19 PM

Skype your favorite Hollywood Celebrity

Hey, you wanna talk to Penelope Cruz, Matthew McConaughey, Brooke Shields, or some other celebs? Well, according to the Share Skype blog, you can now. You actually have to outbid others for the privilege on eBay and it's for a... Full Story

Posted on February 27, 2006 2:20 PM

Free SkypeOut Day

Get your free SkypeOut minutes today! I just logged on and saw I could claim 10 free minutes as part of their Skype Gift Day. Didn't they just do a special offer on Valentine's Day too? ... Full Story

Posted on February 23, 2006 11:40 AM

Skype Offers More Payment Options and Local Currencies

Skype has some new payment options including the ability to pay in US Dollars via PayPal, Moneybookers and Click&Buy. Here's the news..Skype, the global Internet communications company, today announced new, convenient, global payment methods for customers to buy products from... Full Story

Posted on February 23, 2006 8:52 AM

SkypeIn comes to Japan

If you are from Japan, rejoice since the long anticipated arrival of SkypeIn to Japan has come! Today, Skype launched SkypeIn in Japan with Fusion, a carrier partner who supplies the Japanese numbers. This service was expected last Fall, so... Full Story

Posted on February 21, 2006 4:26 PM

IDT buys Net2Phone for $28.1 million

IDT said today it will buy VoIP provider Net2Phone Inc. for approximately $28.1 million and turn it into a privately held, wholly owned subsidiary. IDT's subsidiary, NTOP Acquisition Inc., will merge with Net2Phone, and keep the Net2Phone name and Net2Phone's... Full Story

Posted on February 17, 2006 12:12 PM

Mobile phone to Skype calls

Interesting bit of news I thought I'd share from iSkoot that lets you call your buddy list from your mobile phone without needing your PC. They claims it is the "first Mobile-Voice To Skype Network" but I think eqo... Full Story

Posted on February 14, 2006 1:49 PM

Microsoft and Skype announce new software for Windows mobile phones

Both Microsoft and Skype made announcments at 3GSM demonstrating their commitment to Windows mobile phone devices. First, Microsoft Office Communicator now has a mobile version that extends the reach of Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005's real-time collaboration features to... Full Story

Posted on February 14, 2006 9:29 AM

Skype wants to be my Valentine

Skype wants to be my Valentine. I feel so loved! :D  Skype's PR firm, sparkPR FEDEXed me two Skype headsets along with a mini CD containing the Skype software in two shrink-wrapped packages, as well as three mint candies with... Full Story

Posted on February 13, 2006 1:14 PM

Nokia 6136 dual mode phone

At the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Nokia unveiled the Nokia 6136 UMA device, which can switch seamlessly between GSM and WLAN networks, thus enabling users to make calls via the Internet. The UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) technology will enable... Full Story

Posted on February 13, 2006 12:26 PM

Skype 3GSM news including Skype Mobile on the HP hw6900

Some Skype news from the first day of 3GSM in Barcelona that a Skype PR representative shared with me. First, HP is announcing that the new HP iPAQ hw6900 supports Skype Mobile for Pocket PC. The hw6900 looks just like... Full Story

Posted on February 13, 2006 7:20 AM

SkypeWeb integrates Skype with websites

Skype has announced SkypeWeb, a feature that shows others your presence status on the Web and is being integrated into many Web sites and blogs enabling site users to talk for free and better manage communications. According to Skype, Bebo.com,... Full Story

Posted on February 9, 2006 6:11 AM

Intel dual-core + Skype = 10 person conference

Intel is working with Skype to add features to the Skype software with features exclusive to Intel's dual core processors. The collaboration has resulted in support for a 10-way conference calling optimized for the Intel dual core processors (Intel Centrino... Full Story

Posted on February 8, 2006 8:55 AM

SIP to Skype gateway breaks Skype's Great Wall of VoIP

Dal over at Asterisk VoIP News forwarded me an interesting link last week on a project he's been working on that creates a gateway between Skype and Asterisk or any SIP-based client. As most techies know, Skype uses a... Full Story

Posted on February 6, 2006 9:45 AM

eqo's Mobile-to-Skype buddy list solution

eqo (pronounced same as 'echo') came to TMC to pre-brief me on their mobile-to-Skype buddy list peer-to-peer (P2P) solution. Essentially, eqo acts as the "glue" betwen online communities such as LinkedIn, MySpaces, orkut, or Skype with mobile carriers such as... Full Story

Posted on February 5, 2006 11:59 PM

Skype, Google, Microsoft and Cisco all in one panel

The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland assembled quite the star-studded team of technology gurus and CEOs from Skype, Google, Microsoft, and Cisco to discuss IP communications. This included Microsoft's Bill Gates, Cisco's John Chambers, Google's Eric Schmidt and Skype/Ebay's... Full Story

Posted on February 3, 2006 5:46 PM

ZyXEL dual-mode GSM/WiFi phone

ZyXEL has a dual-mode GSM/WiFi handset phone coming out soon running Windows Mobile 5.0 and will feature a removable SIM card for use with any carrier that supports GSM. The real kicker is that it will also have Skype pre-installed... Full Story

Posted on February 1, 2006 6:12 AM