Voip

We Cannot Afford to Deregulate 'VoIP'

Ruben Diaz Jr. | Posted 05.23.2012

Ruben Diaz Jr.

Cable companies and Verizon are now trying to deregulate digital phone service, also known as VoIP, in Albany. If this proposal were to become law, all consumers would lose out.

Cool Icelandic Phone Technology Is Hot

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 02.26.2012

Iris Erlingsdottir

Sometimes I doubt that all the amazing communications technology the world has seen in the last decade has resulted in increased or better communicati...

Ooma Adds Wi-Fi Option to VoIP Service

Larry Magid | Posted 11.20.2011

Larry Magid

Call me old fashioned, but when I'm home or at an office, I like making and receiving phone calls from something that resembles a regular desk phone.

Where Have All the Wiretap Reports Gone?

Susan Landau | Posted 10.26.2011

Susan Landau

Providing data in the Wiretap Report is not simply compliance with 40-year-old legislation. That information is what allows us to understand what's true about this highly intrusive and secretive investigative technique and what's not.

10 Fastest Growing U.S. Industries

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 07.18.2011

Over the course of the recession, major companies have failed, entire industries have withered. But at least a few have not only survived, but grown. ...

SwoonXO and Shawn Fanning's Supyo Kickstart Live Social Networking Punch

Harmon Leon | Posted 07.16.2011

Harmon Leon

Chatroulette is like the Wild West of live social networking where deviant behavior becomes the unmonitored norm. Shawn Fanning's next big endeavor is a "live" social network site named Supyo -- Chatroulette done right.

Two New Gmail Features Make it Easier to Communicate

Larry Magid | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gmail, Voip, Technology News
Larry Magid

Gmail's new cheap international calls and its priority inbox are making life easier for me as I travel in Berlin and Lithuania.

Cut Cell Phone Costs: 7 Ways To Save Money On Your Calls (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Even in the age of email and Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook, sometimes, we just need to make a call. Especially if you're calling internationally, y...

Wiretap Flaw Could Thwart Feds, Researchers Find

wired.com | Posted 05.25.2011

The researchers say they've found a vulnerability in U.S. law enforcement wiretaps, if only theoretical, that would allow a surveillance target to thw...

AT&T Opens Network To VOIP: Expands Internet Calling Services On iPhone

AP | JOELLE TESSLER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iphone, At, Voip, Technology News

WASHINGTON — AT&T Inc. said late Tuesday that it will begin allowing iPhone owners to use Internet calling services on its wireless network. Th...

Packet8 DOWN: 8x8 Voice Service Experiences Issues (UPDATE)

Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATE: Joan Citelli, director of corporate communications for 8x8, Inc., released the following statement: "The 8x8 service outage that occured on...