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Mobile VoIP - what’s that all about then?

Jul 17th, 2007 | By CentroN | Category: Technology, VoIP

by Sarah Manners
In the modern day and age, it’s tempting to run a mile when you hear about the latest technological craze. What do the letters stand for? Am I ever really going to understand it? And is this really going to help me with my life, which seems to work pretty well as it [...]



Experts: VOIP Just Another Way to Hack

Jul 5th, 2007 | By CentroN | Category: Security, VoIP

By Curtis Franklin Jr.
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is an exciting development for many consumers because it brings together two great drivers: reduced costs and improved features. Unfortunately, the same benefits that draw users to the new technology benefit those who would prey on the users, so VoIP introduces yet another network gateway that must [...]



WiMax, VoIP, and the Metropolitan Area Network

Jul 4th, 2007 | By CentroN | Category: Technology, VoIP

by Michael Talbert
The emerging IEEE 802.16 standard, commonly known as WiMAX, promises to deliver last mile wireless broadband internet access capable of carrying data intensive applications, such as VoIP and streaming video, to Metropolitan Area Networks, as well as sub-urban and rural communities. WiMAX is considered a disruptive technology, designed as an alternative to fixed [...]



The Apple iPhone Is Changing The Future Of Mobile Devices

Jun 17th, 2007 | By CentroN | Category: Communication, Technology, VoIP

by Michael Ferrerya
Since it’s beginning, Apple’s main goal is to please their customers. Apple realizes the importance of customer satisfaction and customer-friendly devices. With the iPhone Apple took the mobile phone to a new level of entertainment and communication. The iPhone features the functions of a mobile phone with text messaging, a video iPod, and [...]



With respect to iPhone, Microsoft rolls over and plays dead

Jun 16th, 2007 | By CentroN | Category: Communication, Online Life, Technology, Tools, VoIP

Posted by David Berlind
You’d have to be hiding under a rock to not know by now that June 29 might as well be called “iDay”: the day that Apple’s iPhone (provisioned by Cingular) will officially be available for purchase. At $600 each, it’s inconceivable to me that there will be lines of sleeping bag and [...]



Skype introduces SkypeIn numbers in four new countries

Jun 15th, 2007 | By CentroN | Category: Technology, VoIP

New Zealand, Chile, Dominican Republic and Romania are the latest addition to the SkypeIn service.
SkypeIn is feature that assigns a telephone number to the Skype client and allows the software to receive phone calls from callers using standard fixed or cellular lines.
SkypeIn numbers are now available in 18 countries. Here’s a quick refresher: When you [...]



Skype Toolbar for Office updated - now supporting Office 2007

Jun 13th, 2007 | By CentroN | Category: Communication, Technology, Tools, VoIP

June 12, 2007
The Skype Toolbar for Office - can now fully support Office 2007. It also supports the whole MS Office suite - Word / Excel / PowerPoint / Access / Visio / Project. The user can now send a working file through Skype file transfer. Any phone number inserted in text is recognized and [...]



Deutsche Telekom Invests in JAJAH

May 30th, 2007 | By CentroN | Category: Technology, VoIP

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, May 29 /PRNewswire/ — JAJAH announced today that T-Online Venture Fund - the investment arm of Deutsche Telekom - has joined JAJAH’s US$20 million Series C investment. The investment signals a change in the global communication landscape, as it is the first time in history that a major carrier has embraced a [...]