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When developers give carrier partners low priority, obscurity is the result

Om writes about X-PDA, a mobile VoIP client is that it can work with independent VoIP services such as Vonage and Broadvoice.Developed by VoIP softphone solutions developer and provider Counterpath, this client is optimized for HP iPAQ rx1950 series (Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC) and HP iPAQ hx2004...

Tags: Software, Vonage, General

Blog posts 2007-04-23

X-Lite 3 (Windows)

CounterPath's X-Lite is a SIP based softphone. Based on the advanced architecture of eyeBeam 1.5, the new X-Lite is designed to showcase some of the feature rich capabilities available with our commercial softphone such as superior audio and video quality, zero-touch configuration, IM & Presence, and a comprehensive personal address...

Tags: Softphone, Address Book, Microsoft Windows, CounterPath Solutions, CounterPath, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Corporate Communications, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Networking

Software downloads 2006-06-09

Are SIPphone, CounterPath candidates for MySpace softphone?

According to the London-based Financial Times newspaper, News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch says that "voice services" will soon be introduced to youth-oriented social networking site MySpace. Looks like a two-month time frame from now until this feature is enabled. I have written often about how this 47 million-member, and...

Tags: CounterPath, MySpace

Blog posts 2006-01-10

Yakety Yak

Yakety YakYak to Launch New VoIPYakforFREE goes live today, offering Free Voice and Video to members worldwide. www.yakforfree.comNew PDA-like telephone/Virtual VideoPhone takes less than 2 minutes to download and has tons of cool new features.Yak today announced partnership with CounterPath, bringing the service live...official launch date is Nov....

Tags: Corporate communications, Telephony, Business structures, VOIP, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, YakForFree, Yakety Yak, CounterPath

Discussion threads 2005-11-07

Additional Resources

New Bria softphone: addy book centered, not dialpad centered

VoIP softphone developer CounterPath Solutions has just rolled out what strikes me as a usability-enhancing new rev of its Bria interface.Bria 2.0's cool new features include:An address book-centered GUI instead of a dialpad GUI;Deskbar minimization, freeing up space;A multiple panel layout in which service providers can easily add interactive video...

Tags: Softphones

Blog posts 2007-05-24

Jon's Phone Tool 3.7.2 (Mac)

Jon's Phone Tool JPT is a versatile phone dialer for Macintosh.Apple provided you with a digital hub. With JPT you can finally add your phone to the party. And we're not just talking about your Bluetooth mobile (though that's a good start). Prefer to use your landline? OK. How about...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, AppleScript, Jon, JPT, Phone, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Telecom & Utilities, Web Development

Software downloads 2007-02-22

Gizmo's Robertson: new Gizmo 2.0 will "displace" ConnectPath, SJLabs softphones

SIPphone CEO and chairman Mike Robertson wrote me yesterday to tell me that Gizmo 2.0 is now live, and I should try it.I just have, and I like its attractive User Interface and general ease of use.But what's more interesting is something Mike told me.He views this build as...

Tags: Asterisk, Gizmo, Gizmo 2.0

Blog posts 2006-05-23

Next big thing: private label softphones for non-tech websites

Yesterday at the VoIP 2.0 IP Telephony Conference in Fort Lauderdale - wearing my ZDNet badge ever-proudly -I moderated a "VoIP Mobility Reality Check" panel.Over the next several days I will be seeding this blog with statements and insights offered via this panel, as well as some take-aways I obtained...

Tags: CounterPath Solutions Inc., VoIP

Blog posts 2006-01-27

Are SIPphone, CounterPath candidates for MySpace softphone?

Are SIPphone, CounterPath candidates for MySpace softphone?Web based ?I think that a web-based community and web-based services must be improved by a web-based VoIP environment, like this http://voice.repubblica.it (main italian newspaper!)This way, the web experience of the final user is really enriched.IMHO ;-)filostglophone for Myspace users releasedOn January 19th we...

Tags: Channel management, Telephony, VOIP, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Cellular phones, software, MySpace, softphone, Myspace User, SIPphone

Discussion threads 2006-01-12

My Ten "Converging World" Predictions for 2006

Well, it seems that everybody has been posting their top ten predictions for 2006. In the converging worlds I cover here, I foresee the fast-approaching New Year as one for new forms of competition, unprecedented cross-sector alliances, under-the-table sleight of hand, political machinations, lawsuits, and more acquisitions. So then,...

Tags: softphone, VoIP, Net Neutrality

Blog posts 2005-12-28

Skype offers Web video phone-calling feature

Skype offers Web video phone-calling featureLock InSkype is fine but do you really want to be locked in to another propietary application? If you buy dedicated Skype hardware like a Linksys router I've seen, you can only use it to connect to Skype.The alternative are VoIP apps like Gizmo that...

Tags: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Corporate communications, Web, phone, Skype Technologies S.A., 3Com Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-12-01

Why yakToAnyone is targeting the wrong market

Now, it's time for us to consider this new YakForFree service and its yakToAnyone video and voice offering.The concept is, you join up, and get to make and receive voice and video calling to other YakForFree members for free. Standard PC to phone calling is pre-payable in $5 increments.You...

Tags: Yak Communications Inc., video

Blog posts 2005-11-18

Skype flaws open computers to attack

Skype flaws open computers to attackSkype must be one of the best appsever written. It works so well. When will Skype video happen? When it does, has to be as good or better than iChat video, currently the best on the market that I've seen.SKYPE FlawsSKypes security...

Tags: Telephony, VOIP, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Corporate communications, Telecom & Utilities, computer, Skype Technologies S.A.

Discussion threads 2005-10-25

VoIP wants to cut the computer cord

VoIP wants to cut the computer cordMa bell is gonna get mad!Ma Bell will call out the hit men before they let this go much further.TTY Since VoIP are popular with hearing consumers...I have a question. Is there a VoIP service that can open a data channel that when I...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, computer, TTY, VoIP, Ma Bell

Discussion threads 2005-09-26