Neowin News Feed for: Voip

European mobile operator to charge extra for VoIP

Andy Weir — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:21:10 +0100

With a flick of its middle finger to the concept of net neutrality, one of Europe's largest mobile network operators will shortly beginning charging its customers to use VoIP services. Read more...

National Security Agency develops its own secure Android phone

Andy Weir — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:48:32 +0000

The NSA has developed an ultra-secure Android smartphone known as the 'Fishbowl', with its own locked-down app store. Built with off-the-shelf kit, it's intended to offer high security at low cost. Read more...

New Vonage mobile app takes on Skype

John Callaham — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:46:22 +0000

The broadband-based phone company Vonage has just released its first mobile app for iOS and Android devices, claiming that its international phone rates are 30 percent less than Skype. Read more...

Microsoft pushing operators to open up Skype access in UK

Andy Weir — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:10:27 +0000

As the UK's communications regulator criticises mobile operators for 'stifling innovation' in blocking access to VoIP services, Skype plans to lean more heavily on carriers to open up their networks. Read more...

Microsoft patent could use Skype to eavesdrop

Stefano Elia — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:46:06 +0100

It has been reported on several news sites that Microsoft filed a patent back in December 2009, that involves the use of VoIP technology to silently record calls sent over a network. Given that Microsoft... Read more...

Report: Skype firing executives before Microsoft deal closes

John Callaham — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:31:12 +0100

While Skype's merger with Microsoft is not yet final it's getting close to becoming official. But before that happens it looks like the Internet phone company is firing some of its top executives. Bloomberg Businessweek... Read more...

Report: 19 percent of US adults have made Internet phone calls

John Callaham — Tue, 31 May 2011 18:15:27 +0100

While the rise of wireless phone services in the last decade is well documented, not as much attention has been made to the rise of the Internet for phone calls by users. Now a newly... Read more...

Rumour: VoIP calls coming to Facebook

Tom Dwyer — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:27:43 +0000

Earlier today something caught the eye of a Facebook user that would be sure to turn anyone’s head. It was a curious new little button that could be a result of the deal which Facebook... Read more...

Skype hits new record for active users

Matthew Jones — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:01:07 +0000

It appears last month's global outage did little to slow the growth of communications service Skype, with the service having hit a record 27 million simultaneous users yesterday. Gigaom spotted a tweet from Skype's official account... Read more...

Skype now available on Android, carrier-free

Tzvi Friedman — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:33:08 +0100

After a long wait, the Android faithful now have access to Skype’s mobile telephony network via their mobile phones. The release, detailed on the company's blog, features the company’s staple of free Skype-to-Skype phone calls... Read more...

Google Voice goes VoIP in Gmail

Benjamin Rubenstein — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:50:13 +0100

According to the reliable, yet unofficial, Google Operating System blog, Google is apparently testing a new feature in Gmail. As part of Gmail's chat program, Google has integrated Google Voice functionality. The new feature allows... Read more...

Skype to release group video chat and more

Benjamin Rubenstein — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:56:01 +0100

According to the Washington Post, Skype is planning a major improvement to its online calling and video chat service. Next week, the company will be rolling out the ability to do group video chats with... Read more...

Apple lifts 3G VoIP restrictions on the iPhone

Sam Symons — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:07:17 +0000

For a while now, consumers and developers alike have been somewhat annoyed with Apple's (or AT&T's) decision to ban VoIP calls over 3G when you're on an iPhone. It means that you have to be... Read more...

999 comes to VoIP

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:02:32 +0000

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Ofcom, the UK regulator, has decreed that VoIP services are going to have to connect 999 calls to the emergency services, though not until September 2008. VoIP services have been improving in quality and usability... Read more...

Dell Jumps Into VoIP With Microsoft, Nortel

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:47:22 +0100

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Dell is maneuvering to snag its piece of the VoIP pie by selling unified communications products from Microsoft and Nortel Networks. In a partnership unveiled Tuesday as part of the launch festivities surrounding Microsoft's entrance... Read more...

Microsoft's Gates: Say Goodbye to VoIP As You Know It

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:08:29 +0100

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Microsoft Tuesday stepped onto the VoIP stage with the rollout of its unified communications portfolio. In a keynote address at the San Francisco event, Chairman Bill Gates touted the benefits of software-based computing and the... Read more...

Microsoft Nears D-Day for VoIP Launch

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:12:46 +0100

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For all of the solution providers who've said they're taking a wait-and-see approach to Microsoft's impending unified communications blitz, the wait is almost over. Microsoft has been laying the groundwork for its march into the... Read more...

Outage of Skype's VoIP service appears to be over

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:45:55 +0100

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A log-in problem that shut many users out of Skype's popular VoIP service for nearly 14 hours appears to be over, but the company said more work remains to be done. At 3:53 a.m. GMT,... Read more...

Microsoft: Public Beta VoIP System for Businesses Coming

Slimy — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:48:54 +0000

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Microsoft plans to publicly release its beta Office Communications Server 2007 this month. Microsoft Business Division President Jeff Raikes made the announcement at the VoiceCon trade show in Orlando, signaling what could mark the beginning... Read more...

VoIP provider Comwave beats Apple, Cisco to IPhone trademark

dl0711 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:54:15 +0000

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Hold the phone Apple. Get in line Cisco. When it comes to Canada, it turns out Comwave Telecom Inc. has dibs on the IPhone brand name. The Toronto-based company has been marketing a voice-over-Internet services... Read more...