I recall that when I was applying for my PhD program, I literally spent hundreds of dollars on telephone calls alone. If you are one of my kinds (control freak), you would want to call up every possible person to ensure that everything is under control. Depending on which program you are applying (MS, MBA...

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One of the biggest challenges in increasing the adoption of VoIP is to encourage a newbie to use VoIP. This tutorial is a humble attempt to provide an overview of the various options one has to use VoIP. In the order of increasing convenience, here are the 6 ways to use VoIP. Read on… Instant...

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One thing which is really annoying about VoIP is the inability to retain your number while making and receiving VoIP calls. Not having your number flashed on the screen is not a great idea. EIM Telecom, an Israel based company, is planning to change all this. The company has launched a product, Skuku, enabling users...

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In yet another “green” effort, Intel (NSDQ: INTC) has recently announced a new technology, Remote Wake that allows your computer to wake up from an energy efficient sleep mode (Sleeping, hibernating or soft off, i.e. ACPI state G1 or G2) to receive calls and allow remote media access. Jajah, funded by Intel Capital, is the...

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