Google’s Gmail email service already includes instant messaging along with voice and video chat. The company has now added conventional phone calls to the Gmail interface. This option is currently only available within the USA, although the company says its working on making this available more broadly. A special voice and video plug-in needs to be installed; it’s available for Windows, Mac and Linux computers.
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Voice-over-IP provider Skype has filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its shares. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering haven't yet been fixed.
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Mobile VoIP provider and virtual network Truphone has updated its Local Anywhere service. Until now, customers have had to choose a specific country from before receiving local rates for calls.
The company has now launched Truphone Membership, which offers local rates in all Truphone countries for just £10 a month.
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At the end of May, VoIP service Skype launched a new iPhone application that allowed calling over 3G networks and noted that "Skype-to-Skype calls on 3G will be free for a trial period which will run until the end of 2010".
The company has just updated its iPhone app for iOS4 and announced it's decided not to implement an additional charge for calls made over 3G.
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Apple's "antennagate" press conference, Microsoft lets developers see Windows Phone 7, Motorola sells much of its network infrastructure business, Vodafone goes open source with sat-nav software, the Spanish go mad for SMS when they win the World Cup... and much more!
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