Businesses need break to meet digital report deadline
Industry minister Tony Clement gave the public eight weeks to submit opinions on the issue to stimulate a debate. However, as late as Wednesday only a handful of organizations had filed submissions, and none were from the biggest information, technology and communications companies who would be at the centre of any strategy. More...
iPhone 4 Two-Way Calling Available from Fring
Fring has introduced an already popular new app to the Apple App Store that allows iPhone 4 owners to enjoy two-way video calls over WiFi or 3G, with friends on older iPhone, Android or Symbian smartphones. More...
Hacker claims to have cracked Skype protocol
It should be stressed that there is no independent evidence of the breach. Skype has said nothing but then, Skype is notoriously secretive, refusing even to have a contact phone number for customers, and has put out no public statement on the claims. More...
Ten technologies that should be extinct (but aren't)
Some technologies serve their purpose for a while, then either evolve into cheaper, faster, better forms or simply disappear. Yet others - such as fax machines, landline phones and instant cameras - just refuse to die, despite better digital alternatives. More...
Telco sets honey pot for nuisance marketers
A small telco has decided to turn the tables on irritating unsolicited calls by setting up a block of dummy phone numbers that play messages to trick marketers into lenghty and pointless sales pitches. More...
Reverse engineer extracts Skype crypto secret recipe
A group of code breakers led by Sean O'Neil reckon they have successfully reverse engineered Skype's implementation of the RC4 cipher, one of several encryption technologies used by the consumer-oriented VoIP service. More...
Fring brings video calls over 3G to iPhone 4, shatters chains of FaceTime oppression
VoIP and IM client Fring has updated its iPhone 4 application to allow users to make face-to-face video calls over a 3G connection, and to a host of mobile devices -- not just other iPhone 4 handsets. More...
CounterPath updates Bria for Mac and Windows
VANCOUVER, USA: CounterPath Corporation, provider of desktop and mobile VoIP software solutions has announced a new release of its Bria multimedia softphone. More...
SIP trunking gaining on T1 lines: Survey
BOSTON, USA: Although many organizations have deployed VoIP on their premises, they still use legacy technologies to connect to the PSTN, with T1 lines the most commonly used trunking service today through 2012, says market research firm Infonetics Research. More...
Research and Markets: Laos' Telecoms, Mobile & Broadband Markets 2010 with Forecasts to 2018
There was no hiding the fact that Laos has had to struggle for years with a poorly performing economy and a commercial environment that was in desperate need of reform. More...