CES brings together all of the major players in consumer electronics and services. Skype doesn’t want to be left out of all the hubbub and today announced some big-time news for Luxembourg-based Internet telephony Company. First of all, the company is acquiring the popular mobile-based Internet video company Qik. Qik is a service that lets…
Great news for mobile instant messaging and Internet calling application Nimbuzz this morning. Since the client debuted in Nokia’s Ovi Store, it has been downloaded more than 1 million times! Also, the client is being used in more than 180 countries around the world. That’s millions of users of the chat/voice client who are getting…
When most people think about using Skype, they probably envision a nerd with a headset sitting in front of his computer.  Skype is primarily a computer-to-computer internet telephony product, but there are a few options for using your Skype service on more traditional handsets. I have evaluated the VOIP841 from Philips before and was…
Skype, the darling of PC-based Internet telephony, announced news today that will extend the company’s reach beyond the personal computer. At Mobile Wold Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Skype announced a partnership with mobile handset maker Nokia whereby Skype software will be pre-loaded onto some NSeries phones starting in the third quarter of 2009. The upcoming…
After a I interviewed Truphone’s CTO and he teased about the possibility of Truphone running a telephone app on the iPod Touch and the company announced the application’s pending released, I have finally been able to trial the service and can now post a review. First Impressions: Upon visiting the App Store and looking for…
As a VoIP customer, I can attest that the number one factor that affects quality is network quality. Without an adequate pipe to route traffic, internet telephone (VoIP) calls sound terrible. According to The Register, potential VoIP business customers in the UK are avoiding the technologies because their internet connections to branch offices aren’t good…