Tag: Voip
Fring expands its mobile VoIP service to Windows Mobile smartphones
The mobile operators don’t like it, but more and more companies are putting Voice over IP services on mobile phones. Fring has been doing it for a while, but the company has just announced that its application now works on all Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.0 devices. That’s about 300 smartphones and Pocket PCs, folks.
Interview: VoIP firm Jajah on T-Mobile investment and ad-funded VoIP prospects
Voice-over-IP firm Jajah is experimenting with advertising-funded models that could mean free telephony in the future. Although most VoIP services offer free calls now, they’re usually only to other users of that service, with calls to landlines or mobiles being charged – albeit at a lower rate than non-VoIP telephony.
Why can't PSP just focus on being a great gaming device?
Stuart Dredge writes…
We live in a convergance era. My phone plays music, my iPod runs games, my set-top box has a whirring hard drive, and my fridge spends half the day pissing about on YouTube rather than keeping my carrots cool. That’s progress, I guess.
fring launches mobile VoIP client for The Cloud users
From today, mobile users who can access The Cloud’s Wi-Fi hotspots will be able to make free mobile VoIP calls to a variety of messenger networks and fring users, thanks to a customised version of the fring mobile VoIP client.
This joint service, announced today by fring and The Cloud, lets users call and chat for free to users of fring, Skype, Google Talk, Windows Live Messenger, and SIP contacts, via The Cloud’s Wi-Fi network, as well as other Wi-Fi, 3G, and GPRS networks.
Orange and Vodafone block Skype and other VoIP services
Red Herring has reported that Vodafone and Orange has blocked customers from using Internet telephony services such as Skype over their networks. Phones are being shipped that have specifically had their VoIP capabilities disabled. One such phone is the Nokia…
Web 2.0 news: Google ditches Froogle, while mobile VoIP war turns nasty
Whaddya mean, what’s Froogle? Well, maybe that lack of recognition is one of the reasons why Google has chosen to rename its shopping price comparison service. It’ll now be known as simply Google Product Search. Froogle always sounded like a dance to me…
Cisco and Apple finally agree that both can use the iPhone name
In a move that is probably of greater benefit to Apple, Cisco have agreed to drop their iPhone trademark lawsuit, allowing both companies to use the name for their intended purposes. Both companies agree to drop any pending actions over…
Skype release version 2.5 for Mac with enhanced SMS and conferencing facilities
Skype have just released version 2.5 of their Internet commuication/VoIP software for Mac, and it offers improved features including cheap SMS calls and multi-user conference calls. It's been in beta since November last year, but now the creators obviously think…
LINDY introduce USB audio adapter for VoIP users
LINDY have introduced their USB 2.0 Audio Adapter which they're aiming at VoIP users who want to make and receive calls independently of their main sound system. Instead of having to switch between headsets and speakers, users can set up…
Turn your Nintendo DS into a VoIP phone
If I get my DS working at a Wi-Fi hotspot, chances are I'm going to be playing Mario Kart DS online (and losing, dammit). But how about using the DS to call people for free? Admittedly, Nintendo has yet to…
