The trends in cellular devices are changing from that of the typical calling device to a smart phone. A smart phone is one that runs complete operating system software (similar to PC), having the features like email, internet, VGA connectors etc and a platform for application developers. So the recent discussions are as to who will take the lead among Symbian, BlackBerry, Android, Microsoft and iPhone. Presently...

Voip is certainly making a name for itself around the world.Voip or Voice over Internet Protocol is simply a way of chatting with someone on the phone through an IP-based network.Seeing that there is Verizon, which is a very popular telephone company, Voip might have a ways to go before they beat out Verizon, but there are certainly many reasons why people should transfer over to a Voip related service.Evolving...

Skype, built by the users of Kazaa, lets you make VoIP calls via your broadband connections to other computers running Skype.You may call people’s cell phones also, but extra charges may apply to that. What disappoints many Skype users is the fact that they charge their users a fee annually to use their unlimited\pro service.According to Skype’s website, they allow a user who purchases the $29.95 package...

Voip is certainly making a name for itself around the world.Voip or Voice over Internet Protocol is simply a way of chatting with someone on the phone through an IP-based network.Seeing that there is Verizon, which is a very popular telephone company, Voip might have a ways to go before they beat out Verizon, but there are certainly many reasons why people should transfer over to a Voip related service.Evolving...

oxFon, a lightweight and elegant phone plugin, makes Firefox a speaking friend in your online life. With FoxFon you can call your friends in a way similar to the SkypeOut service. The major FoxFon advantage is that it allows you to make calls straight from web browser, without having to launch additional programs. FoxFon can now find phone numbers on the web pages you browse and lets you call these numbers with...

Philips and Microsoft are joining forces to create a new VOIP433 Dual Phone that combines the Internet and PSTN phone features. What does that mean? Communication’s easier. You’ve got a traditional phone that acts as a VoIP phone too—thanks to the Windows Live Messenger Service (the new incarnation of MSN Messenger). It basically works like this. You can reach anyone in your Windows Messenger list of contacts—your...

Skype has axed fees on calls to landlines and mobile phones within the US and Canada for consumers in those regions. Users placing a call to a regular telephone number from the Skype application previously were charged a per minute fee. While that fee will now be waived, phone calls to numbers in other regions will still be charged. Those rates are generally lower than those charged by competing telephony providers. Skype...

Voice-over Internet protocol (VoIP) has totally laid its claim “as the next big thing” in the telecommunication industry. This type of service is consistently gaining popularity as a very affordable alternative to the traditional telephony and cell phone when it comes to plans. As more and more people make the switch from traditional telephony system to VoIP, the number of companies offering this type of...

Let’s start with the gateway. This unit allows a call to be made from the Internet to a standard telephone. Gateways can either be analog or digital. Analog gateways have analog telephony interfaces like RJ11. On the other hand, digital gateways of course have digital interfaces like T1/E1/PRI. VoIP gateway performs different task depending on where it is used, either at home or at the office. In the office,...

In my drawer are over a hundred UN mailed Christmas cards. I know, I know… I should’ve sent them out weeks ago. I just forgot. I’m really bad at letter writing. Give me a pen and a piece of paper, and my mind blanks. The funny anecdote that had my friends rolling on the floor suddenly sounds so lame when reduced into a few hastily scribbled words, and it seems like such a copout to just sign my name under...