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Open Source Softswitch Adds Skype

Here's an interesting teaser for you Skype aficionados. Later this month, the new release of FreeSWITCH, the first open source softswitch, will enable carriers and enterprise to integrate Skype into their VoIP services and platform. For the first time, developers will have a free, high-performance voice switching...

Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Open Source Softswitch, ESL, Skype API, Asterisk, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), VOIP, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Open Source, Networking, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-05-19

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Your next PC .. next year and the year after!

Atom FutureIn the comming years, hardware will provide the means to have a real PC/entertainment system convergence.Today Home theater PC are not creadible because they are too expensive, and too voluminous. With the possibility to build system capable of Hi-Def video in the size of a 2.5" HDD, we...

Tags: Cellular phones, Desktops, graphics, Cuda, NVidia Corp., Larrabee, notebook, PC

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Source code for Skype eavesdropping trojan in the wild

Social Engineering?According the the Symantic press releasehttp://www.prwire.com.au/pr/14463/symantec-threat-bulletin-trojan-peskyspy-recording-skype-voip-conversation"The Trojan is detected by Symantec as Trojan.Peskyspy and can be downloaded to a computer by way of tricking the user with an E-mail scam or other social engineering tactic....The Trojan is targeting Windows API hooks, a technique used to alter the planned behavior...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Skype Technologies S.A., trojan horse, Source Code Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

Source code for Skype eavesdropping trojan in the wild

Earlier this week, Swiss programmer Ruben Unteregger who has been reportedly working for a Swiss company ERA IT Solutions responsible for coding government sponsored spyware, has released the source code of a trojan horse that injects code into the Skype process in order to convert the incoming and outgoing voice...

Tags: Trojan Horse, Skype Technologies S.A., Source Code Corp., Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Government, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-08-28

Apple should acquire...

Apple should acquire...Interesting that they are all media companies....Would you have made those predictions before Apple released iTunes and opened the iTunes Music Store?Apple has made their share of acquisitions before, and some of them have produced a major shift in product and marketing focus. (Think: eMagic, Nothing Real, Casady...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless and Mobility, Apple Inc., Twitter

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

Prioritizing bugs to boost Linux adoption

Prioritizing bugs to boost Linux adoptionGood idea. One of my gripes has already been written aboutright here: http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12554-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=62587&messageID=1175162#7468564444263411314&authId=Z6HGiN/lieHAYr2cBP3nkh6ZvIQSz/q5p+rs/WKQqRniE3yqBqrAzZ3UEVN5DV2K- KcWindows applications under WINE......have to be well written apps, conforming to Microsoft's Windows API's. Any application that uses "tricks", or undocumented calls, will not work under WINE. I would not refer to...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Linux Apps, Linux-adoption, Linux, wine, Ubuntu

Discussion threads 2009-04-18

T-Mobile to release Google Android tablet; have smartphone and computer converged?

T-Mobile to release Google Android tablet; have smartphone and computer converged?We have to see the final productbefore we can make any predictions on eliminating the gap. Without basic software like office suites and printing capabilities Android is not ready to bridge any gaps yet. I'm not saying it can't, but...

Tags: Tablets, Smart phones, Keyboards, Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Cellular phones, tablet, Google Android, Google Inc., T-Mobile, smart phone, computer

Discussion threads 2009-04-06

The end of Zune? It's not just the music anymore

The end of Zune? It's not just the music anymoreZune had nothing compelling.I was at WallyWorld, and while cheaper than any iStuff, it was still 30-40% more expensive than creative same size same screen players. The social has an incredibly bad implementation of a good concept. If, at...

Tags: Media players, Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Zune

Discussion threads 2009-01-09

News to know: Microsoft patches; Office 14; Intuit; SAP

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Office 14: The near silence is deafening Ryan Naraine: Hackers exploiting unpatched IE 7 flaw to launch drive-by attacks MS Patch...

Tags: Intuit Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Office, Patch Management, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., E-mail, Microsoft Windows, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-12-10

Microsoft kills Windows Live OneCare and Equipt subscription services

Microsoft kills Windows Live OneCare and Equipt subscription servicesFREE anti-virus anti-physing s/w for windows usersThat's what licensed windows users need! It will also encourage people to use license copies.RE: Microsoft kills Windows Live OneCare and Equipt subscription servicesThis is very strange..it makes MS look indecisive and incapable, especially as...

