18/10/2010 - Pinger Aims to Bring Free Voip to iPod Touch and iPhone
Pinger, a startup based in San Jose, California, aims to challenge Skype (and others) by offering free voice calls. They are doing so by piggybacking voip on their hugely popular TextFree application, which allows sending free text SMS messages. Pinger is currently serving 1.2 billion ads and sent 4 billion messages each month and is only expected to raise its numbers.
17/09/2010 - Ooma Introduces New Mobile App Calling Plan Option
Ooma announced that it is now offering a new Ooma Mobile calling plan that allows users to talk for 1,000 minutes for less than $5 per month. The Ooma Mobile application lets Ooma customers make U.S. and international calls from their iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. 18/08/2010 - CounterPath Brings Multitasking and Multi-Account VoIP Softphone to the iPhone
CounterPath announced the worldwide availability of Bria iPhone Edition Version 1.1 for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Compatible with Apple’s new iOS 4 operating system, Bria iPhone Edition 1.1 is a standards-based VoIP softphone that works over both 3G and Wi-Fi networks. 18/06/2010 - CounterPath Brings Enterprise-Class VoIP Softphone to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
CounterPath has released the Bria iPhone Edition for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Bria iPhone Edition is a VoIP softphone that works over both 3G and Wi-Fi networks. 05/10/2009 - Vonage Goes Mobile: Wi-Fi and Cellular Networks Low Rates Calls Available
Vonage has launched Vonage Mobile, its first mobile calling application for smartphones. This free downloadable application provides seamless, low-cost international calling while on Wi-Fi or cellular networks.
It’s available for download on the iPhone, BlackBerry and iPod touch.
The app works with the existing mobile plans, what lets you keep your number, mobile device, existing contacts and mobile service provider.
23/07/2009 - Skype Users Rise by 37m, Revenues up 25% in Q2
Skype's subscriber base just keeps on climbing, with another 37 million people added in the second quarter - taking the total year-to-date increase to 75 million.
Growing subscribers also means growing revenues and the VoIP company saw Q2 revenue jump 25 per cent year-over-year to USD $170 million.
16/07/2009 - JAJAH powering voice, SMS for online dating sites
Online dating sites Match.com and eHarmony announced they are using JAJAH's IP telephony platform to enable users to make calls, send SMS messages and leave voice mail for other users, according to the companies. JAJAH is rushing to the altar for the opportunity by launching JAJAH's Platform for Dating, which the company will market to other online dating services.
JAJAH CEO Trevor Healy said in a statement that JAJAH's focus on reliability and security is making it easier for people to find love online, which is now my early favorite for corporate overstatement of the year. But, despite Healy's hyperbole, the market for Internet dating communications could be a lucrative one for JAJAH, since members likely will feel more comfortable contacting each other via individual JAJAH numbers, rather than giving out home or cell phone numbers to strangers met online.
For more:
- see the press release here
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15/04/2009 - Litigation Issues May Hamper Ebay's Skype Spin-off
eBay today announced it plans to spin Skype off as a stand alone publicly traded company in the first half of 2010.
Action at last. But surely the VoIP provider's parent company has to resolve legal issues centred around its core P2P technology - and involving Skype's founders - before the planned Initial Public Offering (IPO) can take place?
17/09/2008 - iPhone Interface Allows Call Center Mangement
Smoothstone IP Communications has developed a mobile interface that allows corporate call centers to be controlled from anywhere in the world using the iPod and iPhone.
The company says Apple’s new support for corporate security standards allows it to provide a secure, enterprise solution for IT professionals to use when they are out the office environment.
