Skype worth dropped…
eBay, the owners of Skype, have claimed that the VoIP service is worth a whopping $2 billion…that’s great for Skype of course, being worth billions - but when you think eBay paid $2.6 billion for the VoIP provider only 4 years ago then the whole deal doesn’t look so good for eBay after [...]
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The VoIP War - Skype vs. The Telecom Giants: What you need to know…
Posted by Alex in April 6th 2009
Let’s fight…
There’s a war going on – on one side you have the VoIP giants Skype and on the other side you have the Goliath telecoms providers. The battleground is the mighty iPhone…but what is going on? It’s all a bit petty when you get into it.
The telecoms providers are fighting to disallow [...]
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Voice Over Internet Protocol - What is it?
Posted by Alex in March 11th 2009
Voice over Internet Protocol – What is it?
VoIP has really taken off over the past year or so and today in this difficult economic recession more and more business and individuals are turning to the technology due to its low rates and ease of use – but what exactly is it?
VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) [...]
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Australian business VoIP hacked - $120,000 bill
Posted by Alex in January 20th 2009
We would all like to think that VoIP telecommunications is going to take over as the future of telephones. However, a small business in Australia isn’t too keen on the service, as they have just received a bill for $120,000 after hackers cracked into their service and somehow managed to make 11,000 international calls [...]
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Truphone client for iPhone and iPod Touch supports Skype
Posted by Alex in January 7th 2009
Your iPhone is about to get a bit more capable as Truphone has launched a client that supports Skype. The client, developed for both the iPhone and the iPod Touch allows both Skype VoIP and messaging allowing the user to save a few pennies
“The introduction of Skype calling and instant messaging represents yet another [...]
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Skype 2.8 for Mac brings new features
Posted by Alex in January 6th 2009
Skype has announced that they will be releasing an updated Mac version of its software, kitted out with a whole load of extra new features. Version 2.8 for the Mac will give the user the opportunity to have a go at doing things never before done when combining a Mac and Skype, such as [...]
Skype create two new jobs as worrying times creep closer
Posted by Alex in December 11th 2008
Skype seems keen to hand out jobs recently as they have just created two new roles. Skype, the ever-popular VoIP client, has created Chief Officers for both Technology and Strategy, the positions being filled by Daniel Berg and Christopher S. Dean respectively. Each Officer will still be reporting to Josh Silverman, mind you, [...]
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China caught Censoring and Storing Messages on Skype
Posted by admin in October 6th 2008
China has been monitoring and censoring messages sent through the Skype internet service, researchers have found.
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VoIP But Not As We Know It!
Posted by admin in April 28th 2008
While it will come as no surprise to see that Skype has launched its own VoIP beta for mobile phones (some 50 models in total), many are surprised that it has taken so long to get around to it. So what is happening, what will it cost you and when will it be available?
What [...]
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