Virgin Blue To Use Video Conferencing
Another big company, Virgin Blue says video conferencing is in their future.
VoIP
Fring App Shows That VoIP Works on The Nokia N78 and N96
While some hobbyists and do it yourself IT pros may not like the fact that the VoIP client found in the N95 isn’t in the current release of the Nokia N78 and N96, this post by PhoneReviews supports the position client Nokia has been taking that VoIP is possible on the two newest devices. Here … Read more
Signs of The Times-VoIP is Here
Yesterday I posted that agency client Truphone was covered by the New York Times. A few weeks ago it was the Wall Street Journal. This morning pal Dean Bubley tipped me off to a story in the London Times that ran with Truphone getting the top slot in coverage and high praise for their Apple … Read more
Big Companies Banking on Telepresence While Other Options Abound
As someone who is clearly vested in the game of video conferencing with SightSpeed as a client, its great to see how much pioneering work giant Cisco is doing with Telepresence. While other companies like Tandberg and Polycom continue to also push out news about the concept of using video in the workplace and cutting … Read more
New VoIP Phone Works Via Bluetooth
Talk about cool, the Seattle Times has tipped me off to a very neat and somewhat new Bluetooth accessory that makes talking easier on a PC. It’s from Kensington and is the new Buetooth VoIP Internet Phone from Kensington. Now I have yet to try it, so I won’t say how good it is, but … Read more
Truphone in New York Times
A few weeks ago it was the Wall Street Journal giving attention to client Truphone. Now it’s the New York Times’ Practical Traveler. While the report is not glowing, its feedback like that which makes companies take notice and address the comments, first internally, then externally. Candidly, I’ve yet to have any issues with Truphone … Read more
VoIP Makes for a Good Cause
Stacey Higginbotham of GigaOm has a read worth piece up about a novel use of VoIP by a service called Cause Caller. What’s interesting about the post is that it validates an idea I gave to the former investors in Pingtel and also the same idea I suggested to pal Alec Suanders some time back. … Read more
iSkoot Takes Aim At Well, AIM and MIG33
A company I’m rather fond of is iSkoot. They make the client that works on the SkypePhone that I use when I’m in the UK. Well today VentureBeat is reporting how iSkoot is getting more social, and in my view moving away from simply being a Skype connectivity client making company and into a lot … Read more
Tesco Launches a Very Interesting Mobile VoIP Play
Earlier this week I alluded to the fact that Tesco would be coming out with a VoIP play that was based on their Freshtel acquisition as they’ve been selling FreshTel for sometime in the UK as a reader also commented. Now today, the other shoe dropped and is it an ever inviting whopper. I say … Read more
Is Your Information At Risk Via Skype
This story in the Register is very, very disturbing. Not only does it replicate a few emails from both friends and readers about the dramatic drop off in customer service as Skype has grown to the size they have, but it also seems to underscores possible flaws in the eBay architecture overall since both Skype … Read more