Weekend catchupMonday, February 13
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These last couple of days, you have taken a break far from your computer. Lucky you. And now back to it, you wonder what happened during this weekend. So here's the catchup.
VoIP listing may cost you The Indianapolis Star answered two customer questions: Will you get your phone number listed if you switch to a VoIP phone service? Can computer viruses harm hardware through these softwares?
Skype 2.0 for Mac to add Intel-only features The Mac Observer pinpoints that Skype 2.0 for Mac will take advantage of the multi-tasking capabilities of Intel dual-core processors. This allows up to ten people at the same time in conference calls, voice and video. But the new features can only be used with the iMac and MacBook Pro laptops.
Skype 2.0 remains to 5 simultaneous calls for PC users It makes sense. Only the new processors will use it. Conference calls for users of single-core machines and those powered ADM dual-core Athlon 64 chip, communications will remain at level 5.
Calypso C1250 GSM/GPRS/WiFI VoIP mobile phone unveiled The Miami, FL-based telco is launching its new quad-band GSM phone at the 3GSM World Congress 2006 trade show in Barcelona, Spain. Its rocking features: Intel PXA processors and Windows CE 5.0; Internet connection at 11Mbps (more than 100 times faster than other WiFi/GSM phones in the United States); ASNAP Session Controller, an open source seamless roaming of voice.
SkypeWeb shows user online status Skype announces its (new) web service SkypeWeb that is quite the same service as Web Presence feature already integrated by many web sites. Really new?