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Skype's mobile dreams

January 10, 2008 While it makes sense for Skype to be on mobile phones, it may be years before the free peer-to-peer software makes its way into the mobile market in a big way. TAGS: Skype, Sony Mylo, P2P, mobile operator, VoIP, Consumer Electronics Show, eBay Inc., U.K., mobile phone, broadband, Intel, cell phone, Sony Corp., PC

Skype, Wal-Mart strike retail deal

May 14, 2007 Wal-Mart Stores is first major retailer to dedicate a section to equipment such as handsets, Webcams, headsets for the service. TAGS: Skype, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., headset, handset, retailer, webcam, call, equipment, consumer electronics, section, eBay Inc., cell phone

Service lets Skype users chat on cell phones

February 8, 2006 With Eqo, Skype users can connect over mobile phones--but unlike traditional calling, the service uses buddy lists. TAGS: Eqo Communications, buddy list, Skype, call, cell phone, AT&T Corp., mobile phone, idea

No-cost Skype strikes chord with businesses

January 27, 2005 Corporate road warriors and remote workers are discovering Skype as an alternative to pricier cell phones and landlines. TAGS: Aruba Wireless Networks, Skype, IP telephony, road, worker, cell phone, Europe

VoIP cozies up to cell phones

June 23, 2005 Net telephony shook up traditional phone service, now it's on to cell phone variants of VoIP for companies such as start-up Mint Telecom. TAGS: VoIP, cell phone, Skype, IP, IP telephony, BellSouth Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., telecommunications, AT&T Corp., broadband, e-mail

U.K. operator 3 working on low-cost 'Skype' phone

October 4, 2007 Carrier teams up with as-yet-unnamed company, thought to be Skype, on dual-mode handheld that will make free Net calls. TAGS: Skype, operator, VoIP, U.K., mobile device, eBay Inc., cell phone

Motorola phones to call on Wi-Fi, VoIP

February 14, 2005 Internet phone companies and cell phone giants grapple with Internet phone technology at 3GSM show in Cannes, France. TAGS: handset maker, VoIP, Wi-Fi network, Internet phone, Motorola Inc., Skype, cell phone, Wi-Fi, telephone company, handset, mobility, France, call, Sun Microsystems Inc., Nokia Corp.

Skype petitions FCC for open cellular access

February 23, 2007 Net phone company is pushing for rules that would let consumers decide which devices and software they use on cell phone networks. TAGS: Skype, phone network, carrier, CTIA, rule, mobile device, cell phone, eBay Inc., U.S.

Study: Wi-Fi cell phones will hit it big

June 27, 2006 Want to get Skype or Vonage on your cell phone? According to new research, you won't have to wait much longer. TAGS: Wi-Fi, Skype, VoIP, eBay Inc., service provider, cell phone

Cell phone to double as Net phone

February 11, 2005 New smart phones with Skype VoIP software due in the Unites States, Europe and Asia in March. TAGS: Internet phone, Skype, VoIP, Europe, Asia, Wi-Fi, cell phone

VoIP backlash in Germany?

July 13, 2005 Vodafone Germany plans to disable Net phone calls from the likes of Skype and other VoIP operators in 2007. TAGS: Vodafone Group Plc., operator, VoIP, Internet phone, landline phone, Skype, telephony, spokesman, Germany, IP, cell phone

Can small business count on VoIP?

August 23, 2007 Last week's Skype outage left many small businesses in the lurch and emphasized the importance of having a backup for when IP services fail. TAGS: Skype, VoIP, small business, Avaya Inc., IP, WAN, call, Cisco Systems Inc., eBay Inc., backup, cell phone

Why can't Apple, Cisco just play nice?

January 12, 2007 Cisco had hoped to forge an interoperability agreement with Apple in exchange for the use of its trademarked name "iPhone." TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., VoIP, interoperability, VoIP phone, Apple Computer, Apple iPhone, Wi-Fi connection, Skype, Wi-Fi, cell phone, Linksys, IP

This week in telecommunications

February 4, 2005 With SBC's deal to acquire AT&T and the rise of Skype, the last vestiges of the 20th-century's phone system are fading fast. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., Ma Bell, AT&T Corp., Skype, acquisition, telecommunications, telephone company, CEO, cell phone, U.S., brand

AOL adds to its IP telephony portfolio

May 5, 2006 New AIM Phoneline is part of company's strategy to open its Internet products to non-AOL members. TAGS: AOL AIM Phoneline, AOL TotalTalk, AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., IM client, telephony, Skype, IP telephony, call, phone line, IM, IP, VoIP, Yahoo! Inc., cell phone

Week in review: The bell tolls for Ma Bell

February 4, 2005 With the sale of AT&T and the rise of Skype, the last vestiges of the 20th century's phone system are fading fast. Photos: AT&T's history of innovation Photos: Hush, hush, my PC TAGS: Ma Bell, SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Skype, Week in review, acquisition, telephone company, CEO, cell phone, U.S., Apple Computer, brand, photograph, PC

Joy: Future of the Web is mobile devices

September 29, 2005 Want to see where the Web is headed? Bill Joy, Sun co-founder and venture capitalist, says look no further than your cell phone. TAGS: venture-capital company, co-founder, venture capital, Sun Microsystems Inc., Skype, mobile device, platform, cell phone, Google Inc., PC

CES 2007: Photos/Videos

January 16, 2007 Get a front row seat at this year's electronics extravaganza. TAGS: Consumer Electronics Show, ultramobile PC, robot, Skype, electronics, cell phone, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Corp., TV, Dell, video, PC

FCC requires VoIP to clean up its 911 act

May 19, 2005 Net phone operators face a late September deadline to fix their 911 systems, the FCC rules. TAGS: Internet phone, VoIP, operator, emergency response, deadline, BellSouth Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., Skype, call, AT&T Corp., IP, cell phone, U.S.

Congress proposes tax on all Net, data connections

January 28, 2005 Extending tax originally created to pay for the Spanish American War is an "option" this year, committee says. TAGS: tax, data connection, committee, VoIP, telephone call, communication, Skype, telecommunications, DSL, broadband, president, IP, cell phone
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