Last week, Fring's activation of mobile-data video calling on the iPhone annoyed Skype so much that the firm decided to remove itself from the service altogether. We've therefore compiled a list of the five top mobile apps that will let you use your Skype account on your mobile device.
VoIP continues to gain traction with carriers and push into mainstream, with Jajah announcing Thursday it was launching its IP-based long distance call service with Telefónica Europe across Europe under O2’s banner.
For many, going to the doctor for that regular health check-up is something we delay as other daily life activities take priority. For others, black marks start to accumulate on our appointment cards as we postpone those visits to avoid coming face to face with our fears.
With all the apps and functions today’s phones can perform, we often tend to forget that their main purpose and basic function is to make actual phone calls.
Skype believes we are all living in a web of connected devices in an app centric world where phones are no longer phones, but little computers in our pockets.
Phone.com added two wireless features to its virtual PBX offering, one for Android users that enables small business owners to use their cellphone as a virtual business line, and another for iPhone users that connects calls using the iPhone's Wi-Fi capabilities. Both applications...
According to an anonymous tip to the Google Operating System blog, the search engine giant is testing its own Google Voice VoIP service through Gmail. Indeed, we’ve noticed the new icons pop up on our Gchat boxes today.
As mobile phones become smarter and smarter, one firm firmly believes your home phone shouldn’t be left behind. DSP Group, which has been churning out wireless chipsets for over two decades thinks it’s time for people to have smart-home-phones and is the first company to come up with an Android based home phone product.
Watch out Skype, because Google is pushing itself even further into the VoIP space, moving in to buy Global IP Solutions, a firm renowned for its voice and video processing technology for IP networks.
WiMAX operators around the world are facing a dilemma – do they consider themselves to be alternative broadband providers like Clearwire Corp., which touts itself as a DSL replacement that is cheaper and portable, or do they take a more traditional approach like Sprint...
Skype’s Dan Neary, VP for Asia Pacific, said the firm would not be developing a mobile version of its software for the Windows Phone 7 platform, although he was “hesitant” to explain why that was the case.
Adding VoIP to the iPad really does turn the tablet into an oversized phone, and Israeli firm Fring is doing just that to turn the iPad into a great communication tool as well as a convenient media player and internet device.
Adding VoIP to the iPad really does turn the tablet into an oversized phone, and Israeli firm Fring is doing just that to turn the iPad into a great communication tool as well as a convenient media player and internet device.
HONOLULU – WiMAX operators have a first-to-market advantage today, regardless of which technology paths some may choose tomorrow, according to panelists speaking at the Global WiMAX Business Development Forum held in Honolulu yesterday and today.Yesterday's sessions featured a diverse range of WiMAX operators including...
Skype will soon be rolling out a group video chat function for up to five people says the firm, and will also be unveiling updated subscription offerings for calls to mobile devices and landlines in some 170 countries.A Skype executive told the AP news...
LAS VEGAS – Rural wireless carriers received a brutally honest opinion of what their future may look like if they fail to keep up with rapidly technology changes in the mobile industry during a panel discussion at this year’s Rural Cellular Association event in...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.In my previous Reality Check columns I’ve written about the benefits of SIP and how they can...
Showing that vacations are for wimps, Apple Inc. this morning continued to unveil new offerings designed to keep its rabid fan base in a constant froth.The newest announcement out of Cupertino was a preview of Apple’s iPhone 4.0 operating system that the company is...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Each year the mobile industry starts with a bang as attendees flock to the 2010 International Consumer...
Skype's VoIP apps for the Windows Mobile operating system, Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Phones, are no longer available for download, the comp any announced, claiming the apps didn't offer a good enough experience.PC World
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Kelly Tedesco is easy to reach on her phone- as long as you send a...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.With the announcements in Barcelona this week it is easy to see the mobile wireless...
BARCELONA – For a first timer to the GSMA's premier wireless event, Verizon Wireless wasted little time making its presence felt. Just a day after officially joining the association, Verizon Wireless announced a deal with Skype Ltd. to begin offering Skype Mobile on select...
