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1.4 Million Have Google Voice, But Not That Many Actually Use It
1:51AM Matt Buchanan | The reason your friends aren’t begging you for a Google Voice invite is probably ’cause they’ve got one by now. BusinessWeek got a hold of the redacted user numbers Google gave to the FCC, and they’re higher than I’d expect: 1.419 million users, only 570,000 of whom actually use it everyday. More »
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Bang & Olufsen BeoCom 5 Home Phone Also Does VoIP
Business
Skype Might Buy Gizmo5 To Power Its VoIP Calling
9:53AM Jason Chen | Skype might have been sloughed off of eBay into its own entity, but lawsuits, regarding its core Skype to Skype technology, might put them in trouble unless it has a backup plan of new VoIP tech. More »
Software
Google: We Gotta Block Some Numbers To Keep Google Voice Free
3:44AM Matt Buchanan | Here’s one way for Google to keep people on their side in their tussle with the FCC, egged on by AT&T: Say that the only way to keep Google Voice free is to block those pricey calls to certain numbers. More »
Software
Can Google Voice Really Block Calls To Some Numbers?
9:01AM Matt Buchanan | Remember AT&T’s hilariously ironic request for the FCC to investigate Google Voice for not following net neutrality rules? The FCC is all over it, and has sent a letter to Google asking why and how Google Voice blocks certain calls. More »
Peripherals
Dumb Microphone-Speaker Mouse Allows You To Pull A Scotty
11:50PM Jesus Diaz | There are many other microphone/speaker combo mice in the market. But as stupid as they are, none of them can be used for making Skype calls and ordering Big Macs, like this dumb “3-in-1 optical mouse”. Scotty lives. More »
Software
Palm Adds Unofficial Google Voice Client To App Catalogue
6:30PM Danny Allen | Apple may have issues with Google Voice, but Palm likes it. And it’s now approved gDial Pro, a free third-party client that lets you call and text contacts using a Google Voice number instead of your cell-phone number. [Palm Blog]
Software
Apple Approves Vonage Mobile VoIP App
12:00PM Rosa Golijan | Did our ranting and the FCC investigation have an effect on Apple’s app approval process? First they approved Spotify’s video streaming app, now they’ve approved Vonage’s Mobile VoIP app? How about revisiting the Google Voice app while Apple’s feeling nice? More »
Business
eBay Sells Off 65 Per Cent Of Skype For $US1.9 Billion
2:22AM Joanna Stern | eBay acquired Skype back in 2005 for over 3 billion buckaroos, but apparently it wasn’t the best investment. It didn’t seem to know what to do with the internet calling company so it did what it knows best and put it up for auction. It is selling 65 per cent of its stake in the company for 1.9 billion dollars to a small group of VC funds. The deal values Skype at $US2.75 billion. More »
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