VOIP calls using Fring with Skype now possible
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We know that VOIP calls over 3G are now possible. iCall came in first but Fring soon followed. Now, Fring calls are possible for one to make calls with Skype even when connected to 3G.
All thanks to Apple for lifting the restrictions. Now, a lot can make calls worldwide with …
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Google pays $30M for Gizmo5; Did the search giant just blow up the phone biz?
Filed under: Google , Apple, AT&T
Google (GOOG), the search juggernaut, which looks increasingly like a phone company, paid $30 million for Gizmo5, the Web-based calling startup, DailyFinance has confirmed with people familiar with the matter. The deal is done and the startup’s staff has begun work integrating into the Google Voice team in Mountain View, Calif.
Skype was also in negotiations to buy Gizmo5 before the VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) giant’s founders reached a settlement to re-take an ownership stake in the company. TechCrunch first reported the news earlier this week. The deal is a crucial step for the search titan because Google Voice now gains the technology to connect inbound and outbound calls to standard land-lines and cell phones, something it had lacked. Look out, phone industry.
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Ma Bell’s wake-up call: Deals among Net calling firms may sap big telcos’ revenue
Nov 10, 2009 Object
Filed under: Google , Research In Motion, Apple, AT&T, Verizon
Phones are ringing off the hook at businesses that facilitate making calls over the Internet. With the apparent resolution of the spinout of Net calls pioneer Skype several days ago has come frenzied dealmaking in the VoIP — short for voice over Internet protocol — space.
First, Google bought startup Gizmo5. Now, as TechCrunch reports, there is a bidding war ongoing for JahJah, a Skype-like service that offered low-cost calling to tens of millions of users of Yahoo’s (YHOO) instant messenger service. Numbers thrown around for the deal are a whopping $200 million to $400 million, a significant sum in the current environment.
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Google Voice ups the ante: One number to ring all your phones
Oct 27, 2009 Object
Filed under: Technology, Google , Apple, AT&T
According to the Google (GOOG) Voice sign-up page, users now need just one phone number for the service. Previously, users were required to have both a number with a telephone carrier and a second one issued by Google. The search company says that it now offers “a single phone number that rings all your phones.” The company adds, “We’re excited to announce that you now can get Google Voice with a Google number OR with your existing mobile phone number.”
This could be a nightmare for traditional phone companies. The upgrade will allow users to bypass the voicemail features provided by current telephone service providers. It also makes it simple for Google Voice customers to make cheap international calls using the Google infrastructure. The product is not widely available now, but Google says that it will be soon.
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Skype suit: founders escalate attack on former partner, ex-CEO of net TV’s Joost
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Given how fast legal motions are flying in the ongoing battle for control of Skype, the web-calling giant at the center of a $2 billion tug of war, one could be forgiven for wondering if the company’s two billionaire founders, Niklas Zennstr
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IQUA Smart Badge Bluetooth headset is yeah, smart…
Aug 25, 2009 Object
The IQUA smart badge Bluetooth headset is a headset and ID in-one. A first of its kind, this one comes with vibration alert, multi-colored LEDs, and Bluetooth connectivity.
You can use this thing up to 600 hours of standby time and 40 hours of talk time. Three-way conference and VOIP calls …
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