Skype aims for mainstream with new products

1. Skype aims for mainstream with new products

VoIP giant Skype has announced a number of partnerships with telephony gadget manufacturers in a bid to reach a wider market with its internet telephony service.

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- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Jan 4 2006


2. Skype, Netgear to launch Wi-Fi phone

Networking products maker Netgear and wireless calling provider Skype on Wednesday unveiled the first Wi-Fi phone designed to work on the internationally popular voice over IP service.

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- read full story from CNET news.com, Jan 4 2006


3. Netgear to Offer First Wi-Fi Phone for Skype Calling

Netgear Inc. and Skype, the Web-based calling company which is a unit of eBay Inc., said on Wednesday they plan to introduce the first wireless mobile telephone for Skype.

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- read full story from eweek.com, Jan 4 2006


4. VoIP Calling Goes Mainstream at CES Event

Broadband gear maker NetGear Inc. is introducing a cordless phone to dial Skype Internet calls over any Wi-Fi connection without a personal computer, joining a parade of new products at the International Consumer Electronics Show bringing online telephony to the mainstream.

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- read full story from Yahoo! News, Jan 5 2006


5. Mailbox Internet to close London office

Mailbox Internet - one of the UK's oldest ISPs - is closing its London office just three months after being bought by Leeds-based 186k. Staff were told just before Christmas that the Fulham office is due to close within the next couple of weeks.

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- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Jan 4 2006


6. MSN Phisher Pleads Guilty To Crimes

The United States Attorney’s Office in Iowa yesterday said that Jayson Harris, 23, of Davenport, Iowa, pled guilty on Dec. 30 to computer fraud charges arising from a phishing scheme conducted from January 2003 through June 2004 on Microsoft's MSN Internet service.

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- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Jan 4 2006


7. Microsoft hopes to have virus patch next week

Microsoft Corp said it hopes to have a patch ready next week to fix the most recent flaw found in its Windows program -- a flaw that could leave computers vulnerable to a virus.

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- read full story from reuters, Jan 4 2006


8. Internet 'poses challenge to Asian governments'

Asian governments attempting to control the free flow of information faced a struggle as their citizens increasingly turned to the Internet for alternative views, a report said on Wednesday.

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- read full story from scmp.com, Jan 5 2006


9. Google in Home Network Play?

Google founder Larry Page will deliver a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show -- and the rumor mill says the search goliath may get into the hardware business.

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- read full story from internetnews.com, Jan 5 2006


10. Yahoo Options in Demand amid Microsoft Speculation

Many option investors are betting on more gains in the shares of Web media company Yahoo Inc. amid speculation of a tie-up with Microsoft Corp. and high hopes for continued growth in Web advertising.

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- read full story from eweek.com, Jan 4 2006