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Skype Ends Desktop API. Now What?
I launched Skype this morning and was greeted with a warning message that caused me some alarm (screenshot above). It appears a major API used by third-parties to integrate with Skype is ending in just...
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Akkadian Labs Provisioning Manager Express (PME) Review
I thought my readers would enjoy my October Internet Telephony Magazine review of Akkadian Labs Provisioning Manager Express (PME), a powerful provisioning tool that aids in Cisco IP phone deployments....
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Zangi – New Mobile VoIP Player in Town
Zangi is an interesting new mobile VoIP player. One of their espoused features is the free roaming which saves on international calls. While traveling many users purchase a new number (SIM card) to...
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Phybridge PoLRE Review – Power over Ethernet using Phone Wires
Check out my Phybridge PoLRE Review, a suite of three products that let you use your existing phone wiring to deploy VoIP with full Power over Ethernet capabilities. The three products are the PoLRE...
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WebRTC Conference & Expo Photos
TMC's WebRTC Conference & Expo Santa Clara 2013 kicked off yesterday to a great start with some jam-packed sessions. Participants include heavyweights such as Google, Oracle, Plantronics, Ericsson,...
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Skype on the Xbox One – the Future Has Arrived!
Curious to know what features Skype has in the new Xbox One? So am I. With the Xbox One, you get an all-in-one entertainment system that aims to take over your living/family room not just for gaming...
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webrtc2sip Enables Cross-browser WebRTC & SIP Interoperability
webrtc2sip is an open source gateway using WebRTC and SIP to turn your browser into a phone with audio and video calling capabilities. The "WebRTC-to-SIP" gateway allows your web browser to make and...
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Bing Maps Adds 3D imagery and Skype Integration
Microsoft has redesigned its Bing Maps experience for Windows 8.1 and just posted Bing Maps Preview to the Windows Store, which includes hi-res 3D imagery, from satellite to street view, of our planet....
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Microsoft Store Sells Out Dell Venue 8 Pro in Minutes & Website Crashes
Microsoft has a sweet $99 deal for a $299 Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet. However, it was only the first 20 at each Microsoft Store will have these tablets available at that price, after which it becomes a...
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Ooma Office Review
Many small businesses dread buying a new phone system - and for good reason. Besides the dizzying array of hardware-based phone systems, there are cloud VoIP phone systems, VoIP phone systems, digital...
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Skype’s Social Media Accounts Hacked
Skype social media accounts including their Twitter account, Facebook page, and blog were hacked by a group claiming to be the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA). Athough Skype gained control of their...
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Smartphone Shortcomings – Graphene Supercapacitors to the Rescue!
It's the start of a new year and surely we've all read several "Best of 2013" lists ad nausem. But I thought I'd share an interesting infographic I was sent titled 'Smartphone Shortcomings', which...
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TringMe Launches WebRTC Chrome Extension
I've been covering TringMe since 2007, when they launched an Adobe Flash-based VoIP app. Later they added support for ChromeOS, VoiceXML, and even Silverlight. Today, TringMe's Founder and CEO Yusaf...
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AT&T Syn248 Review
The AT&T Syn248 is a new Do It Yourself (DIY) IP-based phone system that supports up to 8 analog lines and 24 phones (hence the Syn248 naming), which truly hits the SMB sweet spot. I was intrigued...
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Schmooze Com Showcasing FreePBX HA Appliances at ITEXPO
With ITEXPO just around the corner (January 28-31st) in Miami, companies are already announcing their wares that they'll showcase at this premiere communications tradeshow. One of my favorite VoIP...
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Logitech ConferenceCam CC3000e Video Conferencing Targets SMB
According to Frost and Sullivan in 2013 that said, "We believe that globally there are 60-70 million physical conference rooms. We estimate that about 5% of these are penetrated with video conferencing...
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Digium’s Billy Chia Opens Asterisk 1-2-3 Session to Packed Room
Digium's Billy Chia kicked off the Asterisk 1-2-3 session, an all day workshop taking place at ITEXPO in Miami. He's discussed dynamically loaded modules, how to view core channel types, and how to...
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HiperPBX Bridges M2M and PBX Creating “Industrial Unified Communications”
HiperPBX's Gustavo Scheveloff, Sales Director gave me an introduction of HiperPBX at ITEXPO Miami 2014. Their solution is unique in that it's a VoIP PBX that not only features Unified Communications...
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Midokura Virtualizes Your Network to the Cloud
I met with Midokura, a company founded in Japan, in the press room at ITEXPO to learn about their network virtualization solution. Midokura offers IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) for both public and...
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Interesting Tidbits from ITEXPO
Cisco quietly let go 50 engineers and other people responsible for their low-cost SPA line of desktop IP phones (SPA300, SPA500, etc.) - I believe back in November. The IP phones targeted the SMB and...
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