The folks at 37signals and Lypp are sponsoring a contest. Use Highrise and Lypp as part of a "mash-up" application. The programmers behind the top 3 applications will win some Apple gift...

I have been using the Free Conference Call application on Facebook, powered by iotum. Until you've actually used this powerful application, you won't know what you're missing! It also...

Markus Göbel is claiming that he was told about an upcoming Skype client for Symbian at the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. While he's not at liberty to disclose who it is, he can say...

Gizmo5, the program formerly known as Gizmo Project, is now launched on Windows and Nokia Internet Tablets running OS2008. The Mac and linux versions are still sporting the previous version along with...

My friend Alec Saunders is having a call at 11am Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5) related to phishing-hackers setting up legitimate-sounding or looking sites upon which to capture your private...

The folks at Fring have managed to get a new version for S60 devices and UIQ fairly close to each other. Both versions sport the same new features, which include: File transfers from your handset...

I remember as a kid the old McDonalds signs where they'd say how many billions of hamburgers they've served. If you can find one of those old signs around today, it's likely to say one of...

If you like to know exactly what your VoIP is doing-i.e. you want access to the source code-you might like this list of 50 different applications that do VoIP, but are open source. There are some I...

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...

eComm2008 was the subject of this past Friday's Squawk Box call/podcast, which is recorded using iotum's Free Conference Call application on Facebook. Conference organizer Lee Dryburgh was the...

After mucking about with the various VoIP tools, I have realized that a Skype-to-Skype, under ideal conditions, is righteous. While I realized I panned the whole concept of HD VoIP a while ago, no...

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"...

A while ago, I had ranted about how Skype really needs to be part of any so-called Unified Communications platform. Skype Journal picked up the rant and made a very salient point: "Skype makes no...

Phil Wolff at Skype Journal points out a rather amusing fact: in order for authorities to snoop on Skype calls, spyware has to be installed on the Skype PC. The scary thing? There's a legitimate...

A while ago, I had tried out a service called Pinger, which allows you to send voice messages to anyone within the U.S.. You basically dial a number, say or dial who you want to send a voice message...

Someone asked for a replacement for the now defunct PrivatePhone. The folks at FreeConferenceCall have a service called SimpleVoiceBox that can do just that: provide a voice mail drop box. The nice...

Earlier this week, I participated in one of Alec Saunders' Squawk Box podcasts, where he invites a bunch of techies to join in and hash out the topics of the day. It's recorded using...

If you use Skype on Windows, you might want to make sure that you're running the most recent version. Skype Journal, among others, lets us know that Skype has released a hotfix for a potentially...

Luca Filigheddu recently came over to the U.S. and wanted to make cheap calls back to Italy from his prepaid mobile phone. He took the opportunity to compare several companies that would allow him to...