Google Buys Gizmo5 for Google Voice
Looks like Gizmo and Google Voice users have a new service to look forward to. This month, Google acquired Gizmo5 for $30M after negotiations with a Skype merger fell through. It looks like the two services are a great fit for each other’s products. For instance, Google Voice is a great phone identity [...]
Could Skype be in Danger?
The millions of users who depend on Skype as their alternate to a landline phone may have something to worry about. The creators of Skype and its new owner eBay are in a little bit of a tiff right now. eBay purchased Skype way back in 2005 but its creators Niklas Zennstrom and Janus [...]
Google Voice for iPhone Gets Rejected by Apple
In this morning’s drama, Google Voice apps just got rejected by Apple’s iPhone Store. The developer Sean Kovacs reports that the Google Voice mobile, along with Google’s official iPhone app, was turned down because it “duplicates features that already come with the iPhone.” People are currently speculating that AT&T is behind [...]
Download Skype 1.1 For Apple iPhone And iPod Touch
Skype in my iPhone has really been useful. I once called my daughter as I sat on a bench in Orchard Road in Singapore. There was a strong wifi signal that I picked up. You can’t use the Skype in Iphone if you are connected to a 3G network though. The calls are just [...]
Skype 4.1 Gold for Windows released
A new Skype Version is now available for Windows. Download Skype 4.1 now.
So what is new with Skype 4.1?
1. Screen sharing
2. Send contacts
3. Birthday reminders
4. Better call quality
5. Better video quality
6. Accessibility features
Another good news awaits Skype subscribers. As a promotional offer Skype is allowing all its existing users to make One month of free [...]
Globe Launches WiMAX in More Provinces
Last March, Globe Telecom launched their new Globe WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) service in key provinces – Cavite, Cagayan, Cebu, and Southern Luzon. Today, the telecommunications company intends to make fast Internet access available to more households in the Philippines by deploying the service in more provinces.
Globe WiMAX is a wireless [...]
Magic Jack Lets You Call the US and Canada for Cheap
Most Filipinos with relatives in the US and Canada probably used to have phone bills in the thousands, especially during important holidays like Christmas and birthdays. Today, VoIP technology has made cheaper for loved ones to stay in touch. And with the addition of the Magic Jack, even the least technologically capable person can use [...]
SkypeOut is Now 25% Cheaper
Making unlimited international calls to landlines without a long-term contract just got cheaper with SkypeOut’s new subscription promo. If you buy a 12-month subscription before May 6, 2009, you get 25% off the annual fee. This means that if you sign up now, you get around $29 off the annual fee $116.55. [...]
eBay to Spin Off Skype
In 2005, eBay bought Skype for a million or so dollars and rumor had it that last weekend, Skype’s founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström were planning to buy it back from eBay. While eBay is planning to get rid of Skype, they’re going to sell it back to its founders. Instead, they’re [...]
Skype Announces Partnership with Nokia
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Skype announced a partnership with Nokia, saying that they intend to go beyond the personal computer and reach more mobile users. Beginning the third quarter of 2009, Skype software will come pre-loaded onto some Nokia N-series phones, beginning with the upcoming Nokia N97. With Skype [...]
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