Top 10 VOIP PhonesMarch 20th, 2009 Voice Over Internet Protocol is one of the emerging technologies these days. With the improved technology that puts aside various complaints, VOIP is surely attracting heads with unimaginably cheap call rates.
Federal appeals court rejects Neb. commission's effort to collect fees on Internet callsMay 1st, 2009 Neb. commission loses appeal on Internet call feesOMAHA, Neb. — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling exempting Internet phone service provider Vonage Holdings Corp.
Vonage gets a cheap-calling app on the iPhone, BlackBerry; undercuts on international callsOctober 5th, 2009 Vonage releases calling app for iPhone, BlackBerryNEW YORK — Vonage Holdings Corp., a pioneer in Internet-based home phone service, is launching applications for the iPhone and BlackBerry that undercut the international calling rates of major wireless carriers. The free programs let users place calls that are routed over Vonage's network, at least for the international leg.
How To Make Free VOIP Calls From Nokia N95September 24th, 2007 Real-time demo showing how to get free VoIP-rate calls on your new Nokia N95 phone by installing Truphone. Truphone routes your mobile calls via the internet.
Yahoo Photos is Closing.. So What?September 7th, 2007 You too may have received a sad notice from Yahoo Photos:
Dear Angsuman,
Thank you so much for using Yahoo! Photos. Before we go, we can help you move your photos to Flickr, Yahoo!'s other photo sharing service.
AT&T to shut down CallVantage VoIP Service. Another blow to Internet Phone?April 22nd, 2009 AT&T to shut CallVantage Internet phone service
NEW YORK — AT&T Inc. is shutting down its CallVantage Internet-based phone service, according to letters received by subscribers this week.
Bye Bye Yahoo Messenger...No Thanks To Your SpamNovember 12th, 2007 I am sick and tired of Yahoo Messenger Spam initiated primarily by Myfreecamhost and now joined by few new initiates too. Everyday, at the most inppropriate times I will get one or more messages from Yahoo Messenger asking me to watch some random female's webcam on myfreecamhost for free (obviously scam).
Can you hear me now? New computer virus could let criminals and spies eavesdrop on Skype callsSeptember 2nd, 2009 Wiretapping Skype calls: virus eavesdrops on VoIPSAN FRANCISCO — Some computer viruses have a crude but scary ability to spy on people by logging every keystroke they type. Now hackers and potentially law enforcement have another weapon: a virus that can eavesdrop on voice conversations that go over computers instead of a regular phone line.
Apple 'continues to study' Google Voice for iPhone; AT&T claims no role in blocking programAugust 22nd, 2009 Apple denies 'rejecting' Google Voice for iPhoneSEATTLE — Apple Inc. told federal regulators Friday that it blocked the Google Voice program from running on the iPhone because it alters important functions on the device — yet Apple denied that it has rejected Google's application outright.
New Spamming Technique: Yahoo! Messenger Spamming From MyfreecamhostNovember 5th, 2007 Either Yahoo! Messenger sponsors spammers (not that would surprise me) or Myfreecamhost has found a loophole in Yahoo Instant Messenger. I am daily receiving half a dozen, most likely automated, Yahoo instant messages from various random email id's on myfreecamhost.
Yahoo Spamming this Blog?July 8th, 2005 I received a strange comment (spam) from an user nicknamed John complimenting this blog. He provided his web address as www.yahoo.com and gave his email as john@yahoo.com.
Rampant Online Content Duplication...April 15th, 2008 While looking for VOIP information I found an article which looked eerily familiar to another article I had recently read. A simple google search (remember that Google lists a small subset of total matches) with a big identifying
phrase from the article yielded 2110 articles.
AT&T complains to regulators that Google Voice gets unfair advantage from blocking some callsSeptember 25th, 2009 AT&T complains Google Voice blocks calls it can'tSEATTLE — AT&T Inc. said Friday that Google Inc.'s Internet phone program gets an unfair advantage from blocking calls to rural communities where local carriers charge high connection fees.
Now Tweet your way to dating scene with free calls!September 19th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Would-be lovers could soon be thanking popular social networking site Twitter as it will allow users to call their followers for free. The website is set to offer two-minute calls about the duration of a tweet without any cost, where members can talk for the first time without making their phone numbers public.
Short Review: Yahoo Pipes versus Google Mashup EditorJuly 28th, 2008 Yahoo Pipes and Google Mashup Editor both allows you to create mashups with RSS feeds. The following is a brief comparative review.