eBay May Sell off Skype Later This Year22.04.2008 11:30 - source: www.topix "What we know is, Skype is a great stand-alone business" Just a couple weeks ago, there were rumors running around that Google was looking to buy Skype off eBay - er, from eBay. via Marketing Pilgrim Read more… |
VoIP, Chat Comes to Fringing iPhone22.04.2008 11:30 - source: www.topix Thanks to the folks at fring, you can now use a jailbreaked iPhone or iPod touch-one opened up to unofficial native software-to place and receive phone calls and chat over a Wi-Fi connection. via Psion Place Read more… |
Skype Launches Unlimited Flat-Rate International Calls22.04.2008 11:30 - source: voipgadgets Today, Skype announced its first-ever, flat-rate international calling subscription. Sure, Skype has had unlimited flat-rate calling to the U.S. and Canada for some time, but today marks the first time Skype has given some non-North American countries (minus Mexico) some unlimited lovin'. As of today, Skype now offers unlimited international calling to 34 countries. The subscriptions do not require a long-term contract and customers can pay monthly, quarterly or annually. Unlimited World will cost you just $9.95/month making this a suitable solution for heavy international callers. As part of the global roll-out of Skype’s new calling subscriptions, customers in the U.S. and Canada can choose from the following three options: • Unlimited U.S. & Canada: Unlimited calls to landline and cell phones in the U.S. and Canada. ($2.95 per month) • Unlimited Mexico: Unlimited calls to landline and cell phones in the U.S. and Canada, and to landlines in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey; up to 80% off normal SkypeOut rates to landlines in the rest of Mexico and up to 40% off normal SkypeOut rates to all Mexico cell phones. ($5.95 per month) • Unlimited World: Unlimited calls to landline and cell phones in 34 countries and to Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey; up to 80% off normal SkypeOut rates to the rest of Mexico landlines and up to 40% off normal SkypeOut rates to all Mexico cell phones.($9.95 per month) All subscriptions also include a Skype To Go number, which lets users make international calls at local rates from a cell phone or landline phone. Similar calling subscriptions which are available for purchase to consumers worldwide also include an online number so anyone can call you from a landline or cell phone (U.S. subscribers get a 50% discount on the purchase of an online number). Rich Tehrani has more including an interview with Don Albert, VP and GM of Skype North America about a number of new initiatives at the company. Also, for more info on the new international pricing plans head on over to http://www.skype.com/go/subscriptions/. Tags: calls, Skype, unlimited international calling, Unlimited Mexico, Unlimited U.S. & Canada, Unlimited World, VoIP Related Entries Plantronics SupraPlus HW251N-USB Wideband Headset - Apr 11, 2008 SippySkype SIP-to-Skype Gateway - Mar 07, 2008 SimplyExchange Skype PBX Gateway - Feb 22, 2008 OnState Mashup of Skype & Zimbra - Feb 11, 2008 ooVoo 1.5 Adds Phone Calling & Recording - Feb 07, 2008 Future of SIP to Skype Gateway in Doubt? - Feb 04, 2008 IPEVO Solo Skype Desktop Phone now with Wi-Fi - Jan 09, 2008 Sony PSP Skype Headset - Jan 09, 2008 Skype on Sony PSP - Jan 02, 2008 Ribbit Launches - Dec 17, 2007 Read more… |
Enkin combines GPS, Camera, Google Maps, 3D and Live Video22.04.2008 11:30 - source: voipgadgets 
Enkin is a developer of a location-based content that bridges the gap between reality and classic map-like representations using Google Android. It combines GPS, orientation sensors, 3D graphics, live video, several web services and a novel user interface into an intuitive and light navigation system for mobile devices. This project is a submission for the first round of the Google Android Developer Challenge. Their product is similar in concept to Wi-Fi Army that I wrote about. Enkin's Rafael Spring and Max Braun created a new 3d-navigation system for Android phones that even includes a "radar" map of POIs (Points of Interest) that changes orientation as you change the orientation of the Google Android mobile device. Rafael and Max both study Computational Visualistics in Koblenz, Germany and