Google have been working on adding click-to-call functionality to augment their lead in the online advertising market having previously made announcements to allow Google Talk to interoperate with Skype. Yesterday they made the feature public, making it easy for a potential customer to click on an advertisers number and call them. The interesting part ofContinue Reading
This is an interesting development. It’s not impossible for non-Chinese businesses to own companies in China, but no more than 2 years ago, someone with an English/ TESOL tutoring business there told me it isn’t the easiest thing. You have to have a Chinese partner. You also can’t own property outright, though you can leaseContinue Reading
A patent decision in favor of cable provider Comcast, from a suit initiated by Caritas Technologies, might give cable providers an advantage in the VoIP market. Caritas holds patents that relate to hybrid VoIP calls between IP and PSTN networks and sought to stop Comcast’s Digital Voice (CDV) offering. The District court ruled that theContinue Reading
Question. If someone gave away free cell phones in return for your time viewing ads every time you made a call, would you want one? Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt thinks people will, and believes that as the computing power of mobile handsets increases, people will spend more time on them. Therefore, it’ll be easier toContinue Reading
More VoIP IPOs Another VoIP company is going public. This time, instead of hardware, it’s a softswitch maker, Veraz Networks Inc. Veraz will trade on the NASDAQ once their IPO is out. [via New Telephony] Skype Pocket PC 2.1 Jim Courtney gives some details about the new 2.1 version of Skype for Pocket PC andContinue Reading