Skype to be Blocked in India? Government Wants to Intercept VOIP

The intelligence agencies of India asked the government to block Skype because the VOIP company refuses to share the encryption code that will allow investigators to intercept conversations of suspected terrorists. The Cabinet Committee on Security accepted the...

Nokia Handsets Pre-loaded with Skype

Nokia's N97 flagship handset will be pre-loaded with Skype, affording users the VoIP option when making calls.  Though the availability of Skype on certain mobile phones is not new, Nokia's move to pre-install...

HipVoice (sorta) Brings Push To Talk on BlackBerry, iPhone Soon

By Kevin C. Tofel January 02, 2009: 02:54 PM ET (gigaom.com) -- PTT, or Push To Talk, is pretty common for business teams that are spread out and I can see why. You may need instant information from a peer who’s...

Google adds video & voice chat to Gmail

Google has added a new service to it's Gmail Chat feature, since this morning it is possible to have video and voice chats with other Gmail contacts. This new feature is a direct threath to eBay's Skype service...

iPhone 3g - A Blended Mess of Features

Wow, this is one amazing device that allows you to do everything from streaming music to wielding a Star Wars Lightsaber in the office. Of course the latter being a great tool to get out your pent-up frustrations...

WWDC 2008 - iPhone, Macbooks and voip, oh my!

It's probably the hottest product on the market right now, and geeks have been lining up since 6am and earlier to get a sneak peek at the new iphone G3. Photos can be found here at the Flickr GroupIt's one of...

Phishing gets sophisticated goes international

" Phishers have targeted users of Apple Inc.’s iTunes music store with sophisticated identity theft attacks for the first time (Computerworld, Gregg Keizer May 20, 2008). People began receiving spammed messages yesterday telling them that they must correct a problem with...

VoIP hacking made easy by SIPtap

Expert warns of internet telephony threat   New proof-of-concept code shows how easy it is to eavesdrop on VoIP phone calls, according to its developer. Called SIPtap, the software is able to monitor...

3G video telephony gateway by Winnerstek based on PTMC DSP

""Winnerstek selected Surf's multimedia processing platform for its 3G mobile capabilities and advanced video support," said Ju-Hyun Park, President, Winnerstek. "With Surf's powerful DSPs and support for a wide range of codecs we are able to offer our customers high quality...

NIKSUN announces NetOmni - real-time global view into network

""It is an exciting time," continues Dr. Pruthi. "With modern high- bandwidth networks carrying heterogeneous information over the wire at blistering speeds, it is important for security providers to match solutions with enterprise thinking on the logic graph. That is what...

Micrel to pSecured interconnect processor at trade show

"The KSZ8692/KSZ9692, new secured interconnect processors, ideal for consumer multimedia, VoIP, home multimedia, printer server, digital projector, and embedded and industrial control systems, will preview at the show for the first time. The show is being held in Yokohama,...

New hybrid VPN platform

"With Remote File Access the user has possibilities that are similar to the File Explorer under Windows. Files can be uploaded and downloaded or renamed. It is also possible to create or delete directories. When using Internet Explorer the Cache Protection module protects the...

Tech savvy Preacher woos global interactive podcast users

October 7, 2007 -- List down your questions now as the preacher well-known for his mastery of the Bible, Eli Soriano goes wired and digital with Talkshoe.com’s interactive podcast to answer questions live from people around the world and interact with them in this...

JAJAH user advisory -- eBay starts removing JAJAH Buttons from marketplace

"eBay's email to JAJAH sellers states: "The listing was removed because it violated the eBay Inappropriate Links policy...links or other connections to live chat systems are not permitted." "Our vision was simply to bring voice communication to one of the world's greatest...

Skype Warns Users about Circulating Worm

"Skype Ltd. warned its users Monday that a worm targeting Windows PCs is spreading through the service's instant messenger, making the Voice over IP (VOIP)'s chat software the latest to come under the hacker gun. Dubbed Ramex.a by Skype spokesman Villu Arak -- but pegged...

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