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TU Me iOS app combines VOIP, text and social for free

, May 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

There's a lot of alternatives to traditional voice communication these days, but part of the problem with them is that they're all in addition to your standard phone calls and text messages. The new TU Me app for iOS attempts to combine all your communications into a single hub, for free. It's an admirable goal, and one that's certain to get the attention of Skype and similar services, since calling other TU Me users over VOIP is free for the time being. Read The Full Story

Skype looking into IP address discovery method

, May 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

Skype has said today that it is investigating a method that can discover a user’s last known IP address when using the VOIP service. Information on how to unearth IP addresses was posted to Pastebin several days ago, which involved downloading a modified version of Skype 5.5 and enabling debug log file creation in the Windows registry settings. Read The Full Story

Skype for PS Vita arrives today

, Apr 24th 2012 Discuss [1]

Skype has announced a new version of its VoIP app for Sony's PS Vita, turning the gaming handheld into a portable internet phone over WiFi or 3G connections. Set to hit the PlayStation Store for US users today, and for Europe and Asia users tomorrow, the Skype app for Vita supports video calling as well as voice-only calls. Read The Full Story

Skype for Windows Phone drops beta but still half-baked

, Apr 23rd 2012 Discuss [6]

Skype for Windows Phone has grown up, dropped its "beta" label, and begun offering free VoIP calls to users of handsets like Nokia's Lumia 800 and 900. First released in preview form back in February, the full v1.0 app is a free download from the Windows Phone Marketplace, and supports video calling, contact management and lower-cost SkypeOut calls to landline and mobile numbers. Read The Full Story

Microsoft job listing points to Skype web app

, Apr 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

Microsoft purchased Skype for the tidy sum of $8.5 billion back in May 2011. Since then, not a lot has changed. Most people expected Microsoft to integrate Skype into Windows Phone, or at least provide a standalone app, but neither has come to fruition. What else is the software giant planning? As it turns out, they may be bringing full Skype access to a web browser near you. Read The Full Story

MetroPCS VoLTE delayed

, Mar 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

MetroPCS has been forced to delay its launch of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) until the second half of this year, having missed its original target of a functioning service in Q1 2012. Ed Chao, senior vice president of engineering and network operations did not give any specific reasons for the postponement when he confirmed the slipped schedule to FierceBroadbandWireless, but the carrier is expected to have at least one VoLTE device on the market before the year is out. Read The Full Story

Skype gets iPad Retina Display upgrade

, Mar 26th 2012 Discuss [1]

Skype for iPad has been updated to work with the new iPad's Retina Display graphics, though the video quality supported in the app itself still lags behind what many notebooks - including Apple's own MacBook Pro - can offer. The free VoIP and video calling app, now at version 3.8, is still limited by the quality of the new iPad's front-facing camera, which has been left unchanged from the iPad 2. That means it tops out at VGA quality, rather than 720p HD. Read The Full Story

Vonage Mobile app undercuts Skype by 30%

, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [3]

Vonage has cranked up its challenge to Skype, with a new Vonage Mobile app for iOS and Android that promises free app-to-app calls and 30-percent cheaper VoIP than its well-known rival. In fact, voice calls using the Vonage Mobile app are supposedly 70-percent less than "major mobile carriers" the company claims, with in-app payments to add credit. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone Skype app tipped for late-Feb launch

, Feb 3rd 2012 Discuss [6]

Microsoft is dogfooding its Windows Phone Skype app, it's suggested, with employees supposedly able to download a test version of the VoIP software to their smartphones ahead of a potential MWC 2012 debut. The much-anticipated app has been brought up to speed with Windows Phone's Metro UI, insiders tell The Verge, with a dual-column contacts grid, though no integration with the platform's People hub. Read The Full Story

Skype for Windows hits version 5.8 with new features

, Feb 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

If you use Skype a lot for business or play, Skype has announced that it has updated the Windows version of the software to 5.8. The new version has some interesting features, including a new group screen sharing feature. That screen sharing feature may be perfect for businesses that have employees scattered around the country or for geeks need to show parents how to work something on the computer. Read The Full Story

Verizon Voice-over LTE in two city trials, full 2013 US launch tipped

, Jan 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

Verizon is trialling Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) in two cities, with plans for a national roll-out of the 4G voice call support in early 2013, according to industry insiders. Northland Capital Markets analyst Catharine Trebnick spilled the roadmap in a note to investors, Lightreading reports, with the suggestion that a second, anonymous source had confirmed the timescale. Previously, Verizon had said it planned to launch VoLTE in the US sometime this year, having demonstrated the technology back in February 2011. Read The Full Story

Chrome browser gets WebRTC baked in for Skype challenge

, Jan 19th 2012 Discuss [1]

Google has released a dev-version of Chrome supporting WebRTC, the integrated real-time audio and video communications system that could see VoIP, video conferencing and even streaming gaming baked into the browser. "Instead of relying on custom, OS specific, proprietary plug-ins," the Chromium blog says of developers, "they can now easily build and maintain their apps using a few simple JavaScript APIs and have the browser do the heavy lifting." Read The Full Story
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