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PPT slides from eBay-Skype investor pitch

PPT slides from eBay-Skype investor pitcheBay and Pay Per CallIt's abundantly clear with Skype, eBay is betting on Pay Per Call to generate revenues, With Shopping.com, eBay moved into the PPClick business. With Skype, they also see PPCall as the next frontier. Even though Pay Per Call is early, Microsoft's acquisition of...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, voice, Skype VoIP service, eBay Inc., Skype Technologies S.A.

Discussion threads 2005-09-12

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Skype's legal drama finally ends; Time to start innovating

Why use Skype on a Cell Phone?I never understood the logic of paying for voice service and then using VoIP over the data service. Now an iTouch with WiFi and using Skype is a much better scenario. Even better would be a handheld WiMAX device with Skype . . .To...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, INTERNET, VOIP, Skype Technologies S.A., phone, cell phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

In recession, VoIP makes strong case for cutting your home landline

Tempting, but I will passI've considered VoIP several times over the years, but it usually just takes a few phone calls with a friend or relative who is using VoIP before I change my mind! Not infrequently, the conversation becomes a warbling mess. Then there are times we...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP, phone, recession

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Apple shipping new jailbreak-proof iPhone 3GS

hasince they used the work impossible i'll give them 1 month. That is, one month until the figure out how to jail break that sucker, may be 2.If people are able to figure out how to make their own hackintosh computer I'm pretty sure they will be able to...

Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Lawmakers to FCC: Time for a closer look at Google Voice

There's been yet another twist in the ongoing drama surrounding Google, AT&T and the FCC. Washington lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have asked the FCC to launch a formal investigation of Google Voice, specifically Google's blocking of calls to certain rural exchanges, according to a...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Voice, AT&T Corp., Federal Government, Telecommunications, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-09

Mobile VoIP services no longer taboo, following AT&T news

Last week, just the mention of VoIP over a smartphone was something that raised some eyebrows, given the controversy over Apple's rejection-that-wasn't-really-a-rejection of the Google Voice app for the iPhone. This week, at the CTIA conference in San Diego, word about AT&T's announcement yesterday that it is...

Tags: VoIP Service, Mobile, AT&T Corp., Web Browser, App, Web Browsers, Telephony, Advertising & Promotion, VOIP, Telecommunications, Internet, Networking, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-07

News to know: AT&T; Apple; Google; Verizon; Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dancho Danchev: Weak passwords dominate statistics for Hotmail's phishing scheme leak Larry Dignan: The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Wireless, Wireless Coverage Data, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Wireless And Mobility, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Mobile Applications, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-07

AT&T ends iPhone VoIP restrictions; Skype set free

PreWhen will my Pre do this?! No one uses AT&T or an iPhone.RE: AT&T ends iPhone VoIP restrictions; Skype set freeThis is all part of a strategic move by at&t to appear that they are doing something for the customer. What would be a better move is to stop charging...

Tags: Smart phones, ATT, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., iPhone VoIP restriction, iPhone VOIP, Skype Technologies S.A., VoIP

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Vonage Mobile iPhone, BlackBerry apps arrive; free VoIP calls

www.hayda.netThank you, you answered the question I have been searching for which was whether or not to place keywords when blog commenting. mirc .RE: Vonage Mobile iPhone, BlackBerry apps arrive; free VoIP calls> The apss are pay-as-you-go What are "apss"?Why are so many articles all over zdNet loaded with typos...

Tags: Wireless LANs, 3G, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, Vonage Mobile iPhone, Vonage Mobile, Vonage Holdings Corp., Blackberry App, VoIP-calls, RIM BlackBerry

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Google's response to AT&T's charges on Google Voice

How about fixing the first articleso we know what you are talking about.Torn...I can certainly appreciate the arguments being trotted out by Google. They seem, however, to want to have the best of both worlds...acting as a de-facto "common carrier" while not actually being one. Given this, I...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Darkmane, ATT, Google Inc., AT&T Corp., carrier, network

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Google's response to AT&T's charges on Google Voice

Here's Google's response to AT&T's charges that Voice discriminates against users in certain, expensive locations. Google's argument: yes, the common carrier system is broken and should be fixed so that local carriers can't rip off common carriers for outrageous connection fees. >Under the common carrier laws, AT&T...

Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Voice, AT&T Corp., Carrier, Google Voice, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-28

Report: Skype founders sue eBay; could complicate Skype sale

should have GPLed the codeand no suit was necessaryRE: Report: Skype founders sue eBay; could complicate Skype saleits funny CPP has part in Skype and you can't even get a local number with skype in Canada without a 3rd party....like c'mon!! Living in Canada sucks no Zune pass no Zune...

Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

The Biggest Challenge for HD Voice

I'm down here in New York City attending Jeff Pulver's HD Communications conference and will be blogging from here on and off throughout the day where the first speaker just touched on what I think is to be the biggest challenging facing HD voice. HD voice is...

Tags: Voice, PSTN, HD Voice, Software Client, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-09-15

News to know: Gmail outage; VMWorld; Skype; Browsers; Steve Jobs; Google Wave

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Partly cloudy: Google's Gmail goes down; outage chronicled on Twitter Christopher Dawson: Oh sure...4 days in...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Google Gmail, Larry Dignan, Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Outage, Sam Diaz, E-mail Providers, Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Internet, Software

Blog posts 2009-09-02

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

The Google Voice app scandal: is Apple losing control over the iPhone?

I was out of the loop last week when Apple, AT&T and Google all answered Washington's questions surrounding the apparent rejection of the Google Voice app for the iPhone. Over the weekend, I had a chance to do some reading on what had gone down and, more importantly, the official...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., VoIP, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., App, Google Voice, Smart Phones, Telephony, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-24

Skype: The situation now, and the road ahead

Over recent weeks, the number of doomsday posts in response to the possible shutdown of the Skype service has swamped the web. But what is the problem, what could happen and how can it be fixed? Joltid, the team behind Kazaa, sold Skype in 2005 to eBay...

Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Peer To Peer (P2P), Telephony, VOIP, Instant Messaging, Telecommunications, Internet, Networking, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-08-04

Will pre-teens really adopt the new iPod touch as a VoIP phone?

Will pre-teens really adopt the new iPod touch as a VoIP phone?NO! Apple will block VOIP appsOnes like Ventrillo and TeamSpeak will be blocked if they plan on making an app.some have already been blocked... I forget the names. But ones like Skype and Fring are allowed since you...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Digital media, Digital music, phone, VoIP phone, VoIP, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPod, new iPod Touch, camera, Fring

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

Dumb wireless pipe wars: Google Voice coming to BlackBerry, Android

Dumb wireless pipe wars: Google Voice coming to BlackBerry, AndroidTelcos are traditional 'divide and conquer' enterprisesJust make out that the separate services are actually intrinsically different, and charge accordingly.Worked fine when there were separate wires, but digital exchanges in the 1970s were naturally integrating the actual data paths.Now it is...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Wireless LANs, Handhelds, Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NOW IT, Google Inc., wireless pipe war, phone, RIM BlackBerry

Discussion threads 2009-07-15

The Internet devalues everything it touches . . .

Ever since I first heard about the Internet and then saw its incredible development and application across industries, I've been on the look out for the economic effects of this powerful platform technology. The specific economic influence I've been looking for is a strong deflationary trend. That's when we will...

Tags: Software, Craigslist, Advertisement, Technology, IBDT, Internet, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-06-20