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Article | 17/03/2011 Samsung unveils ultra-mobile tablets, laptops
The Galaxy Tab now has two little brothers: The 4- and 5-inch Galaxy Players. The new "ultra-mobile" Android tablets were unveiled Wednesday morning b...
Article | 15/03/2011 Is VOIP secure?
USANomad asked the Answer Line forum if people can eavesdrop on Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOID) phone calls.
Article | 10/03/2011 House subcommittee votes to kill net neutrality
A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee has voted in favor of a resolution to throw out the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's recently ado...
Article | 24/02/2011 Skype and Facebook: When social media collide
Back in October when Skype 5.0 client software appeared, it was heralded as a good thing all round. It integrated Skype's audio and video conferencing...
Article | 23/02/2011 RIM says competition taking advantage of India problems
Research In Motion has accused unnamed competitors of trying to compound and profit from its problems in India by "suggesting or implying" that RIM's ...
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 | 7/01/2011 Skype buys Qik mobile video streaming service
Skype has acquired Qik, the mobile-to-mobile video streaming service, as part of an effort to expand its voice and video calling service beyond PCs an...
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 | 31/12/2010 Skype adds video-over-3G capabilities to its iPhone app
Skype's free iPhone app now offers 3G video calls -- but Skype still recommends using Wi-Fi for best call quality
Article | 29/12/2010 Skype blames buggy Windows software, swamped servers for outage
Promises to look into auto-updating its Windows client software to prevent another blackout
Article | 21/12/2010 Google extends free phone call offer for US Gmail users
Gmail users in the U.S can continue call phones in North America and Canada for free after the new year, Google said in a blog post on Monday.
Article | 9/12/2010 Skype releases client for Nokia's N8
Skype released an updated version of its Symbian client, which adds support for Nokia's N8, C7 and the E5, the company said in a blog post on Wednesda...
Article | 25/11/2010 Will videoconferencing replace the telephone?
In a famous exhibit at the 1964 World's Fair in New York City, AT&T Bell Labs demonstrated the Picturephone Mod 1, a small, oval device with a camera ...
Article | 18/10/2010 Skype coming to Japanese cell phones
Skype has tied up with one of Japan's largest telecommunications companies in a deal that will see its Internet telephony service offered on cell phon...
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...