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BT undercuts Skype

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

At the moment, BT users can use BT Communicator to place VoIP calls. However, BT plans to halve the cost of its Voice over IP service from October 4, as it looks to counter the increased popularity of rival offerings from VoIP pioneer Skype Technologies SA, which was recently acquired by the online auctioneer eBay […]

DSG International launch Voip service

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

Technology to make voice calls over broadband has hit UK High Streets with the launch of Freetalk in Dixons, Currys, The Link and PC World.
It lets people make calls over the net using a phone handset and without switching on a computer.
Starter kits are sold with a monthly subscription. Users will be able to make […]

FeedForAll and FeedForAll Mac

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

FeedForAll allows users to easily create, edit and publish RSS feeds.
RSS is the standard for content distribution and syndication. Create feeds to keep visitors informed.
New RSS feeds can be quickly and easily created with FeedForAll. Advanced features enable you to create professional looking RSS feeds quickly.
FeedForAll Mac can be used to create and […]

24-megabit broadband

Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

For £24 a month customers of broadband provider Be are being offered a download speed of up to 24 megabits a second.
http://www.bethere.co.uk/beonline/canBeHome.do
http://money.guardian.co.uk/interne…1578645,00.html

Palm Shows Windows Treo Phone

Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

Palm Inc. formally announced at the CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment show here Monday the company’s first cell phone based on Microsoft Windows Mobile software, rather than its own operating system, which powered previous Treos.
The new Treo, which is currently called “Treo on Windows,” will be available for Verizon Wireless customers in early 2006. It […]

Armed and dangerous dolphins let loose by Katrina

Monday, September 26th, 2005

Armed dolphins, trained by the US military to shoot terrorists and pinpoint spies underwater, may be missing in the Gulf of Mexico.
Experts who have studied the US navy’s cetacean training exercises claim the 36 mammals could be carrying ‘toxic dart’ guns. Divers and surfers risk attack, they claim, from a species considered to be among […]

Plusnet launch Voip?

Sunday, September 25th, 2005

Plusnet, are said to be launching a VoIP service this week. Plusnet users will be able to call other VoIP users for free, and will be charged £3.99 a month to make up to 3,000 minutes of calls to national, international and mobile numbers.

U.K. Startup Challenges Vonage, Skype

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

Switch Call, a little 16-man U.K. telecom startup that, until now, has specialized in B2B services, has launched itself into the consumer arena with a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) offering that sets new lows for pricing and vows to take on the likes of Vonage and Skype. Its rates look to be about half […]

Google Secure Access

Tuesday, September 20th, 2005

Google Secure Access is a downloadable client application that allows users to establish a more secure WiFi connection.
Google Secure Access allows you to establish a more secure connection while using Google WiFi. By using Google Secure Access, your internet traffic will be encrypted, preventing others from viewing the information you transmit.
Google Secure Access connects to […]

IP Address Lookup

Monday, September 19th, 2005

Hostip.info
IP Address Lookup - Geolocate Your Visitors by IP Address
Hostip.info is a community-based project to geolocate IP addresses,
Theres a Firefox Plugin: hostipfox displays IP Trace information when you hover over a link.
http://www.hostip.info