Skype Founders to Challenge iTunes and Spotify with Rdio

Only earlier this week I was reporting that Sky was to launch its own music service to do battle with the likes of iTunes and Spotify, and this morning I had a strange sense of Déjà vu. It seems now seems the founders of Skype have entered the fray to challenge iTunes and Spotify (who would have guessed). Read more

Apple iPhone: AT&T announce VoIP apps over 3G network

Some exciting news as far as iPhone owners on AT&T are concerned, as the network have just announced that they will be giving Apple access to run VoIP applications over their 3G network. Read more

Plantronics Savi Office Hands-on Review: The Business Headset

This is the Plantronics W0100 Savi Wireless Office headset, which is designed for use with the business environment. The device has some great features that will help businesses become more productive in communication Read more

Dual Screen Eee Reader From ASUS

The last few years have seen Asus grow and grow in the consumer electronics market, it now seems that Asus are planning to release ebook readers. Jerry Shen who is the president of Asus recently announced that they plan to release an ebook reader before the end of the year, he also believes that Asus’s ebook readers will be cleverer and more versatile than its competitors. Read more

N900 at Nokia World 2009: Hands on Video

We have posted a few time over the last week regarding the upcoming Nokia N900, well now thanks to Nokia World 09 some hands on reports are beginning to emerge.

There have been some mixed articles lately regarding whether the N900 is just an Internet device or if it allows standard cell phone functionality too, well the N900 can make standard phone calls, along with seemingly fully integrated Skype and Google Talk calls. Read more

EBay Selling Skype

According to a recent report on ComputerWorld it seems that eBay will soon announce a deal which will sell its Skype VoIP service to a group of private investors, when eBay originally acquired Skype they paid $2.6 billion, however this latest deal is said to only be worth $2 billion, the official announcement of this deal is expected today, however nothing is guaranteed. Read more

Fring 3.40 now supports Samsung S60 phones

Fring have updated its version of its Symbian client, previous to this it was used primarily on Nokia handsets, however this update (Fring 3.40) allows the software to run on Samsung S60 smartphones, including the Omnia HD. Read more

INQ’s new sociable Mini 3G and Chat: Hand-ons

We have a couple of hands-on reviews for you to check out now for INQ’s new Mini 3G and Chat handsets. They are focused primarily on their social features and both are available for budget prices. Read more

Skype VoIP program and Russia’s national security

According to an article on theINQUIRER, it seems that Russian telephone companies have asked their Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to shut-down Skype in the country. Whilst many believe this is because Skype is affecting companies revenues the companies in question claim that Skype is a threat to national security. Read more

IPod Touch: Coming with Camera and Microphone?

According to a report on IntoMobile it seems that when the new iPod Touch is released it will have a built in microphone and camera, if this is the case it will allow the device to be used for voice-over-IP communication, Skype can currently be used via an inline microphone, however with a built in mic it may become more popular. Read more

Skype 3.0 final application for Windows Mobile

Good news for Skype fans as we can now confirm to you that Skype 3.0 for Windows Mobile is now clear of Beta testing status and is available to download right now. Read more

Hands-on: Able Planet PS500MM with LINX technology

We have been sent a set of Able Planet PS500MM with LINX technology to review. The headphones, which offer True Fidelity technology, are very lightweight, and some would be put off by that, as they fear that the audio quality would not be that great. We did not have any fears of this though, as we have had experience with Able Planet headsets in the past. Read more

Shipping: BT-1 Bluetooth webcam for Mac OS X

Who would have thought that we first learned of the BT-1 Bluetooth webcam for Mac OS X back in January, well we have now learned through Engadget that Ecamm is now shipping the new webcam. We now have to wonder if it has been worth the wait. Read more

IPhone 3.0 Problems Continue

It seems that the Apple iPhone 3.0 and iPod Touch problems continue, we are getting numerous reports from our users with a variety of issues. Below you can see some of the latest, but this is just a snap shot Read more

Palm Pre and Skype App

Skype have issued a statement that Palm Pre users might not be happy with, it seems that they will not be offering Skype on the new Pre handset for the foreseeable future. A Skype executive stated in the press release statement, that they would keep an eye on the WebOS platform, which is what runs the Palm Pre. Read more

E3 2009: Bigger PS3 2.80 update maybe and wishlist

As we told you earlier, PS3 firmware 2.76 is now out and available to download. Sadly though, it doesnt appear to add any new features, unless there are some hidden features in preparation for the next firmware update (v.2.80). Read more

Ubuntu 9.04 available for download

We can now inform you that Ubuntu version 9.04 is available to download as of now. The upgrade will offer faster bootups, Skype and Adobe flash support, open office 3.0, cloud support and much more. Read more

Skype iPod Touch Download: Is an iPhone really needed for calls?

Last week we heard that Skype had released an iPod Touch and iPhone download that allows users to use their service for making free calls and messages over Wi-Fi.

The free download can be accessed via Apple iTunes and could be seen as a replacement for the need of iPhone’s and cell phones Read more

Download Skype for iPhone on US iTunes store free of charge

Skype for the Apple iPhone is finally here and is available for download from the US iTunes store free of charge. Japan had the app 12 hours before the US and they have been saying some good things about the app, although they did report a couple of issues, but only minor. Read more

Skype for Apple iPhone: Download Tuesday

Skype have been teasing us for months with the announcement at CES that Skype was coming to the iPhone, and the good news is that the VoIP software will be available for download this Tuesday from the Apple iTunes App Store. If you just have the iPod Touch, then you can make free class with the Truphone app. Read more

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