8×8 have announced that an upgrade to version 1.5 of their video and voice Packet8 Softtalk software with improved video using H.264. Softtalk version 1.5 incorporates the H.264 protocol, a standard next generation video compression codec that significantly improves the videoconferencing capabilities of Softtalk. Apple have previously used the H.264C codec to great effect inContinue Reading
GTalk2VoIP is a new application designed to allow users of Google Talk to talk with users of Windows Live Messenger. However, it also allows outgoing calls from both apps to any PSTN number. It also provides for incoming calls from a PSTN numbers. And how do you set it up? Add service@gtalk2voip.com to your contactContinue Reading
Issues of VoIP call quality keep coming up, but as far as I’m concerned, general quality has improved in the past two years. My experience is with soft VoIP, so I’m focusing on that. Soft VoIP IM clients have improved – some more than others. But it’s not always the software that’s at fault forContinue Reading
Om writes today that Gizmo are going after the SME market with the launch of their new ‘All Calls Free’ calling plan. Of course all PC – PC calls are free as usual, but Gizmo have added a feature that will undoubtedly prove popular with small businesses and bedouins. When you setup Gizmo you canContinue Reading
Fring is a free application that runs on the Symbian S60 platform. It is a 3G mobile app that allows you to make free calls from your mobile and send text messages to other Fring users. While this is attractive, what draws my eye to Fring is that it also allows a user to makeContinue Reading