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Google open sources $68.2m realtime comm platform
Audio and video chatter inside the browser
Google has open sourced a framework for realtime video and audio inside the browser. Known as WebRTC, the framework is based on technology the company acquired with its $68.2 million purchase of Global IP Solutions (GIPS) last year.… T-Mobile turns Facebook telco
Turning pokes into phone calls
T-Mobile USA has launched itself onto Facebook, providing free VoIP calls between social networkers though the service is not yet integrated into the operator's mobile network.… Skype reverse-engineered and open sourced
How soon will Microsoft blow?
There have been many analyses of Skype’s behaviour over the years (the most famous perhaps is from Baset and Schultzrinne), but as far as Vulture Central is aware, nobody has yet gone so far as to reverse-engineer the whole kit-and-caboodle.… Tesco VoIP takes numbers to the grave
If I'm going down I'm taking you with me
Customers of Tesco's recently-demised VoIP service are being told they've lost their numbers, as number-portability is more of a recommendation than a requirement in the fixed world.… Skype: XSS vuln fix is on the way
Backend backdoor to be firmly plugged
Updated Skype has promised to fix a cross-site scripting flaw that exposes Windows users of VoIP technology to potential attack.… Reverse engineer extracts Skype crypto secret recipe
VoIP service mulls legal action
Cryptoanalysts have published what they claim is the secret recipe behind a Skype encryption algorithm.…
US VoIP subscribers 21 million strong
Skype not included
The US Federal Communications Commission reports that there are 21 million VoIP subscriptions stateside, and that the vast majority of them are residential customers. But it didn't count Skype subscribers.… |