Monthly Archives: September 2010

A company called 3CX, which created the Windows softphone 3CXPhone, has released a free SIP phone for the Android operating system. Using the software, users of Android phones like the HTC Desire or the Google nexus can make free calls … Continue reading →

 Until now, Skype has been the 800-pound gorilla of easy web-based VoIP calling. It’s been around for a while, everybody has heard of it, and it works well. And certainly, their association with eBay didn’t hurt, either. And then there’s … Continue reading →

I’m fortunate to be a small businessperson today. The nature of small business has been turned on its head over the past two decades, and communications and collaboration technology has given us the ability to compete like we’ve never competed … Continue reading →

There has been an incredible amount of buzz about how Google planned to extend its new VoIP service to the Middle East, with news reports throughout the Internet reporting that Google had announced its intent to launch a localized VoIP … Continue reading →

I love rumors, I really do. More often than not, industry rumors are leaks of exciting things that are about to happen, sometimes made intentionally and sometimes not. Fueling this delightful rumor mill today was ZDNet’s Mary-Jo Foley, who writes … Continue reading →

My friends in India may get to keep their BlackBerries after all. And it’s a good thing too, the subcontinent would never be the same without them. The controversy started with concern over transparency for law enforcement officials, who wanted … Continue reading →

Google’s new VoIP service has launched with a bang, with a million free calls within the first 24 hours of servicve. Google plans to keep the voice service free for the time being, at least until the end of the … Continue reading →