Tag archive: Henry Gomez

Leading VOIP developer Skype has introduced a beta version of its Skype 3.0 software for Windows. The new version features simplified click-to-call functionality—enabling users to place calls to ordinary phone numbers with just one click while they're online—as well as multi-person community conversations via public chats and “SkypeCasts.” The program also features a revised interface with a streamlined look and… Read More

VoIP provider Skype, in an effort to increase its market penetration, today announced it would be allowing users to make calls to traditional phones in North America. This looks to be a limited time promotion which will last until the end of the year. As part of this market push, said Skype, users who make SkypeOut calls to traditional landline and mobile phones in the US and Canada will be able to do so for free provided they are making… Read More

Skype and Polycom this week announced a partnership which will deliver as its first product a co-branded USB speakerphone which uses the latter's audio technology to reportedly offer more natural voice communications without echoes or feedback. The new Polycom Communicator will be available within the next two months for a price of $129. The Polycom Communicator, said the two companies, comes in a portable, compact design and connects… Read More

Collaboration between VOIP leader Skype and chip-maker Intel has yielded its first fruit: a series of calling features specific to Intel's Centrino Duo or desktop systems with dual-core Pentium D processors, Pentium Extreme Edition CPUs, or Intel's new Viiv technology. The first Skype enhancement will be 10-way IP-based conference calling using Skype 2.0, what Intel is calling an “industry first” in peer-to-peer… Read More