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The Motley Fool
December 7, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Yahoo! Answers the Call The Internet giant prepares to launch a VoIP product through its instant-messenger service. Whether this move will bring in additional revenue for Yahoo! and help its messenger service gain more users remains to be seen.   |
InternetNews
June 15, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Yahoo Buys Into VoIP Yahoo acquired VoIP provider Dialpad Communications to bolster its computer-to-computer telephony service. |
InternetNews
April 11, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Skype Buys VoIP Startup Skype beefed up its VoIP talent pool today, acquiring Sonorit Holding and its U.S. subsidiary startup Camino Networks for $27 million in stock. |
InternetNews
June 20, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Will Windows Live Messenger Kill Skype? Microsoft Windows Live Messenger came out of beta today to join the voice-enabled IM landscape already strewn with AOL, Yahoo and Google. But Skype isn't worried. |
InternetNews
December 12, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Microsoft, MCI Dial up VoIP Partnership Not to be outdone in the voice over IP features race, Microsoft is giving its instant messaging users the ability to dial into phones from their PC. |
InternetNews
April 6, 2006
Tim Scannell |
Report: Users Pulling Plug on Landlines Traditional telephony may be dialing a wrong number as users flock to VoIP and other Internet-based services. |
InternetNews
March 22, 2006
Michael Hickins |
Yahoo Phones Into Crowded VoIP Space The company breaks into a crowded field, but eyes wider horizons in enterprise adoption. |
InternetNews
August 17, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Yahoo Shoots Down VoIP Speculation The Internet giant refutes a report that it is planning to roll out a Skype-like service within two weeks. |
InternetNews
December 22, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Festoon Plugs Skype Into Google Talk Santa Cruz Networks released Festoon Unity, a free plug-in to let Skype users engage in VoIP and video calls with users of Google Talk. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Can You Yahoo! Me Later? The Internet giant is the latest company to get into voice-over-Internet protocol. This is one of those public betas favored by Internet giants like Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft |
InternetNews
August 24, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Now, You're Google-Talking on IM New Google Talk service combines Instant Messenger and Voice over Internet Protocol. |
InternetNews
November 17, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Embedded VoIP Aims to Attract Mainstream Consumers Internet phone service, initially bloated by the need for extra hardware, is going on a diet and entering the mainstream. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
No Call Waiting at Microsoft One more tech giant joins the voice-chat bandwagon. Boring or brilliant? |
PC World
January 22, 2007
Dan Tynan |
Sick of High Phone Bills? I Hear You Voice-over-IP phone services can save you big bucks if you choose carefully. |
Entrepreneur
December 2005
Mike Hogan |
Gaga for Google? Google Talk is neither the best VoIP phone service, nor the best IM service. But casual users will find it a convenient blend of both mediums |
InternetNews
August 30, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Yahoo Mobile Open to Windows Yahoo's suite of applications tailored for the small screen is now available to phones using Microsoft's Windows Mobile. |
This Old House
May 2007
Jason Carpenter |
Cutting the Cord Voice Over Internet Protocol phone services are growing in popularity and can save big bucks. You can even install them yourself. |
The Motley Fool
March 20, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Yahoo! Seeks Upward Mobility The Internet giant hopes to corner the market on mobile search. Most investors would probably agree that Yahoo! needs to step up its innovation. |
InternetNews
December 1, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Skype 2.0 Beta in The Air Free voice-over-Internet provider Skype is joining the pack with a videophone offering to compete with the likes of AOL Instant Messenger and Microsoft's MSN Messenger. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Microsoft Makes the Call With Microsoft's interest apparent, it's clear VoIP is going increasingly mainstream. |
PC Magazine
October 16, 2006
Davis D. Janowski |
Radian SkyTone Cordless USB Phone RST501 The attractive Radian SkyTone Cordless USB Phone RST501 gives you freedom to roam (a little) while you talk via IP. |
PC Magazine
February 27, 2007
Davis D. Janowski |
Buying Guide: Hands On with the New VoIP VoIP (voice over IP) is not only mainstream but a big consumer focus for traditional phone companies such as AT&T and Verizon. Most popular within this new subset of VoIP technology is Skype. |
The Motley Fool
June 20, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Yahoo! Plugs In Given the highly competitive instant messaging field, it's easy to see why investors might have disregarded Yahoo!'s ability to benefit from IMs. |
InternetNews
September 7, 2005
Erin Joyce |
AOL Closing in on Video VoIP Launch AOL is about two weeks away from moving its VoIP calling service into wider public use. |
InternetNews
August 31, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Acquires VoIP Company Microsoft has acquired San Francisco based Teleo, a developer of VoIP, PSTN termination and click to call functionality. |
