Om has screen shots of the new Yahoo Messenger Beta that has VOIP integrated into it. He writes:
‘I had reported earlier that the new and improved (hopefully) Yahoo Messenger Beta (code named Postman) was going to hit the web this week. This is a Windows PC only release and is still a beta version of […]
‘As if navigating wireless and traditional phone plans wasn’t enough, you have another option to consider: Web-based phone service, otherwise known as voice over Internet protocol.
If you’re looking to lower your phone bill, it’s a welcome option.
Someone with a traditional landline, for instance, who switches to VoIP can save $300 annually, said Allan Keiter, of […]
‘Microsoft kicked the rumor mill into high gear in August when it acquired San Francisco-based startup Teleo, a provider of PC-to-PC phone calling. Was Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates plotting a foray into the booming market for voice over Internet protocol (VoIP)? Would the software giant be going toe-to-toe with such VoIP providers as Vonage and […]
‘Meg Whitman, CEO of Ebay Inc., is one of the savviest executives in business, so it’s wise to pay attention when she agrees to spend what could end up totaling $4.1 billion to buy Skype Technologies, an Internet phone company that generated just $7 million in revenues last year. Is this a rerun of the […]
‘Microsoft Corp. has struck a deal with Softbank BB Corp. and Japan Telecom Co. Ltd. to deliver more secure, integrated voice, e-mail, instant messaging and groupware services for the companies’ customers in Japan, the three announced Wednesday.
The companies will begin trials of the services in the second quarter of 2006. The services are intended primarily […]
‘US based PeerMe Inc today launched its Internet voice communication systems in India which the company said would be free and unlimited.
The company’s peer-to-peer voice system provides sound quality almost equal to Public Switched Telephone Network, free and unlimited to any Internet-connected PC user worldwide, PeerMe Director Shailendra Kumar said in a release.’
Read more at […]
‘Net telephone service Skype Technologies is set to make its first appearance in a U.S. retail store.
The Luxembourg-based Net telephony company, founded by the people behind the Kazaa peer-to-peer service, is expected to announce on Monday that it has struck a partnership with consumer electronics chain RadioShack.
Skype Starter Kit More than 3,000 RadioShack locations nationwide […]
‘Voice-over Instant Messaging, or VoIM, is like instant messaging, only with talking. It allows you to make phone calls to anywhere in the world for free, using a high-speed Web connection.
A quick instant-messaging primer for anyone who isn’t already IM’ing: When you log on to your chosen service, such as Yahoo! or AOL, you can […]
‘American Online Inc. announced its new Internet phone service and offered a preview of its newest instant messaging platform at the ongoing VON conference here on Tuesday.
Dubbed as TotalTalk, the VOIP (Voice over IP) offering will be built into Triton, the next generation version of the company’s instant messaging client software, a beta version of […]
‘PointOne today announced further expansion of its IM Connect service, which freely interconnects users of standards-compliant instant messaging VoIP services that utilize the PointOne network. IM Connect now allows public telephone customers to direct dial into VoIP instant messenger services from 20 major markets across the US with the addition of Phoenix and Las Vegas.
IM […]