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Skype 3.0 for Android: It’s better, but still needs work
Skype updated its client for Android devices on Tuesday, bringing improved audio quality to the video and voice calling application. Skype added support for its SILK audio codec which uses wideband...
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In a world of FaceTime and Kik, what happens to the phone number?
With AT&T’s news earlier this month that it wants to get our of the old-school telephone business and transition to an all-IP network, we’re at a watershed moment in telecommunications. But for the...
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Rebtel gives apps a voice with new developer platform
Rebtel, the mobile VoIP challenger to Skype, is opening its service to developers with a new Rebtel Voice platform for iOS and Android. The new SDK, which is launching in private beta Tuesday, will...
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Facebook tests Wi-Fi calling, and voice app in Canada
Facebook is testing a new calling feature on its Messenger iOS app in Canada that could push more voice communications away from the carriers and help drive adoption of over-the-top VoIP calling apps....
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US iPhone users can now make free calls through Facebook
Starting Wednesday users can now use Facebook to make a voice call to another Facebook user. Facebook is soon rolling out an update to its Messenger iOS app with the service, which is free and will...
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Group calls on Skype to release a Google-like transparency report
Several organizations have called on Microsoft to release details on who it shares Skype data with and what type of data it collects. The software giant purchased Skype in 2011 and last year several...
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The perfect murder: How Facebook will kill the phone as we know it
As the founder of a startup, I am probably the last person you’d expect to tell you that scale matters. And to be sure, there’s plenty of innovation coming from small, nimble companies that nonetheless...
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Carriers finally get a cut of Skype Credit sales, starting in Russia
Mobile operators have what might charitably be termed an interesting relationship with VoIP services, particularly the market leader, Microsoft’s Skype. These services are partly to blame for the...
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Truphone extends low-cost global calling network with Wi-Fi
Truphone on Monday announced plans to add a new network to its global GSM partnerships: it’s Wi-Fi. The new Truphone+ service , expected to debut at Mobile World Congress, will take advantage of...
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Yep, Skype is still taking business away from the telcos
The popularity of Skype and other IP-based international calling options has continued to take market share away from the international minutes, according to research from Telegeography. The analysis...
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Orange outs Libon for Android and adds voice chat to iOS version
Orange has released the first version of its Libon app for Android smartphones and is adding new functionality to the iOS version. Libon appeared for iOS in November last year, giving Orange a clear...
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Ring, ring! Skype video calls arrive in the browser … with Outlook.com
People pining for Skype video calls directly in the browser have something to look forward to today, provided they use Outlook.com for their email. On Tuesday, Skype announced a preview of web support...
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Viber morphs into full-blown Skype rival by releasing desktop app
Viber has been a Skype competitor of sorts for a long time, like any VoIP and messaging app for smartphones. At the same time, it’s also been a direct competitor to WhatsApp, employing the same tactic...
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Hold the phone: Google isn’t hanging up on Voice in Hangouts after all
Although last week’s Google I/O event overflowed with new feature debuts, I noted on Thursday that one key Google service was absent: Google Voice. Instead we heard about Google’s new Hangouts app, a...
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FreedomPop to start selling smartphones and launch yet another VoIP service
FreedomPop plans to start selling Android smartphones this summer, becoming a full-fledged virtual mobile operator with its own unique twist. As with its freemium mobile broadband service, FreedomPop...
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Verizon wraps up LTE rollout; plans all-VoIP phone launch for late 2014
Verizon Wireless’s LTE juggernaut has hit its 500th market, leading the carrier to declare on Thursday its rollout is “substantially complete.” Verizon’s 4G network now covers 298 million people and...
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Passing 100M users, Skype for Android now looks more like Windows Phone
If you don’t look closely, you just might confuse an Android handset for one running Windows Phone thanks to Skype. The Microsoft-owned company announced both a subscriber milestone and new version of...
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Gearing up to launch its VoIP service, FreedomPop raises another $5M
Mobile broadband virtual operator FreedomPop has gone back to its backers for another capital infusion. On Wednesday it announced an additional $5 million in funding from its existing investors. This...
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Skype says it will kill its Desktop API by end of 2013
Skype, the Microsoft-owned internet telephony service, is planning to kill its Desktop API (application programming interface), according to an email sent to developers by Chris Andrews, Head of Skype...
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How banks use big data to manage human risks
Chief information officers (CIOs), chief security officers (CSOs), and those who manage security and compliance need to understand the changing dynamics around data security as well as the technology...
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