VoIP

Elon Musk’s X To Offer Audio, Video Calling

Video and audio calling options are to be added to X (formerly known as Twitter), as Elon Musk seeks 'everything…

1 year ago

Vonage Sold To Ericsson For $6.2 Billion

VoIP pioneer Vonage acquired by Ericsson for $6.2 billion, as Swedish giant looks to bolster wireless portfolio for enterprises

3 years ago

Landline Usage Continues To Plummet

Use of landlines fallen by 50 percent in past five years as people increasingly use their smartphones

6 years ago

Microsoft To Refocus Skype On Video Calls, Messaging

Mea culpa. Redmond pledges to end Skype's controversial Snapchat-like features and return focus to its core functions

6 years ago

Microsoft Extends Life Of ‘Classic Skype’ After Backlash

'Customer feedback' persuades Microsoft to backtrack and extend support for Skype 7.0...for now

6 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Vonage, The VoIP Pioneer

Vonage beat Skype to market but struggled to match the global reach enjoyed by its VoIP rival

7 years ago

Microsoft Office 365 Diary: LinkedIn AI Promises To Help People Write Better CVs In Word

OFFICE 365 NEWS: Microsoft says insights gained from LinkedIn can help users write better CVs

7 years ago

Skype For Desktop Gets Redesign & Mobile App Features

Skype is given a lick of paint, GIF support and easier media sharing as Microsoft looks to replicate the mobile…

7 years ago

Another Windows 10 Major Update Slated For Late 2017

Windows 10 will get a second major update in 2017 as Microsoft also launches Skype Lite in India

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Skype And How It Changed Worldwide Communications

It was not the first VoIP package on the market, but global uptake of Skype changed how the world communicated

8 years ago

Microsoft To Close Skype’s London Offices And Cut 220 Jobs

Microsoft is planning to shut down its Skype London offices and will make some of its 400 employees redundant

8 years ago

Skype For Windows Phone Ends ‘Early 2017’

Microsoft reveals final resting date of native Skype client as Skype-for-the-cloud marches forward with Windows 10 Mobile

8 years ago

Microsoft Launches Brand New Skype For Linux Alpha

But Skype warns Linux users it's far from ready, as it needs feedback to help develop a better client

8 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Skype

What do you know about the most famous VoIP application in the world?

8 years ago

WhatsApp Users Make 100m Calls Every Month

WhatsApp continues to find success in over the top communications, with 1,100 calls made every second

8 years ago

Brazil Blocks WhatsApp For 72 Hours

Brazilian judge orders operators to block access in latest battle between country and WhatsApp

9 years ago

Skype Founder Touts Ultra Secure Messaging App Wire

For when you absolutely, positively, don't want the NSA snooping on your communications

9 years ago

Skype Ends Support For Smart TV Applications

Skype will halt development of smart TV apps to focus on other clients, but says its up to manufacturers whether…

9 years ago

Hackers ‘Making Millions’ From Breached Enterprise VoIP Telephones

Security researchers warn that enterprise-grade Internet telephones are a hacking risk due to poor configuration practices and weak built-in security

9 years ago

Malvertising Campaign Targets Skype

Malvertising campaign expands focus from traditional browser targets to include Microsoft's Skype app

9 years ago

Quarter Of Smartphone Users To Abandon Calls In 2016 As VR Becomes $1bn Market

Deloitte's crystal ball predicts strong growth for OTT services, VoLTE, VoWi-Fi and virtual reality, but mobile ad blockers will not…

9 years ago

More Power, More Choice, And More Windows 10 – What’s In Store For The PC In 2016?

Lenovo’s Graham Thomas runs us through some of his PC predictions for next year

9 years ago

UK Suffers Major Skype Outage

Instant messaging service goes down across Britain this morning

9 years ago

WhatsApp Now Lets iPhone Users Access Web Chat

WhatsApp finally lets iOS users use their PC to chat - seven months later

9 years ago

IT Life: Good Viberations

Viber's Ofir Eyal talks about his career in telecommunications and love of dishwashers

9 years ago

BT To Provide EU With Voice Services For Next Seven Years

BT Global Services extends relationship with the European Commission with second contract win of 2015

9 years ago

Flying High: How IT Helps Gatwick Airport Beat The Queues

Gatwick Airport CIO and Fujitsu tell TechWeekEurope about how improved communications make all the difference in processing passengers

9 years ago

BT Wants Ofcom To Let It Plan For Analogue Phone Switch Off

BT tells TechWeekEurope it has no immediate plans to switch off traditional phone network, but wants regulation to let it…

9 years ago

Skype Fixes Text Chat Bug That Causes Perpetual Crashes

Update remedies nasty URL fault in IM chats that caused Skype clients to crash

9 years ago

Skype Taken To Court Over Customer Data Refusal

Microsoft refuses to hand over customer data to Belgian authorities investigating criminal matter

9 years ago