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Article | 11/05/2011 Ballmer: Microsoft won't tie Skype to Windows

Microsoft will integrate Skype's calling features into many of its key products, including Office, the Xbox and its Windows Phone software, but it wil...

Article | 24/03/2011 Another iPad 2 problem: Glitchy Facetime

Some iPad 2 users who expected a flawless product are instead finding a handful of problems with their shiny new tablets. The latest is a freezing iss...

Article | 19/03/2011 GNU Free Call: An open source Skype alternative

There's no denying that Skype is by far the most ubiquitous VoIP service today, but a new project launched this week aims to create an open source alt...

Article | 18/02/2011 Skype looks to developing markets for growth

Skype is looking toward developing markets for its mobile business as the popular voice-over-Internet Protocol service seeks to grow its presence in p...

Article | 4/01/2011 Skype still operating in China despite reports of ban

Skype and other Internet phone services continue to operate in China days after media reports said the country's government was cracking down on them.

Article | 21/12/2010 VHA CEO issues 3G apology

Vodafone Hutchison Australia (ASX: VHA) has apologised to customers for recent problems with its 3G network upgrade.

Article | 22/12/2010 Microsoft touts 1.5M Windows Phone 7 smartphones sold

Microsoft today said makers of phones running its new Windows mobile operating system had sold 1.5 million handsets since the October launch of Window...

Article | 15/12/2010 Conroy proposes terms for convergence review

Communications minister, Stephen Conroy, has proposed the terms of reference for a wide-ranging review of Australia's telecom and media regulation.

Article | 28/10/2010 US expert: The future is wireless broadband

Blair Levin was the lead author of the US Government's version of the NBN, the National Broadband Plan, which has faced similar controversies and chal...

Article | 16/10/2010 Skype and Facebook: UC on a shoestring

With the launch of Skype 5.0 this week, the PC-based voice over IP (VoIP) and messaging service is now integrated with the Facebook social network. Wh...

Article | 6/10/2010 Fring could beat Skype for low-cost Android calls

Skype may finally be available to all Android users after months of Verizon-only exclusivity, but so is FringOut, an alternative contender that offers...

Article | 14/09/2010 Telstra pledges T-Hub fixes

Telstra has promised a bug fix this Thursday to customers upset with the patchy performance of its T-Hub next-generation fixed telephone system.

Article | 6/09/2010 Latest Skype beta offers group video calls for 10

The latest beta version of Skype offers the ability to do group video calls with up to 10 people.

Article | 10/08/2010 Skype worries about iPhone, attracting business customers

Skype is worried about whether the iPhone and other Apple products will undermine its VoIP services and is also insecure about whether it can achieve ...

Article | 6/08/2010 Speech recognition systems must get smarter, professor says

Those who loathe talking on the phone to automated speech recognition systems may take solace in the fact that scientists are working to make such sys...

Article | 26/07/2010 Cisco may call home TelePresence 'UMI'

Cisco Systems may be planning to give its consumer TelePresence system the friendly sounding name "UMI," according to a trademark application made las...

Article | 7/07/2010 Apple says 400 iTunes accounts hit with fraudulent purchases

Apple has banned a developer from its App Store after fraudulent purchases of his applications were made from around 400 accounts, it said in a statem...

Article | 24/06/2010 Skype CEO: SkypeKit aimed at onslaught of new gadgets

Skype launched a new software developer kit on Wednesday to help electronics makers embed Skype into any new device they're working on.

Article | 18/06/2010 History of Video Calls: From Fantasy to Flops to Facetime

A visual history of the science and sci-fi of phone calls you can see. (And, no, it didn't start with The Jetsons.)

Article | 28/05/2010 Google is no competitor for Skype - yet

Google's recent purchase of codec innovator Global IP Solutions (GIPS) has observers in a froth over a possible showdown between Google Voice service ...