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TringMe Now Works with AOL/AIM

Well, it certainly didn't take long for someone to leverage AOL's Open Voice APIs featuring full SIP support. TringMe is apparently the 'first' out of the gate announcing support  to millions of AIM call-out users to make calls directly from...

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AOL Launches Open Voice APIs

Today, AOL will launch Open Voice APIs to enable developers to integrate the AIM Call Out Service into softphones and SIP-enabled devices. According to AOL, the APIs will "provide third-party developers and VoIP device manufacturers with open standards protocols that...

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AIM Call Out Update

Just to update my post from on Friday about AOL's new AIM Call Out. I read an email from an AOL representative late on Friday confirming that AOL AIM Call Out is "not yet publicly announced" but that a public...

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AIM Call Out Launches

A reader informed me a few days ago about AOL AIM Call Out asking me for my feedback on the VoIP quality and features of this product. I told him: I honestly haven't checked it out (AIM Call Out). AOL...

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EQO VoIP / IM client now supports Windows Mobile and Blackberry mobile phones

Remember my in-depth overview of EQO Communications and their mobile-to-VoIP (Skype), mobile-to-IM (GoogleTalk, AOL, Skype, etc.) and mobile-to-social communities software?Well, I had word last week that tomorrow EQO Communications will announce support for RIM Blackberry and Windows Mobile powered devices. ...

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Is Vonage the new AOL?

Smith on VoIP asks "Is 'Vonage' the new AOL?" by putting into context my Vonage promotion with Amazon post where a coworker of mine received a Vonage flyer along with Smith on VoIP receiving a Vonage flyer in his gas...

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Global IP Sound releases new iSAC 2.0 codec

Global IP Sound (GIPS) today announced the availability of version 2.0 of its iSAC codec.  iSAC 2.0 is now optimized for use in hardware devices. This solution allows the makers of IP phones, gateways and chipsets to deliver products that...

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AOL TotalTalk is no more

Aswath noticed that it appearred AOL was cancelling their TotalTalk service. When you go to www.totaltalk.com you are greeted with this message: "We are very sorry to inform you AOL® Enhanced Services ("AOL ES") has decided to discontinue offering the...

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AOL AIM Phoneline offers free inbound calling

George Ou over at ZDNet points out that AOL AIM PhoneLine is now offering free inbound calling. With Skype offering free SkypeOut calling, Globe7 offering pseudo-free PSTN dialing by earning credits watching videos, Jajah offers free worldwide dialing, and several...

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Covad offers Unlimited VoIP minutes plan for businesses

Yesterday, Covad unveiled that customers using its PBXi and PBXi Plus business-class Voice over IP (VoIP) offerings will now have unlimited domestic monthly minutes. I wanted to blog about this yesterday, but wanted more information. I asked Covad more specifics...

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MapQuest Is Coming to a Cell Phone Near You ...

How about getting MapQuest on your cell phone when you're lost and won't ask anybody for directions? Seems AOL is planning MapQuest Navigator, a mobile service in partnership with Telmap that will enable drivers and pedestrians to access GPS, turn-by-turn and voice-guided...

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Google Buys into AOL

How about Google buying a small stake -- 5% -- of AOL? Not all that long ago, the great merger of AOL and Time Warner was going to rock the industry; about the only thing that got rocked was the...

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Microsoft MSN lowers Internet dial-up price

AOL recently announced a price hike in their dial-up Internet service. Microsoft is responding with a new price promotion for their MSN Dial-Up Internet access service aimed at AOL users that don't want to pay AOL's high dial-up costs.. According...

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AOL Open AIM to enable plugins and mashups

Holy moly! AOL is opening up their AIM client! Wow... It's about frickin' time is alll I have to say. While they are enabling developers to tie into their AIM client, it's unclear if this will enable interoperability with other...

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AOL and Yahoo to tax email

According to the AP, Yahoo Inc. and America Online, plan to introduce a service that would charge senders a fee to route their e-mail directly to a user's mailbox without first passing through junk mail filters.The AP states, "The fees,...

