By Sean P. Aune |
Ooma Office, the small business solution for those who wish to dump traditional land lines, is now ready to go on sale at Staples stores across the U.S. The Ooma Office was one of our favorite new products at CES this year, earning it one…
By Brandon Russell |
Just like on iOS, Facebook has rolled out support for VoIP calling to its Messenger app for Android on Thursday. The update brings the feature to 24 countries around the globe for Android users, meaning millions of people can access VoIP calling. If you prefer…
By Brandon Russell |
Microsoft’s Skype service is being investigated by French regulator Arcep on the grounds of failing to register as a wireless carrier. According to the New York Times, Arcep has repeatedly requested Skype declare itself a communications operator, but the company has thus far failed to…
By Sean P. Aune |
According to a new study, Skype now accounts for one-third of all international phone traffic across the world. According to a new report from TeleGeography (PDF), the growth in Skype usage now sees the VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) provider accounting for about one-third of all…
By Todd Haselton |
Facebook started testing its free VoIP service, which uses Wi-Fi networks to allow its Facebook Messenger users to place free calls to one another, in early December. Now it’s officially available to all residents in the United States, according to The Verge. Basically, this means that…
By Sean P. Aune |
Ooma has been lowering phone bills for residential customers for some time now, but it’s time to give some of that same love to small businesess. Announced at CES in Las Vegas, Ooma is showcasing a new product called Ooma Office that is aimed squarely…
By Sean P. Aune |
Ooma, for the uninitiated, is a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) provider that allows you to buy its basic Ooma Telo device, and be done with ever having to pay for anything ever again. If you want added features such as an instant second line…
By Todd Haselton |
Google has been offering free VoIP calls to residents of U.S. and Canada through its Gmail service for a couple of years now, and the company confirmed today that it will continue to do so through all of next year. That’s great news for anyone…
By Adriana Lee |
There are loads of people who wish Google would offer phone service, and as it turns out, the company considered doing just that for its Kansas City rollout of Google Fiber, said Milo Medin, vice president of Google Access Services. According to Medin, who spoke…
By Todd Haselton |
Skype is offering unlimited and free global calls for a month to its existing customers. The trial must be redeemed by the end of the day today (November 15) and only applies to people who have been registered with Skype for more than 29 days.…
By Todd Haselton |
Hackers recently discovered that anyone was able to reset the password for a Skype user’s account, allowing them to quickly and easily gain access to the VoIP service. Now, Microsoft, which owns Skype, has pulled the password reset page, which provides an easy albeit temporary…
By Todd Haselton |
The iOS 6 version of Skype has been officially updated to support the larger 4-inch display on the iPhone 5. Prior to today, the application showed borders along the top and bottom of the screen, which was a bit frustrating since it didn’t provide an…
By Todd Haselton |
A report surfaced yesterday that suggested Microsoft was planning to replace its Windows Live Messenger chat client with Skype, the VoIP client it acquired last May. “Skype and Messenger are coming together,” the company explained on its website. “Millions of Messenger users will be able to…
By Sean P. Aune |
Telephone companies just seem to be taking it from all sides as of late, and a new study suggests it will only get worse for them by 2020. The traditional landline has been taking hits for years thanks to the spread of mobile phones, but…
By Sean P. Aune |
Skype on the Comcast XFINITY service is finally a reality for at least people in a couple of cities. Comcast has been discussing for some time now how it was going to be bringing Skype to its customers, and those of you in Boston and…
By Todd Haselton |
Cisco will appeal the European Commission’s decision to approve Microsoft’s planned $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype. Cisco, a competitor that offers its own video-calling software and products, is arguing that Microsoft could have a monopoly on the video calling market if the European Commission allows…
By Killian Bell |
Following its $8.5 billion acquisition back in May, Microsoft has officially welcomed Skype into its family. The world’s most popular VoIP service will become a new business division within Microsoft, and will remain focused on its goal of “connecting all people across all devices and…
By Adriana Lee |
T-Mobile has expanded its free Bobsled VoIP calling service, going from Facebook to include access via browser and new Android/iOS apps. Users can call both cell numbers and landlines at no cost in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Though the apps are limited to…
By Sean P. Aune |
The Ooma has had a fairly odd history, starting off with a device that’s biggest claim to fame was that actor Ashton Kutcher had invested in the company. In the second iteration of the device – now known as the Ooma Telo – the company…
By Adriana Lee |
No one could know what it’s like to be stationed overseas on a military mission, but one thing is pretty clear: Being separated from loved ones for so long has to be one of the worst aspects of deployment. To help keep spirits up and…
By Sean P. Aune |
It’s looking like it will be a long weekend for our friends, readers and staff that live on the East cost of the United States. Currently four TechnoBuffalo writers – Adriana, Emily, Joey and Mike – are all in the path of the coming storm,…
By Emily Price |
After a brief release yesterday (followed by an abrupt removal from the App Store), Skype for iPad is now available. The iPad-optimized version of the calling service lets you chat and text, including video chat on the iPad 2 using the device’s built-in front and…
By Emily Price |
Last week Skype and Facebook joined forces to bring video chat to the social network, and expanding its already pretty substantial user base. Skype officially launched in 2003, and over the past 8 years has gone through quite a few changes. The guys at Online…
By Sean P. Aune |
Mark Zuckerberg and his Facebook team today announced that video calls and an updated chat are coming to the social network. All of this is modeled under the idea of making communication as easy as possible between users, and to that end they felt a…