InternetNews
October 12, 2010 |
New Yahoo Messenger for iPhone Yahoo Messenger 2.0 gives users the ability to make free video and voice calls. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Street Smarts at Yahoo! Yahoo! offers up some interesting new mobile features as phones get smarter. It remains to be seen how the battle pans out, but with so many people focusing on Yahoo!'s weaknesses, investors should pay close attention to the company's aggressive moves into this high-growth arena. |
InternetNews
July 20, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Yahoo a Go-Go on Moto Phones Motorola, the second-largest cell phone manufacturer, will start packing Yahoo applications. |
InternetNews
September 1, 2005
Colin C. Haley |
Skype Goes Mobile in Germany The VoIP player looks beyond the desktop by partnering with wireless carrier E-Plus. |
InternetNews
October 12, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Skype Makes USB Phone Push The free VoIP provider signs deals with two handset manufacturers to get its service on USB phones. |
InternetNews
February 12, 2008
David Needle |
Yahoo Not Sitting Still on Mobile Despite heavy breathing from would-be suitor Microsoft, Yahoo forges ahead with aggressive mobile plans. |
InternetNews
May 8, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Free Calls From AIM AOL offers free phone numbers and voicemail aimed at instant messaging users. |
InternetNews
February 2, 2005
Colin C. Haley |
Cable VoIP Use Soars The number of cable IP telephony users soared to nearly 500,000 last year, according to new research. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2005
Shruti Basavaraj |
Aiming for the Top in IMs Yahoo! and Google are finding ways to jazz up the world of instant messaging, boosting ad revenue. |
PC Magazine
February 15, 2006
Metz & Carroll |
Ditch Your Phone Company? Cut your phone bill by 60 percent by signing up for Voice over IP (VoIP). |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Google Must Die It's great that Microsoft and Yahoo! now offer interoperability between their voice-chat platforms. It's a pretty bold move, even if it's not entirely unexpected. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
September 20, 2005
Erin Joyce |
Not All Hype About eBay-Skype The good news is that the big eBay-Skype deal isn't the only buzz-worthy topic at this year's VON show. But it still dominates. |
InternetNews
May 26, 2006
David Miller |
Is 'Ya-bay' Gunning for Google? Yahoo and eBay's agreement to share core technologies in a deal unveiled Thursday has delighted analysts and investors, who say the joint venture will bring big benefits to both companies. |
InternetNews
February 21, 2006
Tim Scannell |
Ma Bell's Hip Sidekick: Mobile Content AT&T is reestablishing its wireless content brand in a big way by offering real-time portal and communications services to users of Nokia phones worldwide. |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Yahoo! Likes the Taste of BlackBerry By combining unique content with a pervasive mobile strategy via an ultra-popular device, Yahoo! has put itself front and center in mobile content, which looks to be the next hypergrowth market. Investors can't ask for much more than that, right? |
BusinessWeek
October 29, 2007
Bruce Meyerson |
Skype Goes Mobile Skype's new cell phone will deliver mobile access to its service. The beleaguered carrier hopes to jump-start revenues overseas. |
Search Engine Watch
August 24, 2005
Danny Sullivan |
New Google Talk Offers Instant Messaging & Voice Chat As widely expected, Google waded into the instant messaging space with the debut of Google Talk, an IM client that also offers the ability to make voice calls between computers. |
InternetNews
March 8, 2005
Michael Singer |
AOL to Launch VoIP Service CEO Jonathan Miller promises an April rollout with the look and feel of AOL Instant Messenger. |
InternetNews
November 13, 2007 |
Yahoo Offers Mobile Web Services in Latin America Yahoo is offering consumers in Latin America's three largest markets a set of mobile Internet search services, paving the way for network carrier partners to offer Yahoo services of their own. |
PC Magazine
February 26, 2007
Davis D. Janowski |
Linksys CIT310 Dual-Mode Cordless Phone for Yahoo! Messenger with Voice This good-looking dual-mode phone makes both traditional analog calls and VoIP calls via Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. |
CIO
January 1, 2003
Ben Worthen |
VoIP Speaks Softly The advantages of an IP-voice network over traditional telephony are not staggering, and, in this economy, the cost of replacing copper phone lines with Ethernet cable just isn't worth it. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
eBay's Skype Dream In a long-awaited move, the online auctioneer integrates Skype into its site. |
InternetNews
August 2, 2006
Tim Scannell |
VoIP Revenues Have Room to Zoom Infonetics Research said Voice over IP service providers in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific regions saw their revenues double between 2004 and 2005. |
InternetNews
September 15, 2005
Tim Gray |
eBay's Big Buy Leaves 'em Guessing Before the ink could dry on Internet auction giant eBay's $2.6 billion deal to acquire VoIP titan Skype this week, industry analysts were delivering mixed reviews on the move. |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Yahoo! Calling Yahoo! launches a telephony service to dial up revenues. In the end, this is just more trouble for the traditional phone industry, and even more reason to worry about Vonage's upcoming IPO. |
