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T-Mobile USA says it will be launching UMA-based Wi-Fi calling on a select few Android handsets in coming days. Unlike in the past, Andorid phones will use an App for Wi-Fi calling. T-Mobile’s myTouch and new Motorola’s DEFY are likely to support UMA-based calling features. Read more »

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Skype has expanded availability of its Internet calling service to most Android phones, though U.S. users are limited to Wi-Fi calls. Skype said today that a new client for Android phones running 2.1 or higher is now available for download in Android Market or at skype.com. Read more »

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The developers call Ringio a “new approach for call collaboration.” When a call comes in, users are presented with a real-time popup showing data about the caller, so that one can decide to take the call, redirect the caller to voicemail or to another team member. Read more »

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In some ways, GV Connect’s re-appearance was somewhat anticlimactic. After what felt like months of “he said, she said,” along with an FCC inquiry, I heard this news via a retweet. I had to try it out, after so much hype and conflicting opinion. Read more »

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FriendCaller, a browser-based click-to-call voice calling service developed by Dortmund, Germany-based startup C2Call, is once again showing that despite Skype’s monstrous market share, the game isn’t over just yet. The company is adding thousands of new users every day. Read more »

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Skype is taking the beta tag off Skype Connect, its VoIP service that integrates into an enterprise PBX or Unified Communication solution. Why the push for business customers? Skype has to beat Google to the punch and start getting more of its customers to buy services. Read more »

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Skype, the Internet telephony company that recently filed for an IPO maybe up for sale. Cisco Systems is said to be sniffing around Skype, according to a report. The deal if it happens would put Cisco in direct conflict with some of its carrier customers. Read more »

It’s now possible to make and receive phone calls to the U.S. and Canada at no charge directly from Gmail’s web interface. I’ve been testing the new service, and so far, I’m very happy with it. As always, Google is rolling out the new service gradually. Read more »

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fring, today launched a preview version of its upcoming fringOut service that will allow you to call anywhere in the world for 1-cent a minute to anyplace on the planet. For now it works only on Nokia phones, but support for other platforms is coming. Read more »

Voxeo Corp, the Orlando, Florida-based IP telephony company behind Tropo web-and-telephony cloud-based development platform is acquiring a smaller competitor for an undisclosed amount of money. Teleku. Together, Tropo and Teleku will compete with the startups such as Twilio for the cloud based web-telephony platform business Read more »

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Vonage today released an application for Facebook on iPhone and Android that provides free voice calls between Facebook friends over Wi-Fi or a 3G wireless network. With past struggles to stay viable as a VoIP provider, this app might give Vonage a new lease on life. Read more »

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Some of the developers behind FreePBX, a well-known open-source phone system, have teamed up and started The 2600hz Project, an entity promoting a collection of open-source telephony applications and libraries. They’re releasing blue.box, a reworked version of open source FreePBX. Read more »

Fring says today that it offers video-calling functionality while Skype is blocking Fring’s service. But Skype refutes this statement, saying that Fring chose to shut down the Skype integration. Why can’t we just get these two voice-over-IP companies to talk on the phone? Read more »

Skype has ambitions that go beyond simply offering cheap voice. It wants to be a communication platform that is embedded in various computer applications, consumer electronics and mobile devices. In order to do that the company is ramping up its presence in Silicon Valley. Read more »

Juniper Research says that the total number of mobile VoIP minutes will jump from 15 billion minutes in 2010 to 470.6 billion minutes by 2015. US is going to account for 135 billion mobile VoIP minutes by 2015. Now good news for mobile VoIP startups. Read more »

Google, nearly three years after it bought the service that is the underpinning of Google Voice, is finally opening it up to U.S. residents, though no such luck for international users. With Google Voice, the search giant can push phone companies into the background. Read more »

The FCC today kicked off what it’s calling “Wireless World Travel Week,” complete with include a daily informational video, blog posts explaining service strategies while abroad and a useful communications tip sheet for travelers. Topics range from overseas calling options to less expensive VoIP services. Read more »

Skype, which is available on Apple’s iPhone and Nokia’s Symbian devices, today launched support for three Sony Ericsson phones that are based on the Symbian OS. Skype will be available on Satio, Vivaz and Vivaz Pro. Skype now supports “the latest version of the Symbian platform.” Read more »

