In the last part of our discussion with Ruslan Zalata, co-founder of GTalk2VoIP, we talk about the SIP protocol and its possible integration with the operating system and the future of VoIP. So, without further ado, let us get started. The interview extract follows (AS – Alok Saboo; RZ – Ruslan Zalata): AS: In some sense,...

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In our last post, we discussed how GTalk2VoIP brings SIP capability to your instant messengers. Continuing our discussion with Ruslan Zalata, co-founder or GTalk2VoIP, today we will talk about SIP strategies of Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. The interview extract follows (AS – Alok Saboo; RZ – Ruslan Zalata): AS. GTalk2VoIP is essentially filling a...

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We talked about GTalk2VoIP earlier as wonderful solution to SIP-enable your plain vanilla instant messaging client. GTalk2VoIP is an interesting service, bringing SIP service to your instant messenger. If you have not tried GTalk2VoIP, I would strongly urge you to try the service. While the service is great, we were not sure how the folks...

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The blogosphere is abuzz with the imminent launch of the Google Phone. It seems that Google has already handed out the phone to its employees for internal testing, and so far the impressions are favorable. To me, this is significant news not because of the phone per se, but because of Google’s entry into the...

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As an iPhone owner, I am sure many of you are upset with Apple’s desire to control (or should we say dictate) what you experience on your iDevices (iPhone and iPods). Think about it – you cannot play with the device you want (underutilizing the powers of your device), you cannot replace the battery yourself...

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I’m sure, by now you all have heard the news of the end of Crunchpad. If not, here’s a  quick update. Michael Arrington and his team at Techcrunch were working on a tablet style touchscreen computer along with Fusion Garage and were tantalizingly close to launching it by the end of this year. It was...

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This is a great time to be writing this post. Like everyone else, I am excited about the launch of Motorola Droid and this is a great opportunity to take stock of the smart phone market. Today, I analyze the impact of Droid and other handsets on Apple, the de-facto smart phone leader. Apple had...

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I am surprised (and upset) at the reluctance of telecom companies (telcos) to embrace and encourage VoIP over their cellular networks. Today, I will discus why it makes absolutely no sense for the mobile carriers to discourage the adoption of VoIP on their networks. Mobile carriers may be motivated to to block VoIP over their networks...

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I am sure, by now most (if not all) of you would have heard about the Vonage World plan. The blogosphere is full of posts arguing how great the plan is. So here are the key highlights of the plan:For $24.99 you get unlimited calling to US and over 60 other countries (including India).Yes, you...

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@mjgraves made an interesting tweet earlier about why he was not ready to use Google Voice as his primary number. His tweet inspired me to think the pros and cons of using Google Voice as your primary number. We are all familiar with the positives of GV like ability to make free calls within USA,...

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