started this (private) project when they were in Osaka, Japan for Robotics Research. They told me, "We are both really excited about it since there is nothing even similar on the market, yet. Our project, which is called "Enkin", uses different kinds of sensors, live camera views, GPS, wireless internet and a lot of new interfaces provided by the Android platform to introduce a new way of navigation." Enkin allows you to navigate through your environment without using a map. Instead, all your navigational content (such as directions, annotated placemarks, etc.) is displayed extending real objects on the screen, using the devices built-in camera. Turning and moving the device will make the camera image and the content float by. Enkin uses GPS to determine the user's position on the globe and motion-sensors to calculate the device's current orientation in space. So when you aim your camera at say Yankee Stadium from 100m away, the phone's video display will overlay the "real world" image of Yankee Stadium with annotated text that says "Yankee Stadium 100m". Even cooler, say you are lost in the Bronx and are trying to find Yankee Stadium -- simply swivel your camera around until you see the annotated text "Yankee Stadium 100m" on the screen. Even if the Stadium is blocks away behind several buildings, since it uses GPS and motion sensors to detect your orientation, it doesn't require line of sight. Another perspective in Enkin makes you watch your content from a virtual camera high above you. The content then comes embedded in a fully textured three-dimensional landscape. According to Enkin, tou can also see your content on a classic 2D map (driven by a motionsensor-interface) which is similar to Google Maps. The different views can be switched seamlessly using 3D graphics. You can therefore "dive" right into a map. Enkin combines GPS, different orientation sensors, 3D graphics, live video and several web services into an exclusively mobile application. Enkin will be released soon after the first Android devices are available. Sometimes seeing is better than explaining. So check out the cool video! Tags: 3D, Enkin, Google Android, Google Maps, GPS, mobile phone Related Entries GPS + Google Android = Wi-Fi Army - Jan 02, 2008 Garmin nuvifone - Feb 12, 2008 Jack Bauer now must contend with GPS and GSM jammers - Jan 30, 2007 Google Maps Beats a Ticket - Jul 19, 2005 Windows Mobile 6.1 Update - Apr 01, 2008 Wireless Backhaul Importance Grows - Mar 25, 2008 Magellan RoadMate 1425 - Mar 05, 2008 TomTom GO 930T & 730T - Mar 04, 2008 Where's My Cell Phone? - Mar 04, 2008 Talkonaut 4.0 native Symbian S60 edition released - Feb 28, 2008 Read more… |
Skype Announces Flat Rate for International Calling22.04.2008 11:30 - source: Voipmonitornet 
Skype Announces Flat Rate for International CallingSkype announces unlimited* calling to over a third of the world’s population with the launch of its new calling subscriptions. Read more… |
Google Skype Acquisition Rumor22.04.2008 11:29 - source: Asterisk Every so often, a rumor starts going around that Google will be purchasing Skype. That rumor is back in action again today; as usual, Skype has refused to comment on the rumor. Others are happy to speculate about it, though,... Read more… |
AT&T to cut about 4,600 jobs22.04.2008 11:29 - source: Asterisk AT&T Inc. on Friday said it plans to cut about 4,600 jobs, or 1.5 percent of its work force, to shift resources to growing parts of its business.The nation's largest telecommunications provider said most of the layoffs will be among... Read more… |
EA extends deadline for Take-Two tender offer to May 16 (AP)18.04.2008 17:54 - source: Yahoo tech AP - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. on Friday extended by nearly a month its tender offer for Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. but also lowered the price it will pay for each share of the "Grand Theft Auto" maker. Read more… |
Video game sales soar 57 percent in March, led by Nintendo (AP)18.04.2008 17:53 - source: Yahoo tech AP - Led by stellar sales of Nintendo's games and systems, U.S. retail sales of video games jumped 57 percent to $1.7 billion in March, market researcher NPD Group reported Thursday. Read more… |