Tags: Equipt, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft kills Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft Kills, Equipt subscription service, subscription service

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

Google and Sirius XM: Build my "Dream" Handheld

The current rumor-mongering seems to indicate that HTC's "Dream" will soon be making landfall in the US. Based on the initially leaked specs of this device, it still sounds like it doesn't do what I really would want it to do in order to replace by Blackberry 8820. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Handheld, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Video, Sirius, Android, Mesh Networking, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, Networking, Marketing, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-24

Seesmic launches threadable embedded player: sparks row

  Seesmic, the 'video conversation' service now includes threaded conversations in its embeddable player. When a person grabs the embed code of a Seesmic video for inclusion on another site, it automatically includes all the 'replies' to that video. You see those replies when you mouse over...

Tags: Video, Seesmic, Kosso, Phreadz, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-06-20

50 questions asked and answered on Android

At the very end of the Google I/O 2008 conference last week the Android development team hosted a great fireside chat on the new mobile platform. The session was free-form, completely driven by questions from the audience. Although Google was trying to keep mum on a number of issues, several...

Tags: Developer, Google Inc., Application, Google Android, Phone, Device, Platform, OEM, App, Question, Q., A., XMPP, A. Goal, A. Qemu, Thing Cert, Apk, UMA, A. Compatability, A. Distribution, Android Device, Linux, Wireless LANs, Advertising & Promotion, Productivity, Telecom & Utilities, Open Source, Wi-Fi, Operating Systems, Software, Wireless, Marketing, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-06-05

Voicent VoiceXML Gateway 6.0.1 (Windows)

VoiceXML Gateway VOIP PSTN TAPI development API for interactive telephony application. High level development platform based on W3C VoiceXML. Supports text-to-speech, voice recognition, DTMF tones for both inbound, and outbound apps. Works with VOIP through Skype, and voice modem. API , SDK, tutorial, and sample code available online. This version...

Tags: Gateway Inc., Telephony, API, Microsoft Windows, VoiceXML, Voicent Communications, Telecommunications, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Networking

Software downloads 2008-04-21

Newly downloadable Skype for Linux 2.0.0.43 beta has 68 bugfixes

Skype for Linux 2.0.0.43 beta is now available for download. There are a total of 68 bugfixes: bugfix: API: Don't bring up new chat window for an empty chat from CHAT CREATE. bugfix:...

Tags: Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2008-02-14

New Skype for Mac available for download: here are the 38 bugfixes

Skype's now updated Skype for Mac with version 2.7.0.257. Bugfixes: bugfix: Skype crashed sometimes when ending video call on Leopard bugfix: First videocall sometimes produced green picture bugfix:...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Window, Skype Technologies S.A., Construction, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2008-02-14

Secunia: Skype, Java, QuickTime, PDF patches oh my; It's been an ugly 24 hours for Windows users

Secunia: Skype, Java, QuickTime, PDF patches oh my; It's been an ugly 24 hours for Windows usersagain, Linux is safe folks!only windoze can have so many security holes in a single day.Haven't heart of security issues on Linux for a long time!Why not 89%?Given independant probabilites of 61%, 47%, 34%,...

Tags: Operating systems, PDF patch, Java QuickTime, daemon, Microsoft Windows, Secunia, Skype Technologies S.A., security, ugly 24-hour, non-Admin, software, Linux, Adobe PDF

Discussion threads 2008-02-07

News to know: Windows Server 2008; MySpace developers; Zimbra

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: What will run on Windows Server 2008--and when No Vista SP1 bits for users until mid-March Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 are good to go Ballmer outlines Microsoft's eight long-term growth bets Vista marketing...

Tags: Developer, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Server, Zimbra, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, MySpace, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-02-05

Hacker working on native Skype app for AppleTV

Hacker Brandon Holland tells Appletvhacks of a project he is working on that would make Skype calls possible on an AppleTV. Hey Apple TV Hacks, I have started developing a Skype Plugin that will utilize the Skype API and make the user able to make...

Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Hacker, USB, Hacker Brandon Holland, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2008-01-18

Don't dawdle on Microsoft latest batch of patches

Don't dawdle on Microsoft latest batch of patchesI may have my gripes, but MS does keep up on security patches.I'll give them credit for that.After a recent patch killed the connection between......my PC and my MP3 player, I'll take my time with any "patch" M$ sends...... Including blacklisting any other...

Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Operating systems, patch, patch management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-01-17