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Truphone Brings Skype To iPhone & iTouch [GigaOM]
I have been a frequent user of Truphone since it launched its mobile VoIP service over two years ago. What started as a simple VoIP client for Nokia Symbian S60 devices is fast becoming a unified client that does it all. You can make low-cost calls using Wi-Fi networks, utilize the wireless ...
Skype Launches on Android Platform and more than 100 Java-Enabled Mobile Phones
about.skype.com — LAS VEGAS (CES BOOTH: HILTON #5121), January 8, 2009 - Skype today announced the release of a lite version of Skype™, a 'thin' client for Skype that can be downloaded on Android-powered devices, as well as more than 100 other Java-enabled mobile ... (more) Skype Launches on Android Platform and more than 100 ...
Free calls from Skype could come soon to iPhones - The Denver Post
denverpost.com — LAS VEGAS Free calls over Skype, the Internet communications service, could be coming soon to the iPhone. Skype, a subsidiary of eBay Inc., said Thursday at the International Consumer Electronics Show that a version of its Internet calling and ... (more) Free calls from Skype could come soon to iPhones - The ...
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Truphone Brings Skype to iPhone and iPod Touch [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network — I have been a frequent user of Truphone since it launched its mobile VoIP service over two years ago. What started as a simple VoIP client for Nokia Symbian S60 devices is fast becoming a unified client that does it all. You can make low-cost calls using Wi-Fi networks, utilize the wireless networks for call-back services and send SMS messages on the cheap. Read the full article on GigaOm.com → ...

Truphone brings Skype to iPhone
iPhone Buzz — ... Currently works in 33 countries around the world, Truphone uses the iPhone’s own address book. Making a Truphone call is easy: just open the Truphone application and dial as normal.  Truphone's Skype feature for iPhone follows the release of similar services (client-based applications like fring and Nimbuzz, or web application like IM+ for Skype). Anyone has tried of these applications? Which one do you like best? [via GigaOM]

Three Technologies That Could Change the Internet
Internet Evolution: — ... per second. Later on, it’s expected that Optical Orbital Angular Momentum (OOAM), another effort that is being widely researched now, will emerge with the potential to add an almost infinite number of phase states to the modulated signal and further increase the capacity to thousands of terabits. Up to now, the challenge has been how to couple OOAM modulated signals into singlemode fiber. OOAM also is a promising technology for sensors as well. A second interesting technology is Truphone , which lets you make Skype calls on your iTouch or Iphone using any WiFi networks and ...

Truphone brings Skype to iPhone
Top iPhone News — ... works in 33 countries around the world, Truphone uses the iPhone’s own address book. Making a Truphone call is easy: just open the Truphone application and dial as normal.  Truphone’s Skype feature for iPhone follows the release of similar services (client-based applications like fring and Nimbuzz, or web application like IM+ for Skype). Anyone has tried of these applications? Which one do you like best? [via GigaOM]

Mobile VoIP Startups Looking Beyond Cheap Calls [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... Truphone, one of my favorite applications, has already gone from being just a mobile VoIP client to becoming an all-encompassing communications offering. By supporting Skype, Twitter and other communications services, Truphone is hoping to become the default (or at least the most used) communication application on the iPhone, which would allow it to generate more call-out minutes and also open up other e-commerce opportunities. ...

As Mobile Data Grows, People Want Wireless Carriers To Buzz Off [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... The company recently tied up with Nokia and there have been other standalone offerings from startups such as Truphone to get Skype-on your mobiles. Skype also has two mobile focused beta products ...

Skype for iPhone to Be Released as Early as Next Week [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... more details, as well as screenshots of the service. The biggest clue about Skype’s pending iPhone launch came when iSkoot decided to move on from its Skype-centric strategy. The company had been offering a client that allowed cell phone users to use Skype services. Skype already offers a Windows Mobile version of its client. As I’ve said before, Skype will have to turn to mobile to keep its growth intact. In recent months, many services, among them Truphone and Nimbuzz, started supporting ...

Thanks To Truphone, Mobile VoIP Prices Falling Fast [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... — the plan would also allow unlimited calls to mobile phones as well. Truphone is also offering another plan (TruUnlimited for mobiles) that would allow unlimited calls to mobiles and landlines in 64 countries for about $35 a month. With Skype for iPhone (and iPod) likely to be introduced later this week, this seems to be a pre-emptive move by Truphone. In a previous post, I noted that the iPhone had turbocharged Truphone’s growth. Skype threatens to take some of that sizzle away. ...

Vonage Will Release Apps For Smartphones [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... provide many details on the applications other than to say it’s in talks with “top” smartphone makers, and that the applications will be available in the second half of 2009 and will offer competitive international calling rates. Vonage’s shift to mobile follows in the footsteps of Skype and smaller competitors such as Fring, Nimbuzz and Truphone, all of which have released applications for the iPhone (see past coverage here.) We won’t be surprised if they released an iPhone ...

Fix for Apple Bug Affecting Truphone and Other Apps in iPhone 3.0 [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network — ... Apparently this is only affecting a small portion of users running iPhone OS 3.0. It affects my iPod touch, but my iPhone isn’t showing symptoms of it, nor is my girlfriend’s. Apple hasn’t yet commented on or released an update to resolve the issues. For those who are having problems, here’s a simple fix, courtesy of the good folks at Truphone, whose app appears to be one of those affected by the bug. ...

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