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‘VoIP’ Stories

Ooma Bluetooth Adapter pushes home VoIP to your cellphone

Chris Davies, May 25th 2010 Discuss [3]

Ooma would love for you to ditch your landline and go with their VoIP system, and to try to seal the deal they're now allowing subscribers to use their cellphones and Bluetooth headsets with the Ooma system. The new Ooma Bluetooth Adapter slots into the Ooma Telo base-station and then you pair up to seven headsets or phones with it; when you get a call, every cellphone and headset rings, allowing you wireless freedom to take the call wherever you are in the house. Read The Full Story

Reviews

Plantronics Voyager PRO UC Review

Vincent Nguyen, May 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

Bluetooth headsets are mostly associated – literally, in fact – with cellphones, but there are plenty of people looking to go wireless with their computers for VoIP. Plantronics’ Voyager PRO UC looks like a regular headset but is designed to pair not only with your phone but your computer via a bundled USB dongle, and to maintain those connections simultaneously. Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Skype’s Upcoming Five Person Video Chat Will be Free to Start

Evan Selleck, May 5th 2010 Discuss [1]

Skype must realize that to stay on top of any kind of market, you need to keep adding features. After all, people get bored, and there's certainly a lot of different ways to call people online nowadays. Thankfully the company knows this, and that's why they've introduced a new group video chatting function, that's going to go into a public Beta starting next week. Read The Full Story

Panasonic TT-CC10W Skype webcam for HDTVs hits Japan

Chris Davies, Apr 20th 2010 Discuss [0]

It may look a little like Project Natal, but this lengthy webcam is actually Panasonic's Skype camera for their latest HDTVs. The Panasonic TY-CC10W is intended to use with select Viera models, bringing 720p HD video and active noise cancellation audio to the sets for straightforward video conversations. Read The Full Story

Caller ID spoofing outlawed by Congress

Shane McGlaun, Apr 16th 2010 Discuss [3]

Caller ID is one of those things that many of us both love and hate. It's great because if you are getting a call from that annoying neighbor down the street, you can skip it. However, it's bad at times if the caller ID isn’t who you think it is. There is nothing worse than picking up a sales call when the caller ID doesn’t tip you off. Read The Full Story

MeeGo details spill: UIs for netbook & smartphone, more

Chris Davies, Apr 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

Intel's developer conference kicked off in Beijing this week, and among the announcements there's talk of their MeeGo collaborative platform with Nokia. That includes some UI examples - for both netbooks, as seen here, and mobile devices, which you can see after the cut - together with feature lists and roadmaps. Nothing specific in terms of actual device releases, of course, but Intel have confirmed that MeeGo v1.1 should land in late October 2010. Read The Full Story

Sprint Airave v2 with VoIP & EVDO clears FCC

Chris Davies, Apr 6th 2010 Discuss [2]

Sprint's femtocell plans have been tipped by the FCC, with the company's latest model sneaking through ahead of its official debut. The new Sprint Airave differs from its predecessor by adding in EVDO support for higher speed data connectivity, together with throwing in a VoIP phone port, based on a femtocell design by Airvana. Read The Full Story

Skype for Symbian S60 slides into Nokia’s Ovi Store

Chris Davies, Mar 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

The latest version of Skype's mobile VoIP app for Symbian S60 devices (aka Symbian^1) has been added to the Nokia Ovi Store, making free calls over WiFi or 3G a slightly easier possibility for the millions of handset owners out there. In fact, there are over 200 million Nokia phones worldwide, and with the Skype app they'll be able to send SMS messages, share images and other files, use IM and of course make free or low-cost Skype calls. Read The Full Story

netTalk TK6000 hardware adapter provides for free phone calls

Shane McGlaun, Feb 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

There are lots of people looking to save money on phone bills by going with VoIP services like magicJack. With magicJack's reputation hurt by the loss of a defamation case it filed against a tech site, some may be looking for an alternative service. netTalk is a competitor with a service very similar to magicJack and the company has a hardware device called the TK6000. Read The Full Story

Skype pull Windows Mobile VoIP app

Chris Davies, Feb 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

Skype have pulled support for Windows Mobile, leaving only iPhone and Symbian versions of their mobile VoIP app. According to Skype's FAQ on the subject, the company "felt that Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Mobile were not offering the best possible Skype experience"; there are also hints that Skype may be planning a new version to replace it, however. Read The Full Story

MagicJack lose defamation case, charged $50,000

Chris Davies, Feb 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

One of the more controversial products we've written about - certainly one which provokes the most argument among commenters - is the MagicJack VoIP adapter. Thanks to regular cable TV adverts, a "too good to be true" confusion about the service and an outspoken CEO, the company regularly find themselves the subject of debate. That debate flipped over into a legal battle, however, when Boing Boing critiqued the MagicJack EULA; the VoIP firm decided they didn't like the accusations that they would use call information to target customers with adverts, took Boing Boing to court, and ended up having to pay $50,000 in damages. Read The Full Story

iCall VoIP now available over 3G on iPhone/iPod Touch, possibly on iPad?

Paul Fang, Jan 28th 2010 Discuss [4]

An update to the iPhone developer SDK now enables Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users to make VoIP calls over cellular networks. The application, dubbed iCall, is the only one in the Apple App Store at this current moment that can allow for VoIP over 3G connections. Read The Full Story