Skpe grows harder to block

Skype grows harder to block

The larger Skype's user base grows, the less likely it is that telecommunications operators or regulators will successfully block the VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service, said the head of Skype's European operations, during an interview at the VON Europe conference in Stockholm.

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Google takes another step into mobile Web

KDDI, Japan's No. 2 cellular carrier, will add a Google search box to its EZWeb mobile Internet service from July, the company said Thursday.

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Vodafone, Softbank to join on handsets, content

By working together Softbank hopes to be able to exert more pressure on handset makers to develop leading edge devices for its services.

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-read full story from InfoWorld.com, May 18 2006


Consumers Continue To Push Wireless Networking Growth

Consumers are continuing to adopt wireless networking technologies at a rapid rate, according to a market study released Thursday by British market research firm GfK.

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Microsoft Introduces New Search Technology To Ease Information Overload

Bill Gates on Wednesday introduced new enterprise information management software to shield workers from the information explosion caused in no small part by the popularity of his company's previous products.

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Symantec sues Microsoft over storage tech

Symantec has launched a suit charging Microsoft with misappropriating its intellectual property and with violating a license related to data storage technology.

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-read full story from ZDNet.com, May 18 2006


ISP snooping plans take backseat

A prominent Republican in the U.S. Congress has backed away from plans to rewrite Internet privacy rules by requiring that logs of Americans' online activities be stored.

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-read full story from ZDNet.com, May 18 2006

Blue Security Waves White Flag on Spam Attack

Blue Security Waves White Flag on Spam Attack

Israeli anti-spam firm Blue Security is ceasing operations after a crippling series of attacks launched against its services earlier this month by a Russian spammer named PharmaMaster.

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-read full story from InternetWeek.com, May 17 2006


AOL Introduces Video Social Networking Community

AOL Inc. quietly rolled out a video social networking community on Monday. The site called AOL UnCut, which has thousands of beta users, will officially launch "end of June or beginning of July," the company said.

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-read full story from InternetWeek.com, May 16 2006


AOL Gives Free Phone Numbers To Users Over 18

A day after Skype inaugurated a free North American calling plan, AOL began its AIM Phoneline service Tuesday with a free phone number for AIM users who can receive free unlimited incoming calls and free voicemail.

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-read full story from InternetWeek.com, May 16 2006


Will video break the Internet?

Every day, it seems, a new service pops up offering to send you video over the Internet. "Desperate Housewives," Stephen Colbert heckling the president, clips of bad dancers at wedding parties: It's all there.

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-read full story from CNN.com, May 17 2006


Web attacks end anti-spam effort

A series of web attacks by spammers have forced a security firm to end an initiative to curb junk mail.

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-read full story from BBC.com, May 17 2006


Official: Africa Charges More for Net Use

African Internet users pay on average 90 times what Americans pay, crippling efforts by the world's poorest continent to become competitive, a senior Kenyan official said.

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-read full story from Yahoo!News, May 18 2006


Geek to Live: Fast, one wire network (IP over FireWire)

Recently I wanted to transfer a ripped season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer from my desktop to my laptop for some entertainment on the road. All told the files turned out to be several gigabytes. An attempt to copy them over my home Ethernet network gave me flying documents, an unmoving progress bar and a completion estimate at about 10 hours.

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-read full blog from Yahoo!News, May 18 2006


Symantec client to do network policy, security policework

Symantec is readying a new application for enterprise PCs that will integrate security and network policy enforcement technology the company picked up from recent acquisitions.

For more on this:-read full story from PCWorld.com, May 17 2006

Skype does free landline, mobile calls

Skype does free landline, mobile calls

Skype users in the U.S. and Canada can call free to regular landline and mobile phones anywhere in those countries until the end of the year, the Internet voice company said Monday.

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-read full story from Infoworld.com, May 15 2006


Skype's next strategy: cash to frequent "free" callers via PayPal?

Yes, it is true, Skype calls from users in North America to landline and cell lines in the U.S. and Canada are going to be free for the remainder of this year.That is, of course, cheaper than two cents a minute.

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-read full blog from ZDNet.com, May 15 2006


Nokia launches Google Talk on Web tablet

Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, unveiled a new version of its Internet tablet device running Google Talk communications software on Tuesday.

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-read full story from Yahoo!News.com, May 16 2006


Treo phone unveiled with Palm software

Palm on Monday introduced the first Treo phone with a high-speed wireless Web link running the Palm operating system called the 700p.

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-read full story from Yahoo!News.com, May 16 2006


Pushing all buttons to sell BlackBerry service

China Mobile, the mainland's largest cellular network operator, will begin a nationwide roll-out of the BlackBerry service this year, ensuring many more corporate thumbs will soon be tapping out wireless e-mail messages on the device.

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-read full story from SCMP.com, May 16 2006


New Wave Of Social Networking Sites Focus On Professionals

Social networking sites are pushing past teenagers and 20-somethings to build a new wave of Internet communities targeting professionals.

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-read full story from InternetWeek.com, May 15 2006


Word 2007 Adds Blog Posting Feature

Microsoft Word 2007 will sport the last-minute addition of a blog post authoring tool when the software rolls into Beta 2 in the next week or two, the Office 2007 development team announced Friday.

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-read full story from InternetWeek.com, May 15 2006


In-Flight Internet Could Renew Debate Over Phones On Planes

The Federal Communications Commission last week began auctioning off radio spectrum that will let airlines offer broadband Internet access during flights. That would be a welcome addition for business travelers, except for one thing: With Internet access comes the possibility of voice over IP.

For more on this:-read full story from InternetWeek.com, May 15 2006