Wi-Fi Skype phones to connect this month
20 Jul 2006
Edge-Core joins Netgear, D-link, Linksys etc
Taiwan's Edge-Core will ship its first Wi-Fi phone with on-board Skype software at the end of the month, the company said today. The gadget uses Wi-Fi's Wireless Multimedia (WMM) add-on technology to enhance call quality.
VoIP goes wireless
17 Jul 2006
Chucks out the PC in favour of mobiles
Innovative Jajah uses PCs for internet phone calls - but only to set up the calls. They then connect two landline or mobile phones together to chat over the IP network. Now, the company has revealed it's going one step further, and will use a Java applet on the phone itself to set up the call.
Yahoo!, MSN chat interop steps out
04 Jul 2006
Baby talk
Yahoo! and Microsoft introduced new versions of their IM chat clients last month, and while flaky, show the first results of last October's interoperability agreement.
eBay.ie introduces 'Skype Me' function
28 Jun 2006
Haggle via VoIP
Buyers and sellers cruising the dedicated Irish eBay site can now haggle using Skype free internet voice calls and instant messaging service. Sellers will be able to include a "Skype Me" button on the eBay.ie listings page accessible to buyers.
Mobile VoIP firm complains about call blocking
20 Jun 2006
Part of an 'anti-VoIP compaign'
UK mobile VoIP minnow Mobiboo says two of the UK's leading cellcos have blocked calls to its new service.
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Verizon sues Vonage in VoIP patent spat
19 Jun 2006
Vonage 'to vigorously defend the lawsuit'
US telecoms giant Verizon is suing Vonage over alleged patent infringements, the broadband telephony service confirmed today.
Consumers to flock to VoIP
16 Jun 2006
All change
The traditional home phone number could become a thing of the past as more and more people opt for fixed-mobile services and VoIP.
Tiscali unveils VoIP service
16 Jun 2006
VoIPtastic
Tiscali, which recently clocked up one million broadband lines in the UK, has unveiled details of a new VoIP service.
eBay poised to stick Skype on site
14 Jun 2006
Probably won't get $2.6bn for it...
Online auctioneer eBay is to integrate Skype onto its website - and try and convince the world of the wisdom of its $2.6bn purchase.
Court says US gov can keep on snooping on VoIP calls
12 Jun 2006
Bush listens to Skype..
US courts ruled last week that authorities can continue tapping VoIP calls and that providers must give them access to their networks.
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