Nokia just announced its quarterly results and one of the highlights was Stephen Elop’s statement that indicated that Nokia may be considering “multiple ecosystem patterns” to bring the company on track. WSJ reported that this indicates a switch to Android. The recent report by Canalys suggesting that Android eclipsed Symbian to become the leading smart...

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When VoIP service providers offered VoIP customers with VoIP ATA (Analog Telephone Adapter) for the first time, it was considered a future oriented telecommunicating system. If you are not familiar with ATA’s, I will encourage you to read 6 ways to access VoIP. The ability to call anywhere just from the comfort of your home...

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Voxbone launched the iNum initiative in August 2006 with a lofty mission of providing a single number with no geographic restrictions. Unlike the traditional numbers that are tied to a particular geography (e.g., country), iNums use a +883 global country code that are not related to particular area. iNums are a great tool and can...

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While browsing Quora, one question about why handset manufacturers price their handsets so high piqued my interest. However, the question deserved a better treatment then was possible on Quora and hence I decided to discus the pricing strategies of manufacturers in some detail here. If you have seen the estimates of the cost of manufacturing...

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Before it went paid, Skype was one of the best FREE group video chat client. You could easily connect up to 5 friends for a relatively smooth five way group video calling. However, the group video calling feature is no longer free. Now, you need to pay $4.99 (€3.49/£2.99) for a day pass or $8.99...

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If you are looking for a resource (other than TruVoIPBuzz obviously) where you can learn about VoIP, I would urge you to look at the VoIP Users Conference (VUC). VUC is not a traditional blog, it is an voice conference where topics related to VoIP are discussed every week. I have personally gained a lot...

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