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AOL and IBM Sametime IM clients federate

Looks like my prediction that in 2006 that IM clients will interoperate is coming true. AOL today announced that it has formed a relationship with IBM to connect their instant messaging communities. The popular enterprise IM client, IBM Lotus Sametime...

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Search Me: Now Video Search Goes Mainstream

Video search -- just what we needed!Not too surprising to find the big players in search (Google, Yahoo!) now looking at video; makes sense with all of the video and visual programming and files we now have crammed into our...

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AOL & Google deal a nightmare for Microsoft?

The ink isn't even dry from Google's 5% $1 billion stake in AOL and yet some are claiming Bill Gates is still wiping his tears from losing the battle for AOL to Microsoft's arch nemesis, namely Google. America Online parent...

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AOL’s Internet Indie Video Programming

My scorecard on what each of the major telecom, wireless and entertainment companies actually offer their customers gets more confusing every day.Earlier this week, AOL joined start-up Brightcove to offer web video distribution to almost any video content producer to...

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AOL Goes To the Pods

It seems like if you blink, you miss another deal between online and content providers.  Not wanting to miss the bandwagon, AOL has announced a deal with Time Warner to offer "vintage" shows, such as "Wonder Woman" and "Kung Fu," over the Internet for...

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AOL Hi-Q DVD video format downloads

Nearly half of online consumers are watching video online, according to Forrester Research, and AOL.com is the first portal to introduce a trial for a new “AOL Hi-Q” high quality video format. The AOL.com trial will initially offer more than...

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AOL IM and VoIP Survey

Some interesting survey stats to share from AOL's IM survey that also includes some VoIP statistics. Interestingly, 20 percent say they currently enjoy, or would like to try, making live voice calls to other computers, landlines and cell phones directly...

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AOL promotes AIM Triton

AOL is rolling out a multi-faceted advertising campaign for the new AIM Triton service. AOL is targeting folks aged 13 - 25 through online, print, indoor and outdoor placements (with a heavy focus on college campuses as well as sites...

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Google and Comcast want AOL

From Greg's blog titled Google, Comcast & AOL??? Oh my.This just crossed the wire. Oh my.These are interesting times indeed.Google Inc. and Comcast Corp. are in "serious discussions" to buy a minority stake in Time Warner's America Online, a source...

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AOL offers presence to bloggers

AOL seems to have its sights set on the blogosphere. After the news today of AOL purchasing Weblogs, Inc, AOL is now offering online presence capability for its millions of AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) users to be use in conjunction...

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Wow, AOL buying Weblogs, Inc

AOL is buying Weblogs, Inc. a popular blog hosting website that includes the ever-popular Engadget site. There is just something wrong about a huge behemoth buying blogs which are typically written by passionate, independent writers. Well, it could have worse,...

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SIP AV Software Development Kit (SIP AV SDK)

In my AOL TotalTalk blog entry I wondered if AOL was using Pingtel's open-source softphone. I wrote:I am going to assume that similar to Earthlink's Vling, AOL is using Pingtel's open-source SIP-based softphone client. Let me break out my HEX...

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AOL Wireless

AOL is breaking into the wireless space via their Wildseed, Ltd. acquisition, a provider of advanced wireless technologies and is also forming an expanded AOL Wireless division. It's an innovative technology that uses a small chip embedded on a SmartSkin...

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AOL and Plaxo

AOL and Plaxo are joining forces to make it easier to find your contacts. I personally get annoyed by all the Plaxo emails I get asking me to update my contact information. I get at least one or two a...

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AOL's new Converged Communications Client

AOL is starting from scratch in building their next converged IM/voice/video software client. In reading the AP news it appears it will be easy to add on additional modules. Say goodbye AIM! Perhaps they will follow the Firefox model and...

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AOL and Dial-Up VoIP Update

Update to my AOL and Dial-UP VoIP blog entry: A source told me that AOL's plans are indeed for broadband not dial-up. Here's my take on it... First, AOL isn't a "true" broadband provider. In fact, they used to resell...