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Articles tagged with: Skype and Voip
Wiretapping Skype calls: virus eavesdrops on VoIP
Some computer viruses have a crude but scary ability to spy on people by logging every keystroke they type. Now hackers and potentially law enforcement have another weapon: a virus that can eavesdrop on voice conversations that go over computers instead of a regular phone line. more
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EBay to sell part of telecom service Skype for $2B
EBay is trading control of the online telecommunications service Skype for about $2 billion, reversing a 2005 acquisition that many analysts considered a head scratcher from the beginning. more
Skype snooping trojan detected
A new trojan has been released that has the ability to snoop on phone calls on the popular voice over IP (VoIP) program, Skype. more
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Retro Star Trek Communicator Offers Skype Chat
With the new Star Trek movie, based on the original characters, hitting cinema screens in 2009, retro sci-fi chic is definitely cool again and Star Trek fans can now get hold of the only officially approved replica of the original series communicator. more
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3 UK to Scrap Top-Up Fee Requirement for Skype Users
Hutchison 3G UK (3 UK) has announced that it will offer unlimited skype-to-skype calls and instant messages at no charge to anyone with a 3 SIM card. Starting from next month, there will be no data charges or top-up fees for either contract or pay-as-you-go customers who use skype on 3's UK network. Anyone with a 3 UK branded skype-enabled handset will be able to buy a 3 SIM and talk as much as they want to other skype users without ever having to pay another penny. more
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Skype Founders Trying to Buy Back the Company
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VoIP provider skype has confirmed speculation and announced that it has launched a skype application for the Apple iPhone, which will be available on the Apple App Store from today. The app also adds skype calling and instant messaging to any second generation iPod touch with a compatible headset and microphone. more
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Consumers Still Perceive Wide Gap between Their Computers and Mobile Devices
VoiP services provider, skype has published data from a recent Zogby survey showing that most mobile users still perceive a gap between the purpose and controllability of their computers versus their mobile devices. This gap correlates with the finding that the vast majority of mobile users do not yet download applications to their mobile devices. more
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Nokia to Integrate Skype VoIP Services into Nokia Phones
skype and Nokia have announced a partnership that will bring skype's VoIP platform to the Nokia range of mobile phones. Under the terms of the cooperation, skype will be integrated into Nokia devices, starting with the Nokia Nseries. The Nokia N97 device will be the first to incorporate the skype experience in the 3rd quarter of 2009. more
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EU Investigating Mobile Operators Over Blocking of VoIP Services
The European Union is looking at whether blocks on VoIP service by Europe's mobile phone operators might breach competition laws. The European Commission, the EU antitrust authority has sent letters to each of the mobile phone operators asking them what actions, if any, they take to affect internet based voice calls. more
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