Back in November when Jajah and Jangl announced their partnership, I wondered aloud whether or not this might turn into something else. Turns out it did, but not exactly the way I was thinking it...
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I was wondering where Truphone got the money to buy SIM4Travel, now it's clear: they raised another 16.5 Million UK Pounds (or $32.7 Million US Dollars) from both current and new investors!...
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Apparently the folks on CrunchGear follow Pat Phelan on Twitter like I do. Pat reported that Ooma-the VoIP service the blogosphere universally hates-is alive and well. From his Twitter: got a nice...
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Truphone, known more for enabling WiFi calling and SMS on Nokia handsets than being a traditional wireless carrier, is now going to be just that. Truphone recently announced they have acquired the...
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I want to be clear that this is an unsubstantiated rumor at this point. The only thing we have is a single blog post by Marc Robins, and the reported radio silence by the Pulvermedia team to go on....
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It seems like every time I turn around, there's a new way to do the same crap we've always done: connect and share our deepest thoughts, our media, and our hearts. It's a problem that goes...
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Techcrunch breaks the news that Jangl now has a way to sell ads on those free calls it provides via a number of social networks. Jangle Mobile Media Solutions offers advertisers three ways to get in...
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The folks at VoIP Guides have uncovered a "secret"-and I use that term loosely-that allows you to use Jaxtr to essentially make free calls over VoIP "forever"-or until Jaxtr goes...
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Jaduka has announced a series of "telephony widgets" through Jaduka Labs: dukaDIAL: Call any number in the U.S. and Canada for free. dukaLINK: Create a link to allow someone in the U.S. and...
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VoIP News points to a Forbes article on how Vonage's financial situation, despite all the lawsuits, is improving. Some highlights from the interview: Vonage is generating $10.52 in "cash...
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I got an email a while back from a company called Manifone, which on the surface, looks like yet another Jajah clone. You make cheap international calls by calling what amounts to "local"...
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Jangl is continuing on their quest to partner with as many social networking sites as possible. The latest one? Plentyoffish.com, a popular dating site that bills itself as "100% Free. Put away...
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Michael Cerda, the CEO of Jangl, writes on his blog about the right way to add advertising in calls--something Jangl, Jajah, and others are going to do in order to offset the cost of free calls. Cerda...
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Hictu is a micro-blogging service similar to Twitter and Jaiku, but it also allows audio and video to be added as well. It is run by the folks at Abbeynet, an Italian VoIP/telecom operator. But now,...
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Ribbit got a lot of coverage when it was first released, but what is it? From their website: "As Silicon Valley's first phone company, we will give developers the tools to let communication...
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I have to admit, after reading the press release from Vonage about this V-Portal thing they just announced, I was confused. What is this V-Portal thing supposed to do anyway? The press release lists a...
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I'm trying to wrap my head around this one. As I'm writing this, all I've got is a press release from Jajah announcing this partnership with CallWave. What is really being exchanged in...
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One of the benefits of using open standards is that interoperability, while not guaranteed, becomes much easier. SightSpeed and Leadtek both have products that both speak the same language: SIP for...
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