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Want Skype on your mobile phone? Swedes will have to pay
Swedish operator TeliaSonera won’t ban Skype’s voice service on handsets using its network but it will charge customers for it. The operator is piloting plans that will cost customers extra for using...
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As mobile evolves, communications app Nimbuzz tops 100M users
From a few to 100 million users in five years is pretty impressive, and that’s exactly what Nimbuzz has done. The Netherlands-based mobile communications company announced on Tuesday that it just...
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Here’s why tablets (yes, tablets!) will replace the smartphone
I’m sure to get the “you’re off your rocker” commentary on this one, but I make a living by looking ahead in the world of mobile technology. And what I see now is a trend that I have watched build for...
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iPod touch as a phone sounds great, unless you need 911
Last month, FreedomPop began taking pre-orders for a $99 sleeve that turns an iPod touch into a voice-enabled 4G handset. The device uses Clearwire’s WiMAX 4G network for connectivity and is combined...
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Can Bluetooth handsets help the smartphone to tablet switch?
Earlier this month I made a bold prediction that within five years we’ll see people replacing their smartphone with not another handset, but a small tablet. Voice is being supplanted by data-centric...
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Voice is a killer app, but not all carriers will kill to control it
As controversy over AT&T placing restrictions on FaceTime over cellular demonstrates, carriers are still the gatekeepers when it comes to over-the-top communications services. The possibility of...
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Skype for Windows 8 app arrives this week, part of People hub
Skype’s voice and video chat client will appear on computers running on Windows 8 when Microsoft’s new software platform debuts on Oct. 26. Skype, which Microsoft acquired in 2011 for $8.5 billion, has...
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Ring, ring: Skype for Windows Phone 8 now calling!
Skype released a preview version of its video call and chat application for Microsoft Windows Phone 8 devices on Monday. The early edition isn’t quite complete yet, but offers enough functionality for...
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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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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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VoIP provider Vonage gets into the calling card biz
Vonage, one of the pioneers in the voice over IP calling market has launched a new product that bridges the old telecommunications world and the new — a digital calling card. Vonage says about 20...
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A Skype in Microsoft’s clothing
Last month when I stopped by for the launch of Microsoft Windows Phone (8) event in San Francisco, of all the things that impressed me about the platform was the seamless integration of Skype into the...
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The end of landlines: No phone numbers and no international calling charges
Most of us already live in a world where voice minutes are moot. But what about a world where international long-distance costs don’t matter, or phone numbers are rendered completely irrelevant? All of...
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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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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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