News Briefs - Mon Nov 21, 2006

SunRocket Teams Up With Thompson
News has reached us that SunRocket have teamed up with Thompson to roll out a range of GE-branded cordless phones with built-in support for SunRocket’s VoIP services. That’s great news for SunRocket and great news for consumers. We’ve been wondering when VoIP companies other than Skype will sign deals like this for quite a while. Have a look at the Thompson GE 28300EE2 for what we can expect to emerge from this deal.

USRobotics Announce New Skype-compatible Webcam
Following on from the USR9630 Cordless Skype phone comes the new USR9640 USR Mini Cam, priced at $39.99. That’s not bad for a 1.3MP camera with face-tracking auto-focus and a 70° viewing angle.

Microsoft Considers Push Into Municipal WiFi
Following after a trend started by arch rival Google, Microsoft are pushing into the emerging municipal wifi sector citing it as a means to capitalize on increased traffic and advertising revenue in the future.

8×8 and Systemax Partner
It’s all about the partnerships today by the looks of it. 8×8 and Systemax have announced a deal that would see 8×8’s Packet8 Softalk bundled on select desktop computers in a bid to expand their user base.