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In order to stay on top of the ocean of competition, companies are looking forward to give more powers to users in terms of building apps by the third-party developers. Thus extending value to their products and platforms as is the case with Apple, Mozilla and Facebook but it seems Skype does not want to be in the league.

It is preventing the third party developers to create add-ons for its VoIP service. Further, Skype won’t certify any new submissions however, all existing Extras will stay certified until their expiration dates and all unused test tickets will be reimbursed. The exiting Extras could be installed through the Windows desktop client and would be featured in the Skype shop. It will also continue to maintain its public application programming interface.

Previously the satellite phones were huge suitcase size devices however with the advent of latest technology, the size of the devices have reduced considerably.

You may now experience a VoIP call over a satellite network, Elektrobit a Finnish engineering company has come up with the technology.

If your families/relatives are residing abroad then USB SkypeDECT Hub is just right for you. Not only is it expedient for your home but equally important in adding a level of convenience to your office as well.

Chinavasion describes the product as ‘a USB hub that you plug your computer, landline and phone into and it lets you get and make Skype calls from your land line’.

The hub is fully synchronized with Windows 2000, XP and Vista and Skype version 1.2 or later and DECT phones. It comes with a FXS port and a PSTN (pass-though) port and ships with software catering for a host of languages - namely English, Portuguese, Polish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese.
Over all, the USB SkypeDECT Hub is a wonderful product as it allows consolidating VoIP phone calls into the landline phone.

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Voice-over-IP applications will be kept away from Microsoft’s Windows MarketPlace for Mobile store, along with programs that are larger than 10MB or anything that would change the default browser or phone dialer.

There are 12 types of applications that Microsoft will not authorize in the Windows MarketPlace for Mobile.

Marketplace for Mobile is due to launch in the second half of the year, along with Windows Mobile 6.5, the next version of Microsoft’s mobile OS.
Microsoft recently began inviting developers to sign up to sell applications in the Marketplace. In launching an application store, Microsoft is catching up to Apple, Google and Research In Motion.

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It is anticipated by the Gartner Group that 50% of mobile voice traffic will be carried using end-to-end VoIP by 2019. To make the situation little bit difficult for traditional mobile voice providers, Gartner said that 30 percent of mobile voice traffic will be initiated or terminated through third-party mobile portals such as Google, Facebook, MySpace and Yahoo, which will adopt wireless VoIP service as a part of their basic features.

This would further initiate a competing spirit amongst the portals with mobile providers, resellers and mobile virtual network operators in the mobile voice space, though perhaps primarily as providers of in-group and in-community communications between community members.

We see networking sites like Facebook and Orkut are already allowing their customers to upload pics from their cellphones to their profiles similarly making VoIP calls would be hail by them.
Now the question that comes to my mind is, can mobile VoIP be able to replace text messaging and e-mailing in the long run, what do you say?

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Now anyone with a 3 SIM and a compatible handset can enjoy unlimited Skype -to-Skype calls and SMSs free of cost. 3 UK is starting up this facility from 1st May for the benefit of its users. There would be just one time fee of £1.99 for a SIM card, rest the service will be free of cost.
No doubts this definitely will show an exponential rise in its users. At the moment, this deal applies to the UK only but within no time may seep in the US as well.

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Cellcrypt is all set to meet the demand of BlackBerry and has opened a shop in Silicon Valley. Cellcrypt, which has government agencies and many reputed enterprises under its customers list, sells software that assures the privacy for mobile phone users. Cellcrypt software encrypts VoIP calls from one handset to the other and ensures privacy. The company claims that it works with international roaming as well. Cellcrypt Mobile services are also available for Nokia N-Series and E-Series phones and many Windows Mobile devices.

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Sigma System wins three new customers in North America for its residential and business VoIP services. With this deal, Sigma will be able to deliver integrated voice, video, broadband, content, all-play and commercial service bundles from a standards-based platform. The service fulfillment solutions also speed up service creation, drive automation, decrease operational costs, and expand new revenue streams. The company’s top officials are hoping to strengthen its base and satiate customers’ needs.

Skype released its iPhone application that brings full VoIP functionality to the phone. The app is free, but only supports WiFi. Skype is offering its maximum functions with calling and chatting. Skype has also integrated the iPhone’s Address book, which makes it easy to connect. In this depression, iPhone Skype combination will be a respite for the customers. After joining hands with iPhone, Skype is on its way to BlackBerry as well.

After reading the headline, you may think that this writer is going to report a fresh controversy focused on Vonage. No. It is not the case. This time, Vonage is facing security challenge from hackers.

A security firm has claimed that Vonage VoIP service is vulnerable to security threats. The hackers can intercept VoIP calls made to the Vonage customers. The shocking revelation may put the VoIP startup into trouble, which is already down with legal controversies.

Reuter has covered the observation of security firm, Sipera Systems. The security firm has firmly claimed that hackers can lead eavesdropping, spam, spoofing and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks towards Vonage VoIP customers due to poor security systems.

The security firm has warned Vonage about the security threat a month ago. However, there was no respond from the company, reports Reuter.

Vonage declined to comment on the latest development, which is very likely to ruin company’s image as a pure play VoIP service provider in USA.

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