Six Things You Need to Know About VoIP

Six Things You Need to Know About VoIP

Think you know VoIP? Think again. There are plenty of myths and misunderstanding out there. We talk to 30 experts who tell you exactly what you need to know.

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-read full story from messagingpipeline.com, April 10 2006


BlackBerry, meet China's RedBerry

China United Telecommunications (China Unicom), the country's second-largest mobile operator, has introduced a push e-mail service with a name that closely echoes Research In Motion's (RIM's) popular BlackBerry service.

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-read full story from InfoWorld.com, April 13 2006


Qualcomm chipset could triple cellular data speeds

New Qualcomm chipsets could triple mobile devices' wireless bandwidth next year. Qualcomm has said it will to introduce chipsets based on a technology called EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) Revision B, which is capable of boosting bandwidth on existing CDMA (code division multiple access) networks.

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-read full story from InfoWorld.com, April 12 2006


Prefound.com to wed social networks, search

The company plans to host a Kentucky Derby event it hopes will help build a critical mass of users for its search engine by leveraging popular social networks. The state of Kentucky is not known as a bastion of high-tech innovation. But Lexington-based Prefound.com hopes to use its home state's most popular sporting event to promote what Chief Executive Officer Steve Mansfield thinks is the next evolution of online searching -- the merging of search engines and social networks.

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-read full story from InfoWorld.com, April 12 2006

EBay eyes crossover with MeetUp

EBay Inc. has invested US$2 million in social networking company Meetup Inc., according to a form 8-k eBay filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday. Last month Meetup announced that it was receiving investment from several sources -- eBay among them -- but did not specify the amount of the investment. Other investors announced at the time included Omidyar Network, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Esther Dyson and Allen & Co.

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-read full story from InfoWorld.com, April 12 2006


Internet search giant Yahoo launches travel service

United States Internet search engine Yahoo launched a travel service on Wednesday that promised to find the best deals on airfare and hotels, the company said.

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-read full story from SCMP.com, April 12 2006


Google to unveil calendar service

Online search engine Google is unveiling a calendar service that allows users to store appointments online, receive reminders about them and share those plans with others.

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-read full story from SCMP.com, April 13 2006


Helio inks Yahoo deal for easier mobile Web use

Helio LLC, the mobile venture of SK Telecom and EarthLink Inc., said on Thursday it agreed to put a link to Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news)'s Web search engine directly on its cellphone screens to make it easier to surf the Web on its devices.

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-read full story from Yahoo! News, April 13 2006