Just a few days ago, we ran the story about Google launching Google Talk and that they had plans to work with SIPphone. Well, SIPphone has just released Project Gizmo (cool name! ;-)). Project Gizmo, which is available for Windows, Mac and Linux, is an application not unlike Skype that lets people talk to each other over the Internet using VoIP.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The company that makes the Skype software that lets internet users call one another for free anywhere in the world is launching two premium services, as the number of downloads topped 100 million on Friday. SkypeIn and Skype Voicemail are built into the latest version of the software, available for the Linux, Mac OS, Pocket PC and Windows platforms, Skype Technologies said.
With SkypeIn, users get regular phone numbers and can receive calls from landline or mobile phones without having to pay roaming charges. Users can purchase up to three numbers from their home country in Denmark, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States during the initial test period. Skype Voicemail lets users receive a voicemail message up to 10 minutes long from any user or traditional phone.
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The Prestige 2000W, compatible with the IEEE 802.11b wireless standard, is a perfect solution for VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) applications. It lets you make or receive phone calls as long as you’re within range of 802.11b or .11g wireless access points. With the Prestige 2000W, you no longer have to pay expensive communication fees, and can enjoy the convenience of wireless mobility.
The Prestige 200W offers flexibility and ease of use in both land and wireless environments. This brand-new application was developed to support open-standard session initiation protocol (SIP), which interoperates with major SIP-based call servers, IP-PBXs, and various VoIP client devices. It is not only an ideal alternative for ITSPs (IP telephony service providers) to deploy their VoIP services, it can also be the wireless handset, which can be applied in a corporate IP-PBX-centric VoIP environment.
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By John Brandon
The wireless networking world continues to expand and evolve. As it does, so will the ancillary technologies that depend on hotspots and ubiquitous coverage. Such is the case for voice over IP (VoIP), the Internet phone phenomenon that will become the buzzword for 2005. Already, companies such as Linksys and Netgear are prepping for a momentous reception from gadget hounds, home networking enthusiasts, and early adopters. Yet, there are clear indications that VoIP will reach the public consciousness as well.
For starters, Wi-Fi has become much more common at city parks, backyard barbeques, college campuses, basketball arenas, and just about everywhere in between. In some areas, there’s nowhere you can’t get wireless access. Second, broadband access is now in one out of every four homes, which means they enjoy a consistent, reliable, and high-quality Internet connection. Third, while cell phones are highly portable, calling plans during peak hours still run high, while VoIP service costs only about $20 per month.
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Placing phone calls over the Internet is now available in a true turnkey package with actual low prices.
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Here’s another back-to-basics article that will straighten out this question once and for all.
If you type “What’s the difference between an iPad and an…” into Google, it auto-suggests that you mean “What’s the difference between an iPad and an iPhone“, which implies that there are more than a few people searching for the answer to just that question. And is it turns out, there are more similarities than differences which makes it a fairly valid question.
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After looking around Apple’s newly released Mac App Store last night, I found a few Mac Apps that peaked my interest. Happy hunting and let us know your favorite apps.
Lyrica ($0.99) searches through six different databases automatically to locate the right lyrics of the currently playing song in iTunes. At less than a buck and an average rating over 4/5 with 28 ratings so far, you can’t go wrong with this Mac App if you’ve ever wondered what those lyrics were.
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magicJack maker YMax plans to start selling a a magicJack for cell phones in about 4 months for about $40. The gadget will plug into your PC and which then acts like a cell phone tower, so that if your cell phone is within range (about 8ft) of your PC, the call will be routed through the magicJack and over the Internet via VoIP.
While YMax CEO Dan Borislow claims this gadget is legal within an individual’s home, we expect the lawsuits to roll in quickly from the carriers.
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Most mobile phones like the blackberry torch available at www.dialaphone.co.uk will work with the device, for more information check out the dialaphone blog.
Michael Arrington of TechCrunch is reporting that a Google Phone is imminent, possibly in early 2010. However, it may be a data-only VoIP ‘phone’ but what would be cool is if Google issues Google Voice phone numbers to those phones.
About the only bad piece of news here is that it may end up initially only on AT&T with other GSM carriers being maybes.
The hardware would in all likelihood be produced by some other hardware vendor but only have Google branding.
If you’re a Vopium user, or perhaps a wanna-be Vopium user because you have an iPhone, you’re in luck as they recently released the free iPhone app. More about the Vopium VoIP mobile service.
It integrates tightly with your iPhone contacts directory so you can quickly make VoIP phone calls. You can trial Vopium for free as new users are given 30 free minutes of talk time and 30 free SMSes.
