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    Q&A Niklas Zennstrom may be Sweden's most famous serial entrepreneur.

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    Peer-to-peer phone company Skype has updated its Internet telephony software, patching a critical flaw in its client for Microsoft Windows-based systems.

  • Skype fixes critical security flaw

    Skype has fixed a critical security hole in the latest version of its Windows VoIP software, which could have allowed specially crafted Web sites to load and run malicious code on victims' PCs.

  • Skype encryption too tough for German police

    VoIP provider Skype's encryption creates serious problems for the German Federal Police Office(BKA) according to Jrg Ziercke, BKA president.

  • Gmail gets voice, video chat

    Google is rolling out video and voice capabilities for the chat function that is embedded in the Gmail interface. It's a bare-bones voice and video-conferencing service, but it's simple to install and use and is a very good addition to Gmail.

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  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    Mobile, VoIP and geographic phone numbers

    Will we see mass adoption of VoIP calling on our mobile phones? Does VoIP over 3G provide the quality of voice call that we've grown to expect? Can we expect the mobile carriers to fight its adoption and control access on their networks?

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Skype me

    Your local communications journalist joins the Skype revolution.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Mobile Skype: a threat to fixed-line telephony

    3's bundling of Skype as part of a new services package has the potential to upset the voice monopoly of incumbent fixed-telephony carriers ... if only customers knew about it.

  • Read the blog post - Jo Best

    When will operators let me IP freely?

    Writing a blog about mobile technology on 28 April almost necessitates holding forth on CDMA shutoff. But if you ask me, there's something far more disruptive happening in the wireless world right now.

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  • Skype's VoIP ambitions

    Q&A Niklas Zennstrom may be Sweden's most famous serial entrepreneur.

  • Mobile: Skype hungry for next frontier

    Skype sees the mobile market as the next frontier for its service, but economic realities in the voice market -- coupled with mobile operators who feel threatened by Skype -- could put the kibosh on large-scale adoption for some time to come.

  • Intel answering "wideband audio" call

    Intel is investing in VoIP giant Skype to make sure the company's software products are streamlined for its next generation of dual-core processors.

  • The war against VoIP: How long can the telcos fight?

    Voice over IP has reached some major milestones in 2008 in both the enterprise and consumer ends of the market but how long can traditional telcos continue to fight against this disruptive technology?

  • Intel dials up Skype support

    Intel is investing in VoIP giant Skype to make sure the company's software products are streamlined for Intel's next generation of dual-core processors.

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