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  • Pacific Region USOs to be equipped with Skype phones

    Internet based device designer and manufacturer IPEVO has announced that 18 USO centers across the Pacific Region will be equipped with its S0-10 Skype Desktop Phone and S0-Wi-Fi Phone for Skype devices. This will allow the over 890,000 troops and their families who use the centers to stay in touch with loved ones back home for free. Both devices work without the need for a computer. “The USO is excited to be able to connect…

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Skype IPO coming in 2010

by Shawn Ingram on Apr 15, 2009 at 11:13 AM

Imagine you’re the head of a large company with three different divisions.  Two of the divisions work extremely well together, while the third seems strange and out of place.  So you try to sell it, and nobody seems interested in buying, at least nobody with the money you want.  What… Continue Reading »

Gadgetell Review: IPEVO WiFi Phone for Skype

by Iyaz Akhtar on Apr 1, 2009 at 12:26 PM

So many of us are ditching our landlines for alternatives.  Using a cell phone is pretty standard.  However, you may want more minutes for a low cost.  Skype has some very reasonable pricing plans for unlimited calling.  If you use Skype for Skype to Skype calls or to outside lines,… Continue Reading »

Skype coming to iPhone/iPod touch tomorrow, BlackBerry in May

by Shawn Ingram on Mar 30, 2009 at 11:07 AM

Skype has been quite busy in the past few months.  The company released a new Windows version of the software in February with a lot of improvements.  It partnered with to bring the service to Android, Nokia, and Windows Mobile platforms.  There was even the announcement that the company would… Continue Reading »

Skype offers international corporate calling network

by Heather Wood on Mar 23, 2009 at 01:15 PM

Skype has announced today its plans to offer a service that connects all corporate telephone networks in a beta version.  The new product has been named Skype For SIP for Business and during beta testing calls will be priced at 2 cents per minute for the majority of global calls. … Continue Reading »

Get to know Google Voice: A walkthrough

by JG Mason on Mar 13, 2009 at 06:00 PM

Google’s put some serious investment into Google Voice and I am fired up about it.  I am a longtime user of GrandCentral and have come to love and hate it.  Here is a five minute walkthough (actual times may vary, but that is all on you) on how you can… Continue Reading »

Skype releases its audio codec for free

by Shawn Ingram on Mar 5, 2009 at 12:02 PM

There’s a pretty good chance that if you use VoIP, you’re probably using Skype.  With 405 million registered users, it’s quite the popular client.  With the new 4.0 release I’m told the voice quality is a lot better (being on Mac, I’m using the Mac 2.8 beta, and it’s not… Continue Reading »

Every phone in your home is a Skype phone

by JG Mason on Mar 5, 2009 at 10:14 AM

Yesterday, Xtreme Technology Corporation announced a new feature in their Xlink device: Xconnect.  While Xlink connects your cell phones to your home phones (allowing customers to use their cell line via their home phones), Xconnect allows you to use your home phones as Skype phones as well.  The software currently… Continue Reading »

Dolby goes mobile

by Jodie Andrefski on Feb 17, 2009 at 07:18 PM

We all know the name Dolby is generally synonymous for high quality sound.  Now, Dolby Labs just announced at the 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress details about a Media Generator.  Sounds pretty darn impressive doesn’t it? So what is this Media Generator?  It’s a “preprocessing and encoding solution for mobile… Continue Reading »

New Skype for Windows released

by Eric Brown on Feb 3, 2009 at 08:28 PM

The highly regarded VoIP, video, and IM service Skype has released a new version for Windows.  Considering the 14.5 million online as I write this, I’m sure that the new interface and features will please the masses. Skype 4.0 offers video calls, improved peripheral hardware setup, and improved call quality. … Continue Reading »

Forget 3G.  4G with VoIP is coming

by Eric Brown on Jan 26, 2009 at 01:14 PM

Considering the hype about 3G networks, particularly surrounding the iPhone, it’s surprising to hear about a push for 4G that is picking up speed.  The gain is largely due to the implementation of VoIP.  With 300,000 Vo4G subscribers already, it’s moving in the right direction. VoIP stands for Voice over… Continue Reading »

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