A Very Video Christmas

Image via CrunchBase Image via CrunchBase Ten months ago, pal Michael Graves wrote a very detailing post about two new hardware devices, TelyHD which works with Skype, and Biscotti, which uses GoogleTalk as its signaling and media transport layer that on face look very similar. Like many of us who live on the cutting edge, … Read more

Voxeet Launches Amazingly Super Conferencing Service

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to sit down with the founders of Voxeet, a new audio conferencing service that just launched their iOS and Android apps after finishing on top in a competition sponsored by Bandwidth.com. Previously they had a Windows app and are promising a Mac client shortly. In an era where … Read more

WebRTC World -Tells It All about WebRTC

I was thinking about adding a section to VoIPWatch called WebRTCWatch, so I was happy to see that the folks at TMC (Rich, Eric, Tom, Paula) have powered a new site called WebRTC World. It's a very nice compendium of news edited and compiled by Phil Edholm.  With WebRTC taking a center stage this year … Read more

BBM Voice Out Now On RIM OS 7

English: BlackBerry Bold 9000 connected to T-Mobile USA and a DD-WRT Wi-Fi access point. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) While the BlackBerry loyalist community eagerly awaits the release in late January of new RIM BlackBerries and the new OS 10, RIM has been updating to OS 7 with a key feature that those who still talk will … Read more

Skype Goes Pre-Paid In the UK

Engadget reports that Skype is adding Pre-Paid as a way to top off, making them look more and more like a mobile operator. They're retailing Pre-Paid cards at a slew of technology and consumer shops across the UK, much like they are already doing in Mexico. What this means is those without credit cards, or … Read more

Voxeo Labs Makes a PaaS

Voxeo Labs, the skunkworks dev team inside telecom empowering Voxeo, has rolled out Ameche, a platform as a service play (PaaS) that is promising apps inside the call. I have to say, I'm very impressed with both the concept and the approach. While others are muddling around in the space, seeking to be meta-mediaries, exchanges … Read more

Skype For Windows 8 Demystified

Jim Courtney loves to use Windows PCs, something I've pretty much moved away from, as I'm at a point where simplicity and form win out over lower cost. I simply don't need the hassles of Micorosft Windows when Apple and Google exist and work better. But, the Windows market is massive, and Skype is taking … Read more