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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 »

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 »

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 »

With eBay’s Skype users have the ability to communicate with others across the globe at little to no cost.  Now, Skype is providing Skype to Go with the ability to make outgoing national and international calls from both landlines and mobile phones. To access the service, users will be given… Continue Reading »

Nokia and Skype are working together to build in Skype on certain Nokia cell phones.  The Nseries will feature Skype and it will be built into the phone’s contact manager.  The first phone to feature Skype pre-installed will e the N97.  Nokia uses the Symbian S60 OS in its phones… Continue Reading »

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 »

Ooma recently introduced its Ooma Telo, the replacement for the Ooma Hub and Scout.  The Telo was at CES, but Ooma kept the actual handset behind glass.  Seeing it in person, the Telo looks like a pretty stylish phone.  When released, It will be sold in various bundles from $199… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Ooma Telo at CES 2009

Yesterday,  Google let loose their video chat to the masses.  If your account doesn’t have the option yet, Google promises within a day or so you will.  The new option for video is very simple and many users are wondering, how does this differ from other online video services like… Continue Reading »

I don’t know if any of you can remember the old 3D films where the glasses were given out at the start, but just the memory recalls feelings of nausea.  In fact it is these films that automatically put me off anything with ‘3D’ as a prefix.  However the “Novo… Continue Reading »

Today we’ve got a guest post by Scott McGrath.  Scott has worked in the IT industry as a consultant and Sysadmin for 12 years, and has enjoyed communications gadgets since he got his Fisher Price telephone at 2 years of age.  Like what he said?  Hate what he said?  Go… Continue Reading »