Apple needs to respond quicker to issues, analysts say
Apple on Friday quelled concerns on iPhone 4's signal and reception issues, but the company needs to shed its mask of secrecy and be quicker in addressing customer concerns before such issues spiral out of control, analysts said. More...
This Week in VoIP: Verizon to Launch HD Voice Support
Among the announcements flowing out of Verizon Business (News - Alert) in June was one tidbit buried in a Unified Communication release that provides the foundation for the company to provide full-blown HD voice support by the end of the year. More...
VocalTec Announces 1-for-5 Reverse Stock Split
NETANYA, Israel, Jul 16, 2010 (PR Newswire Europe via COMTEX) --VocalTec Communications Ltd. (VOCL), the inventor of VOIP and thesoftphone, today announced a 1-for-5 reverse split of its share capital. More...
Wi-Fi available on one in three U.S. planes
Wi-Fi service is offered on more than one-third of the nation's passenger planes, so it's no longer rare to see travelers connecting to the Internet in midflight. More...
UCI Gives Several Warnings Against Phishing on WebMail
Phishing has become so widespread that these attacks are starting to come in the form of IM, SMS, text message, and VoIP. The most dangerous of these are the VoIP known as "vishing" where users receive phone calls in the form of an automated voice which tells them to enter their credit card information dialing a given separate number, therefore resulting in additional identity theft. More...
iPhone 4 poll: Did Apple do the right thing about antenna issue?
First, the just-released iOS 4. 0. 1 firmware update, which Apple claims will make the "signal bars" icon show a more accurate reading of signal strength. More...
Virtualization no cure-all for data center energy crunch
Those changes include tighter integration between IT equipment and building management systems -- so that temperature readings from servers can be used to directly control cooling systems, for example -- and better communication between IT staff and the facilities teams that run the data center. More...
Skype disappears from App Store
One of the really cool things about iOS 4 on the Apple iPhone is the potential to use the Skype app in the background but it looks like the VoIP calling service is no longer in the App Store. More...
Thinking Phone finds success with UC approach
We sat down recently to talk about hosted VoIP services offered by Thinking Phone Networks with Steven Kokinos, the company's president and CEO. Thinking Phone Networks targets large and mid-tier enterprise customers and currently has about 500 business clients covering over 2,000 offices. More...
Saving with Unified Communications for the Small Business
The promise of simple, reliable, and feature-rich unified communications phone systems has been made for what seems like decades. The fact is, big companies with big IT departments and big budgets have seen some of these promises fulfilled. More...