Review: Avoid snarl of USB cables with Eye-Fi photo reader (AP)18.04.2008 17:53 - source: Yahoo tech AP - My home computer desk hosts a snarl of USB cables for the various cameras, MP3 players and other peripherals I've bought over the years. Read more… |
Google sagging stock soars after strong 1Q showing (AP)18.04.2008 17:53 - source: Yahoo tech AP - Investors appear ready to embrace Google Inc. again after weeks of hand wringing over whether the faltering U.S. economy would bog down the Internet search leader's moneymaking machine. Read more… |
Texting while driving? Time to unplug (Reuters)18.04.2008 17:53 - source: Yahoo tech Reuters - Sharon Sarmiento knew it was time to unplug when she realized she was blogging in her dreams and hearing imaginary instant messages. Read more… |
Bull Crams Crypto Chips Into Bootable USB Hard Disk Drive (PC World)18.04.2008 17:53 - source: Yahoo tech PC World - Bull has a gadget for businesses worried about the security of data stored on laptops: a bootable, portable password-protected... Read more… |
Nokia Profit Fails To Impress Wall Street (NewsFactor)18.04.2008 17:53 - source: Yahoo tech NewsFactor - Nokia posted a 25-percent uptick in its first-quarter profits, and reiterated its expectation that mobile handset unit shipments would rise by 10 percent globally this year. Read more… |
No Consumer Linux from Novell or Red Hat (PC World)18.04.2008 17:53 - source: Yahoo tech PC World - The "Big Two" Linux distributors will continue to court enterprise customers but see no profit in a consumer desktop product. Read more… |
U.S. video game sales rise 57 percent in March (Reuters)18.04.2008 17:53 - source: Yahoo tech Reuters - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 57 percent in March from a year earlier, industry data showed on Thursday, evidence that the industry has so far been immune to wider economic woes. Read more… |
Wall Street Beat: Google, IBM, Intel Lift Gloom (PC World)18.04.2008 17:53 - source: Yahoo tech PC World - Quarterly earnings from IBM, Intel and Google are allaying some of the worst fears of IT investors facing a U.S. economic... Read more… |
Some In Sect May Have Given Birth At 1318.04.2008 17:53 - source: CBS A court hearing to decide the fates of hundreds of children seized from a polygamist retreat was off to a chaotic start as hundreds of lawyers in two different locations demanded to study the first piece of evidence before it could be introduced. Read more… |
Earthquake Rattles Midwest18.04.2008 17:53 - source: CBS An early-morning 5.2-magnitude earthquake that appeared to rival the strongest recorded in the region rocked people awake up to 350 miles away, surprising residents unaccustomed to such a powerful Midwest temblor. Read more… |
Pope To Address World In First U.N. Speech18.04.2008 17:53 - source: CBS After a dramatic three days in which he put the country's clergy sexual abuse scandal front and center, the pope is turning his attention to the original purpose of his first U.S. visit as leader of the Roman Catholic Church - the wider world. Read more… |
IMF Head: Food Shortages Can Spark War18.04.2008 17:53 - source: CBS The head of the International Monetary Fund warned that soaring world food prices can have dire consequences. Meanwhile, the U.N. said it will distribute 8,000 tons of food and other help for Haitians amid protests over food prices. Read more… |
Dem: Clinton vs. Obama Is A "Tea Party"18.04.2008 17:53 - source: CBS In an interview with CBSNews.com, Pennsylvania Democratic chairman T.J. Rooney argues that Senator Clinton is a tougher foe for the Republicans. Read more… |
Men vs. Women: Whose Memory Is Worse?18.04.2008 17:53 - source: CBS Men 70-plus are more likely than women in that age range to have memory problems and other cognitive impairments, a study shows. Read more… |
CBS Poll: Obama Dominant At Pa. Colleges18.04.2008 17:53 - source: CBS A CBS News/UWIRE poll shows that students attending four-year colleges and universities in Pennsylvania are enthusiastic about voting in the presidential campaign and overwhelmingly favor Barack Obama. Read more… |
John Edwards Stays Out Of The Spotlight18.04.2008 17:53 - source: CBS In the four years after his first White House bid, John Edwards stayed in the spotlight. In the four months since he abandoned his second bid, he's all but disappeared. Read more… |