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  • June 2008

    • Eavesdropping on Internet Calls Is Easy

      MIT Technology Review  |  Jun 17, 08 7:00 PM CDT

      Eavesdropping on Internet Calls Is Easy

      (Newser) - Not only are most Internet phone calls not encrypted, but a bandwidth-saving technique could undermine encryption once it’s implemented. Researchers at Johns Hopkins found that a compression method called variable-bit-rate encoding makes it possible for eavesdroppers to identify given phrases in an encrypted VoIP call 50% of the time, reports Technology Review . More »

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      encryption  • Internet phone  • eavesdropping  • VoIP

  • May 2008

    • Consumers Giving Up Landlines

      USA Today  |  May 14, 08 8:29 AM CDT

      Consumers Giving Up Landlines

      (Newser) - Mobile and Internet-based phones are replacing landline phones in US households as younger Americans lead a movement to newer technologies, reports USA Today. The number of homes depending on wireless phones jumped 159% between 2004 and 2007. Nearly 35% of people 25-29 years old lived in wireless-only households in the second half of 2007, more than double the percentage of wireless-only 30-44 year olds. More »

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      cell phones  • Verizon  • AT&T  • telephone  • VoIP

  • February 2008

    • T-Mobile Launching Net Phone Price War

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 21, 08 3:00 PM CST

      T-Mobile Launching Net Phone Price War

      (Newser) - T-Mobile is giving an extra push to the millions contemplating ditching their landlines. The low-cost wireless carrier is launching a new dirt-cheap VoIP service, which lets T-Mobile customers hook up traditional phones to an Internet router and make unlimited local and long distance calls for $10 a month, the Wall Street Journal reports. Vonage, the most prominent VoIP provider, charges $25 per month. More »

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      Verizon  • AT&T  • telecommunications  • telecom industry  • T-Mobile  • Internet phone  • VoIP  • Vonage

  • August 2007

    • Skype Blames Crash on Windows

      PC World  |  Aug 20, 07 12:49 PM CDT

      Skype Blames Crash on Windows

      (Newser) - Skype's mysterious failure last week was caused by a routine Windows update, the company says. Millions of users downloaded the new software, rebooted their computers, and tried to log into Skype at the same time, crashing the net phone service, PC World reports. It's still unclear why previous Windows updates didn't do the same thing, however. More »

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      Internet  • Microsoft  • communication  • Skype  • Windows  • Internet phone  • VoIP

  • July 2007

    • Google's Got Your Number

      PC Magazine  |  Jul 4, 07 6:49 AM CDT

      Google's Got Your Number

      (Newser) - Google extended its recent buying spree by snatching up a cutting-edge internet service that consolidates consumers' phone numbers and provides unified voicemail access via a single web account. The acquisition of GrandCentral Communications is expected to lead to Google's own online phone service to rival Skype and Vonage, reports PC Magazine . More »

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      Google  • Yahoo  • VoIP

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