News Briefs - Thu Nov 30, 2006

SkypeIn Now Available In South Korea
In an announcement yesterday Skype gave their South Korean users an early Christmas gift by making their SkypeIn services usable. Calls to a Korean SkypeIn number from a PSTN landline or mobile phone will now work.

Asustek Computer Launches Skype Motherboards
Asustek Computer have announced that they are making two new Skype-enabled motherboards, M2N/TeleSky and P5B/TeleSky, available. These new motherboards will allow a user to plug in their PSTN phone, calls from which wil l then be routed via Skype. Asustek are pitching the motherboards as an alternative to USB Skype phones and WiFi Skype phones.

Major Reshuffle At Skype
Om Malik reports on a major reshuffle of executive staff at Skype, calling it the ‘eBayization’ of the company.

BT To Install WiFi Network For Westminster Borough
London’s Westminster Borough Council have contracted BT, in association with Vertex Data Science, to devleop, deploy and maintain a high-speed wireless network covering the entire borough. Plans are also afoot to use the network to develop a flexible CCTV network.

RTX Begins Selling New Cordless Skype Headset
RTX Products have announced a new cordless Skype headset that is compatible with their DualPhone 3088 base station. It is available in stores for ~$206.