eBay parachutes ecommerce veteran into Skype hotseat
26 Feb 2008
Now make some money
eBay has dispatched one of its own to take the helm at Skype, in the hope he can go some way to justify its increasingly baffling multi-billion buck purchase of the profit-lite VoIP app.
UK's number one router open to VoIP hijacking
21 Jan 2008
BT Home Hub pwned (again)
Updated Principals of the ethical hacking outfit GNUCitizen say they have found a serious security bug in the BT Home Hub that could allow attackers to engage in identity theft and other types of fraud by hijacking calls routed over the internet.
FBI rings warnings over VoIP phishing cons
21 Jan 2008
'Alarming' rise in vishing
Fraudsters are turning to VoIP systems to craft more convincing phishing attacks. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) warned last week of an "alarming" rise in the volume of so-called vishing attacks targeting US financial institutions and consumers.
Skype blocks poison movie peril
18 Jan 2008
Video pwnd the radio star
Skype said it has blocked a bug that created a means for hackers to attack vulnerable Windows PCs using malicious video files.
2008 - the year VoIP gets hacked?
17 Jan 2008
The drawbacks of IP everywhere
With VoIP rapidly becoming a commodity feature in everything from TV set-top boxes to barcode scanners, Sipera's VIPER Lab predicts that 2008 will be the year it all goes pear-shaped - a prediction borne out by Cisco's first security fix of the year.
Motorola brings VoIP to the shop floor
17 Jan 2008
Barcode readers you can talk to
It's not just mobile phones that are getting more features than you can possibly use, Motorola's latest barcode scanner has a VoIP client built in to allow shelf-stackers to chat while they're working.
Broadcom hooks up with Trolltech for Linux VoIP
10 Jan 2008
Riding the LiMo
Days after Trolltech announced it had signed up with LiMo Foundation, after dropping out of the LiPS Forum last year, it has signed a deal with Broadcom to optimise its code for the chip vendor's VoIP hardware.
T-Mobile bundles Wi-Fi with Web 'n Walk
09 Jan 2008
Don't be using Voip though
T-Mobile customers signing up to Web 'n Walk Plus (or Max) will get free access to the operator's 39,000 hot spots from January. So for £12.50 a month users can get 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity, and be allowed to use instant messaging too...
US mobile hero Frontline Wireless goes titsup
08 Jan 2008
Only Google can save the airwaves
Frontline Wireless, the uber-startup that was poised to lay down a bid for a prime portion of the US wireless spectrum, now says it's "closed for business".
Cambridge University dials up VoIP
08 Jan 2008
17,000 users get 20,000 VoIP phones
BT and Cisco have landed a deal to provide VoIP connectivity to Cambridge University users, replacing their current telephone system which provides communications across 200 locations.