Official: BlackBerry gets Wi-Fi, VoIP
18 Jul 2007
32GB memory card support too
The rumours were true. Research In Motion (RIM) has officially confirmed its development of the BlackBerry 8820, the first handset in its history to feature built-in Wi-Fi connectivity. It also supports Micro SDHC memory cards.
Nokia swallows Skype on tablet deal
11 Jul 2007
N800 model coughs up wireless calls
Nokia has made Skype telephone services available via its N800 internet tablet.
ASA slaps Vonage over price comparison ads
04 Jul 2007
Unfair to BT
VoIP provider Vonage unfairly compared its own prices to BT's in regional newspaper adverts, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.
Mobile industry group leaps into VoIP debate
28 Jun 2007
Industry body calls for customer awareness
The Open Mobile Terminal Alliance, a mobile-phone industry body which counts Orange, Vodafone, T-Mobile and 3 amongst its membership, has published guidance for network operators and handset manufacturers on provisioning and maintaining VoIP settings on new handsets.
Appeal judge moots 'middle ground' in Vonage patent flap
25 Jun 2007
Asks if provisions for 'workaround' are appropriate
The black clouds that for the last three months have been hanging over VOIP service provider Vonage parted ever so slightly today, allowing through the tiniest sliver of sunshine as a federal appeals judge raised the possibility of a compromise in its patent war with Verizon.
Skype goes out to mobile phones
11 Jun 2007
Assuming you know who you're going to call
Skype Pro customers can now make international calls from their mobiles or any other phone at Skype Out rates, provided they've pre-registered the numbers they want to call.
Vodafone says VoIP is 'expensive' and 'unsafe'
07 Jun 2007
Shhh, don't tell the terrorists
Vodafone is telling customers that VoIP services are insecure - even as Sky News is reporting that VoIP calls threaten our war on terror because such calls can't be intercepted.
ooVoo readies six-way Jetson chat client
06 Jun 2007
Analysts suffering from video latency
Add another to the long list of free video-chat clients. With its new software, due to officially launch on June 11, startup ooVoo is entering a market that already includes AOL, Apple, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Skype, and a handful of smaller names. The difference? The ooVoo client focuses on multi-person video calls, allowing for face-to-face chat across six different locations.
T-Mobile internet biz buys a slice of VoIP action
29 May 2007
Jajah completes big name backer roster
Jajah, the Austro-Californian VoIP outfit we profiled last week, has announced that the mystery second investor in its third funding round is Deutsche Telekom (DT).
Skype worm leaps onto MSN
24 May 2007
IM in peril
Malware miscreants have created the first worm targeting Skype that's also capable over other instant messaging networks, such as MSN and ICQ.