Skype Violated the GPL – German Appeals Court
It’s difficult to say whether or not Niklas Zennström, founder of Skype who also created Kazaa, had envisioned that his software would one day be drug through the courts over GPL violations, but that is what has happened recently. Skype has recently lost an appeals court decision in a German court over GPL violations [...]
Skype offers phones for Web and conventional calls
Skype, which has popularized Web telephone calling, on Monday marked progress in extending its low-cost calling services beyond computers to new types of phones, the company said on Monday.
At the Consumer Electronics Show here, Skype, a unit of online auctioneer eBay Inc., said it was introducing 12 new phones and related phone accessories in conjunction [...]
Skype to Target Businesses
Skype will continue to aim at the business market, adding functions for specific business needs, executives said last week at the company’s development center in Tallinn, Estonia.
The company’s most recent 3.0 version of its software allows system administrators to configure and control Skype use across an enterprise and Skype will build on that. Its software [...]
Short-circuiting the VoIP revolution
I love VoIP phone services. Unlimited long distance at half the price of landline phones but with four times the features. What’s not to love?
A new generation of voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phones, routers and other equipment are nearly idiot-proof to install and use by both consumers and businesses.
But a funny thing is happening [...]
Firm offers free VoIP calls on a mobile phone
A SMALL British firm which specialises in the cellular sector, Rok, has decided to position itself as the ‘Skype’ of the mobile phone world. It will be offering VoIP/Internet based calls for free between handsets using its specialised software.
This news has leaked a few days before the official launch of the service this coming Tuesday [...]
Why you can’t block Skype
“Talk is cheap and getting cheaper” proclaims a BBC article on VoIP and Skype. Not in the UAE it isn’t, nor in other countries that ban internet telephony. But as users find myriad ways to get around the blocks, it’s the short-sighted telcos who will ultimately lose out.
Who can forget these clever Chinese men who [...]
Mac users to get Skype upgrade
Skype, the mostly free voice over IP telephony company, announced on Tuesday it will release this week a Mac Skype starter kit that will include new communications software for Mac
Features of the revamped software include a calls in Windows feature and a “resizable” chat draw plus a more robust database that stores country codes accessed [...]
Microsoft in new web phone drive
Microsoft has announced a tie-up with telecoms giant Nortel to develop its software for integrating voice, e-mail and video services for businesses.
The move is designed to capitalise on a trend in some large firms to make all communications web-based.
By doing so, they hope to cut down on phone bills and give their staff easier access [...]
How to call anyworld in the world for FREE with Skype
Is the era of the old fashioned telephone dead? Say it isn’t so. I’m not talking about cell phones either, I’m talking about a dramatic development from those crazy cats at Skype. It was just reported from a good friend of mine, Chris, AKA “dubstylee,” that outgoing calls from Skype will be free until the [...]
SkypeOUT now FREE to the US & Canada
Skype today announced that all US and Canadian-based Skype customers can now make free SkypeOut™ calls to traditional landline and mobile phones in the US and Canada. Previously, Skype users in both countries were required to pay for Skype calls from their PCs to traditional telephones. Free SkypeOut calls to the US or Canada will [...]
