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NEWS ABOUT: VOIP

VOIP stories: 3 news summaries

 Skype Pushes Video Calls 

Version 4.0 will make seeing who you're talking to more integral

Jun 18, 08 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The newest version of Skype is designed to make video calls easier and more widespread. Skype 4.0, which begins public testing today, detects bandwidth and attached devices to make it simpler to use a computer to add video to calls, Reuters reports. Skype's president says that the resolution of... More »

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Internet • telecom • Skype • VOIP • IP telephony

Skype Launches $9.95 Plan
for Unlimited Foreign Calls

Flat rate covers calls
to 34 countries

Apr 22, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Internet calling system Skype is introducing a plan for unlimited overseas phone calls for $9.95 a month, CNET reports. The plan includes 34 European and Far Eastern countries, along with Australia and New Zealand—but the deal is limited to landlines except for calls to cell phones in Canada,... More »

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Internet • eBay • Skype • VOIP • IP telephony

Free Phone Service Listens In, Tailors Ads

Startup sparks privacy concerns with marketing that draws on conversations

Sep 24, 07 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - In much the same way that Gmail scans emails to push relevant advertising, a California start-up is using voice-recognition software to translate the strategy to Internet phone calls. Puddingmedia offers free phone service if customers allow eavesdropping on their conversations, the AP reports. The data isn't recorded, but privacy advocates... More »

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technology • cell phones • online advertising • Skype • startup • eavesdropping • VOIP • Puddingmedia • Henry Blodget • Internet advertising • telephone

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