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Nimbuzz, a little-known mobile VoIP company out of the Netherlands, has released a mobile client that not only allows users to conduct VoIP calls, but to engage in IM conversations and share media such as photos, music and video. Nimbuzz, which claims to have received an undisclosed amount of funding from Skype’s original investors, Mangrove [...]

The iPhone’s ability to switch seamlessly between Wi-Fi networks and AT&T’s EDGE network with minimal mucking around by the user still remains unmatched. If you’re using one of Nokia’s increasing number of Wi-Fi enabled phones, the experience is the opposite: painful. Unless you permanently set a preference in each individual application, you’re annoyingly prompted to [...]

Updated: Whisher has sent this special offer to our readers. They are giving away WiFi Out credit to GigaOM readers, and you can get the details here. The deal allows you to get free WiFi at Starbucks, Hilton Hotels, International airports and other locations.
Whisher, which provides access to Wi-Fi hotspots around the world in [...]

Jeff Pulver said today that he has resigned from the board of Pulvermedia, the company he founded. Pulver is a pioneer in the VoIP world and Pulvermedia — the company behind the VON conferences and magazine — has been a rallying point in the VoIP community.
As Om reported last month, rumors have been swirling recently [...]

As a new parent, I am constantly faced with the dilemma of how to best keep my extended family in the loop with regards to events in my daughter’s life. I could easily start a blog, on which I could post written updates along with images. But I would prefer not to have [...]

If the first five seconds of every cell phone conversation were recorded, researchers would probably find that many start with the phrase “Where are you?” Answering that question before it’s asked is the aim of a new location-based web application called sniff, which stands for Social Network Integrated Friend Finder.
A permissions-based application, sniff uses “a [...]