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Tsahi Levent-Levi Jun 28, 2016 (Jun 11, 2020) -- the next best thing

WebRTC is a Natural Fit for the Enterprise

Here’s something funny. While most complain that WebRTC isn’t suitable for the enterprise, it is probably the next best thing happening to…

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David Meyer Feb 26, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- And rolls out in more markets

Telefonica’s Tu Go service turns to WebRTC for in-browser calls

The Spanish carrier group Telefónica is big on WebRTC, the technology that allows for plugin-free in-browser voice and video calls, among other…

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Europe, Mobile, Technology
David Meyer Jan 22, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- More browser-based video chat

Kim Dotcom puts MegaChat secure Skype rival into beta

Kim Dotcom’s Mega has launched a public beta of its MegaChat end-to-end encrypted audio and video chat service, which it claims will…

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Technology, Work & Collaboration
David Meyer Jan 14, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Sharing is caring

New Firefox gets social, brings beta Marketplace to desktop

Mozilla has released Firefox 35, which brings with it the enhancements to the Firefox Hello video-calling feature that I wrote about when…

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Technology, Work & Collaboration
David Meyer Dec 4, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Get a room

Firefox’s built-in Skype rival begins to evolve

Firefox Hello, the WebRTC-based video-calling feature that Mozilla and partner Telefónica revealed as a beta feature in October, hit the mainstream —…

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Technology, Work & Collaboration
David Meyer Dec 3, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Well hello there

Ex-Skypers unveil Wire app, offering voice, messaging and more

The free service is currently available on iOS, Android and OS X, though an in-browser version will arrive soon. It's been under development for two years and has a very credible team behind it. However, its security mechanisms remain a mystery.…

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Europe, Mobile, Technology, Work & Collaboration
David Meyer Nov 14, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Temasys wants AWS users to embed WebRTC comms using its platform

The firm announced its Skylink platform at AWS re:Invent. As it's entirely built on the Amazon Web Services stack, the firm claims Skylink will work particularly well for startups that also use AWS for their backend.…

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Mobile, Technology, Work & Collaboration
David Meyer Oct 16, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Hello Firefox! Mozilla’s browser gets built-in WebRTC video chat through Telefónica partnership

Users of the Firefox 34 beta will be able to have anonymous, WebRTC-based voice and video chats from the browser itself, with no need to install an add-on or plugin, or even to visit any special webpage.…

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Europe, Media, Mobile, Technology, Video, Work & Collaboration
Janko Roettgers Oct 14, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

H.264 support arrives in Firefox, thanks to Cisco — but H.264 web videos still won’t play

Firefox is now supporting H.264 for web-based video chat, thanks to a binary component provided by Cisco -- but H.264 web video streams still can't be played natively in the browser.…

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Media
Barb Darrow Oct 2, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

How Talko wielded cheap cloud services and open source tools to build its communications app

On this week's Structure Show, hear how Talko stood on the shoulders of AWS and Azure -- and wielded the Opus codec, WebRTC, FreeSwitch and other open-source tools to build an app that actually makes voice calls worth making again.…

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Apple, Cloud & Infrastructure, Mobile, Technology
David Meyer Oct 2, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Ericsson open-sources OpenWebRTC, providing rival to Google’s WebRTC implementation

The company has also revived its Bowser browser for iOS -- if it clears the App Store approval process, it will be the only iOS browser that supports WebRTC, for now.…

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Europe, Mobile, Technology
David Meyer Sep 18, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Open-Xchange’s telco customers can deploy Skype-rivalling OX Messenger by end of year

Open-Xchange’s WebRTC-based OX Messenger voice, video and text messaging app will become available from December, the company said on Thursday. As I…

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Europe, Technology, Work & Collaboration
Alexey Aylarov, Zingaya Jun 14, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Why the net neutrality debate also matters for VoIP

It's been a disheartening year for net neutrality and the open internet. While much of the furor has focused on the implications for video-streaming services, Zingaya's CEO Alexey Aylarov thinks the future may be even more perilous for VoIP.…

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Media, Technology
David Meyer Mar 6, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Opera brings in-browser video chat to its Android iteration, courtesy of WebRTC

The move brings Opera in line with the other two big WebRTC-supporting browsers, Chrome and Firefox, which both already support the promising protocol in their Android versions.…

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Europe, Media, Mobile, Technology, Video
Kevin C. Tofel Feb 19, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Voxeet goes WebRTC with major sound improvements for conference calls

Thanks to a new audio stack, Voxeet offers "3DHD" sound with wideband audio codecs for improved conference call clarity. The updated app makes it easy to schedule calls and switch between devices while talking to the group.…

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Apple, Mobile, Technology
David Meyer Feb 19, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Open-Xchange wants to help service providers take on Dropbox and Skype

The company, which sells Google Apps-rivalling software to telcos and hosting outfits (and offers it all free to the open source crowd), has unveiled OX Drive and a new communications app based on WebRTC technology.…

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Cloud & Infrastructure, Europe, Media, Technology, Video
David Meyer Feb 3, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Pipe turns to WebRTC for in-Facebook file transfer tech

WebRTC is useful for all sorts of things, and it turns out peer-to-peer, real-time file transfer is one of them.…

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Europe, Media, Technology, Video
Janko Roettgers Dec 11, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

OS X video chat app Rabbit gets ready to hop onto the web

Rabb.it wants to launch its OS X-only video chat app on publishers' websites, with a little help from WebRTC.…

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Media, Video
Janko Roettgers Nov 18, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Anatomy of a stalemate: Why is everyone still fighting about WebRTC?

Video chatting could soon get a whole lot easier -- if only the major browser makers could agree on a common standard. So what's WebRTC, and why are folks still fighting about it?…

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Media, Video
Janko Roettgers Nov 8, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Despite Cisco proposal, no agreement on WebRTC codec

This week’s IETF meeting in Vancouver has ended without a decision on a mandatory video codec for WebRTC, the proposed standard for…

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Technology
Janko Roettgers Oct 30, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Google sticks with VP8, opposes Cisco’s push to make H.264 the default codec for WebRTC

Cisco may have landed a surprise coup to push for H.264, but Google still thinks that VP8 is the best codec for real-time communication on the web.…

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Media, Video
Janko Roettgers Oct 30, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Mozilla will add H.264 to Firefox as Cisco makes eleventh-hour push for WebRTC’s future

After long resisting proprietary media formats, Mozilla has agreed to add H.264 to its browser. The move is made possible through a partnership with Cisco, which wants to press the industry to agree on the format for real-time communication.…

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Technology
David Meyer Oct 18, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Private search engine Blippex turns to WebRTC to guarantee surfers’ anonymity

Blippex has always maintained that its browser plugin, which monitors surfing to establish search ranking, doesn't record IP addresses. But to set skeptical users' minds at rest, it harnessed WebRTC technology as a way of setting up a P2P anonymization chain.…

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Data Infrastructure, AI & Analytics, Europe
Kevin C. Tofel Jul 16, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Chrome for Android beta gains WebRTC support, web audio features

More Chrome services are unifying the web on desktop and Android phones: The lastest being WebRTC and Web Audio support in the Chrome for Android beta.…

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Mobile, Technology

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