Netgear to ship Wi-Fi Skype phone next month
13 Sep 2006
US pre-orders being fulfilled now, though
Netgear has finally begun shipping its anticipated Wi-Fi enabled wireless Skype handset to North American buyers and will be reaching consumers in Europe and Asia next month, the company said today. The handset, the SPH101, was originally expected to ship in June this year.
UK outfit offers mobile Voip hook-up
07 Sep 2006
Just need a PC and Bluetooth...
UK-based ROK Mobile Communications has developed a VoIP application that uses your mobile telephone like a Bluetooth headset to connect to the company's network.
Pipex snaps up Toucan, Bulldog
07 Sep 2006
Tripletastic
Pipex has indulged in a little zoological shopping spree, snapping up Toucan and Bulldog for £24m and £12m respectively. The company says the acquisitions take its customer base to 1.14m, and its number of broadband subscribers to 570,000.
Linksys ships Wi-Fi VoIP phone in Europe
01 Sep 2006
WIP330 crosses the pond
IFA 06 Linksys has at last launched its WIP330 802.11b/g Wi-Fi-connected VoIP phone in Europe - the company's first wireless handset to made available to buyers over here - after announcing the device at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin this morning.
eBay dials Google for 'click-to-call' advertising
29 Aug 2006
Giants team up for high-tech QVC
Google will give eBay a taste of its lucrative advertising business when the two companies team up to plaster the online auction site with advertising from early 2007.
Fugitive CEO tracked down to Sri Lanka after Skype call
25 Aug 2006
Ceylon so long
A hi-tech chief executive turned fugitive has been tracked down in Sri Lanka by a private investigator after 10 days on the lam.
US Robotics ships Skype-ready USB handset pair
15 Aug 2006
One with a screen, one without
US Robotics has begun shipping a pair of USB-connected Skype handsets, one with a screen, the other without, but at least they're a tad more stylish than most add-ons for the popular VoIP app.
Logitech launches wireless Skype phone
14 Aug 2006
Array-mic speakerphone too
Mouse maker Logitech has hopped on the VoIP bandwagon with a phone-style cordless handset capable of connecting to its host computer from almost anywhere in the house. It's got a colour display and it's set to work with Skype. The company also unveiled today a PC-connected speakerphone and a Bluetooth headset for phones.
VoIP Hacking Exposed
03 Aug 2006
Calling up exploits
Businesses who switch over to internet telephony systems in a bid to slash telephony costs have been warned to guard against hacking attacks.
Skype ships more 'Mac-specific' VoIP app for OS X
25 Jul 2006
Video conferencing available separately
Updated Skype has posted version 1.5 of its VoIP client for Mac OS X. It's a pre-release test version and while Skype said the software was now even more Mac friendly than before, the OS X incarnation is still lagging some way behind the Windows release.