Twilio, a San Francisco-based startup that offers a platform and services to marry voice to the web world is launching OpenVBX, an open source web application that is in essence a roll-your-own Google Voice. With the app you can route calls to existing phones. Read more »

Jive Software today launched what it hopes will become a Facebook-style social networking platform for businesses, complete with an activity stream, an open API and an application store. But whether Jive’s new offering can make social networking more palatable to business users remains to be seen. Read more »

Skype says that less than a week after it was made available, nearly 5 million people have downloaded the 3G version of its iPhone app, with the demand distributed across Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region. But how many people are actually using it? Read more »

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It’s been a long time coming, but you can now finally make calls using Skype over 3G. Version 2.0 of Skype’s free iPhone app can be downloaded from the iTunes store now. However, despite making 3G VOIP calls a reality, it’s not all good news Read more »

Goober, which is now in beta for version 3.0, is a tool that aims to put all of your communications streams in one place. It’s a busy space. Goober competes with desktop multi-IM programs; web-based services; mobile apps; social networking tools and VoIP apps. Read more »

I’m often asked to help new businesses get set up with the software tools they’ll need to be successful — from financial programs, to CRM systems, to project management, and so on. Soho OS aims to provide all of these services, and more, in one place. Read more »

Mig33, a mobile social service with 34 million members, in October of 2009 decided to shift its center of gravity to where its customers were: Asia. It also went from selling voice minutes to social games and virtual goods. The moves seem to be paying off. Read more »

Skype is launching a new set of subscription plans that would make it even cheaper to call globally. These plans come as a 60-minute to unlimited calling packages. Prices to many locations across the globe are going to be around a penny a minute. Read more »

It’s rare to see our political leaders use common sense when making decisions, so when they do, we should celebrate. House Republican leaders led have reportedly sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asking her to allow the use of Skype for video conferencing purposes. Read more »

We all marvel at Facebook, with its roughly 400 million users. For context, consider Skype, which at the end of the fourth quarter of 2009 had 560 million registered users, a data point Skype’s chief technology strategist, Jonathan Rosenberg, shared with the attendees of eComm. Read more »

JooJoo Revamps Interface Ahead of Launch, Adds Local Video Playback — and Changes Color; the device formerly known as the TechCrunch tablet plays back Flash video streams and local content stored on a thumb drive, supports H.264 HD and many other codecs. (Engadget) New YouTube App […] Read more »

There will be 288 million users of Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) by 2013, says market research firm, In-Stat. Indeed, while so far, VoIP has been driven largely by the likes of cable companies, the next big VoIP boost is going to come from mobile. Read more »

Skype and Nokia this morning announced the addition of Skype for Symbian to Ovi Store, which is picking up traction with Nokia users around the world. It’s a huge win for Skype in terms of distribution and brand awareness, and a major threat to carriers. Read more »

Skype and Verizon this week announced a partnership that would embed the Internet calling service on Verizon’s smartphones. The question on my mind was: Is this deal exclusive? And when executives refused to share details, I did some digging. Here are some new details. Read more »

Peter Sisson, founder and CEO of Toktumi, was jumping with joy when I spoke with him earlier today. Why? Because Apple has approved the latest version of Toktumi’s mobile VoIP app, which allows you to call and receive phone calls over 3G and Wi-Fi networks. Read more »

In a recent conversation Skype CEO Josh Silverman we asked: When was Skype going to launch an upgrade to its iPhone app that would allow us to use the service over 3G networks? His answer: “Very soon.” That should be good news for Skype users. Read more »

After complaining, cursing and trying to destroy Skype for the past few years, Verizon has decided to embrace the upstart. If you just simply scanned the headlines, you’d also miss the full story: The degree to which fear of the iPhone was behind this Verizon decision. Read more »

Skype and Verizon are likely to announce a brand-new partnership tomorrow at the Mobile World Congres currently being held in Barcelona. Amongst the devices likely to be supported: Blackberry Storm, Storm 2, Curve, Curve2, Tour, Tour2, the 8830 World Edition and Motorola Androids. Read more »

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