November 8, 2011
The world of Voice over IP is expanding fast, and we’re getting more and more options for calling our friends without paying cellphone providers. The strongest, and most known contender in this area is obviously Skype, and they’ve been rather good at it. However, Tango offers a pretty good alternative, especially since the latest updates to Skype have not been to everyone’s liking.
October 26, 2011
Skype, the popular application for voice and video calls, supports a range of mobile operating systems, including Android. Unfortunately, the list of supported devices for video calls is limited. This has been a major source of disappointment. With its recent upgrade, Skype for Android white-listed 14 more devices for video calling, including three tablets running Android Honeycomb.
December 6, 2010
If you’re a long-time Gmail user, you no doubt know about and/or use Google Voice — a free web-based platform that provides users with an online phone number for making calls online via an Android, BlackBerry, and now the iPhone. If you don’t have a Google Voice number set up, you’re missing out on a [...]
September 8, 2010
It’s been long rumoured, but it’s finally happening: Google is getting into the VOIP game. In typical Google fashion, however, you’ll find the service in your browser. If you have a Gmail account you may already have access to the service. If so, all you need to do is install a single plugin (for Windows, [...]
July 13, 2010
Today it is not unheard of to have your telephone service on the Internet. With today’s broadband offerings and the Internet companies getting into the telephony business, unlimited calling is almost the norm. In fact, I find it funny that back in the day (and still today) the telephone companies were the ones who got [...]
February 28, 2010
Through the years, the way we handle our telephone messages has gone through some dramatic changes. Remember the days of needing tape cassettes to record answering machine messages? I suppose it hasn’t really been that long has it? With the old answering machines, there really wasn’t much flexibility. You could listen to your messages and [...]
August 3, 2009
While I’ve never been one to jump on any technological bandwagon early (I resisted upgrading from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95 for almost five years after Windows 95 came out), when it comes to VoIP I embraced the technology the moment it became viable. Within just a few years of the advent of Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol, Skype [...]
January 3, 2009
VoIP User is a service that provides users with a free UK phone number for inbound calls, as well as a free SIP account to make free outbound international calls. You can set up an account to forward from a UK number to an international number, receive calls on your computer at UK phone, or [...]
November 1, 2007
A list of useful mobile apps that bring excellent features to your phone. Enjoy! 1 UnwiredBuyer – Receive last minute eBay notifications and place bids directly from your mobile. Definitely a must-have for every eBay junkie. (US and Canada). Video Demo. 2. Soonr – Need to access your PC directly from the handset? Enter Soonr, [...]
September 29, 2006
VoipBuster – IP telephony or VoIP (voice over internet protocol) is one of the fastest developing parts of web. Its huge popularity and high adoption rates can be attributed to extremely low calling rates. You can call landline, mobile, PC and even send SMS at 1/10′th (if not more) of what it would cost using [...]
