Skype Calls on Siemens Phones
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Skype Technologies is teaming with Siemens to offer cordless phone users the ability to make Internet telephony calls, in addition to traditional calls, from their handsets.
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Nokia, the world&#39;s top mobile phone  maker, said on Wednesday it has made Skype telephone services  available on the Nokia N800 Internet tablet.
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Qualcomm announced yesterday that Siemens Communications, the world&#39;s fourth largest maker of cell phones, has agreed to use its chips in some of its handsets.
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(InfoWorld) - Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV has announced a new phone that allows users of Skype Ltd.'s Internet telephony service to make calls without having to boot up their PCs. The VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) phone, the VOIP841, is the first such phone to be based on DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) technology, Rudy Provoost, chief executive officer of the Philips Consumer Electronics division, said Thursday at a news conference at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin. On Thursday, Skype separately announced that Netgear Inc. will also deliver a Skype phone that operates without a PC. Typically, Skype phones work through a computer or a laptop. The new Philips and Netgear phones plug into a broadband connection jack and a standard home phone jack. They can send and receive Skype calls over the Internet as well as calls from a regular home phone number. The VOIP841 will be available in December, Provoost said. He gave no pricing information. Availability and pricing details about the Netgear phone were not immediately available. The new generation of phones could help Skype reach a larger group of consumers who are not tech-savvy and tend to shy away from phone gadgets that require computer knowledge. In July, Skype announced that several manufacturers, including Netgear, planned toÂ deliver Wi-Fi phones preloaded with the VOIP service provider's software client. The phones were slated to hit the market in the third quarter. Â
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German phone maker Siemens could see a dent in its mobile handset sales and may post a loss in the unit after it halted sales of faulty models that could cause hearing damage, it says.
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Skype has launched a package for small businesses that bundles up the company&#39;s software with call credits and subscriptions for multiple users.
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Skype&#39;s free Internet telephony software works with Siemens phones via the Gigaset M34 USB adapter, an open interface adapter that is plugged into the USB connection point of a users&#39; PC.
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Skype to start charging for VoIP calls to regular phones, computer-to-computer calls to remain free.
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(InfoWorld) - A complex remote-control work-around has achieved what every geek wants: running Skype on an iPhone. While some are working toÂ unlock the iPhoneÂ to use on other networks, others are working to give its users cheap calls using the popular Skype VOIP software. The breakthrough comes from Tom Keating of TMC Labs, and is likely to be more of a proof of concept, as it uses a complex remote control application, and doesn't actually deliver free calls, though they may be cheaper. Skype Mobile can be used on Windows Mobile phones to make free or cheap calls from Wi-Fi hotspots, but it has not yet been ported to the iPhone. Such a port is probably not a priority with AT&T, the phone operator providing the iPhone, or with Apple, although reviews have found the phone has good Wi-Fi performance. The Skype-on-iPhone solution is described as a "workaround-around" using a remote control application, SoonR, to remotely use the Skype application running on the user's desktop computer, and make the calls from there. It's a bit more complicated than that, however. SoonR Talk is an AJAX application running on the Opera browser (which has to be installed on the iPhone). It connects to the desktop via the SoonR server, and then SoonR Talk sets up the call. It dials out from Skype and makes a SkypeOut call to the mobile, conferencing the two calls together. This uses at least one and possibly two paid SkypeOut calls, which in many cases may still be substantially cheaper than dialing direct from the iPhone. For instance, unlimited SkypeOut credits for US dialing can be bought for $30 per year.
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By Simon Usborne and Rebecca Armstrong  Fancy catching up with a family member in Australia? How about having a long chat with a mate in China? Chances are, making a call to either will make your phone bill rocket.
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Siemens have announced the availability of a range of handsets that works with (Voice over IP) VoIP software, Skype. Simply by plugging the a USB adapter in to a computer running an updated version of Skype
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Hello? I'm calling via the interweb! Nah, it's rubbish Internet-gentile mobile operator 3 finally released full details of its new Skype handset at an event in London today. Early adopters can expect free calls, but no guarantees of reliability.â¦
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Skype is now offering an unlimited calling plan that will allow users to make calls to both regions for a period of 12 months for under $30 USD, in an effort to get more of its 136 million plus global users to sign up for premium services.
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Skype warns users password-stealing Trojan horse is making the rounds, disguised as a Skype security plug-in
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Siemens has announced a USB dongle that connects Skype users to a cordless phone. But it only works with Siemens&#39; own handsets.
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Skype has rolled out Mac OS X and Linux versions of its free voice over  Internet product. Both versions include Skype to Skype calling and conference calling for up to five participants, as well as the pre-pay SkypeOut service, which allows users to call any landline or mobile worldwide at local rates.
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U.K. mobile phone operator Hutchison 3G UK on Monday rolled out the Skypephone, a handset designed to simplify use of the Skype VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) application.Hutchison 3G, branded as &quot;3&quot; in the U.K., is offering free calls between Skype users through the 3G mobile phone, which goes on sale Friday in the U.K. The Skypephone will be released by the end of the year in Australia, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Macau, and Sweden.Some mobile phones already support Skype, but volume-based data usage charges typically make the service expensive to use. Skype recommends using its mobile application with unlimited 3G data plans or Wi-Fi.Hutchison 3 has been offering unlimited Skype calls on its pricier X-Series phones, but the Skypephone is simpler and aimed at the mass market, according to a company spokesman. The phone has a large button with Skype&#39;s logo that&#39;s used to launch calls and IMs.Hutchison 3 is not charging for the cost of Skype calls on its network, although it does limit the service to about 4,000 minutes per month. Hutchison 3 will then suspend outgoing Skype calls but allow incoming ones.If a user is outside of Hutchison 3&#39;s network, roaming charges apply, which can be pricey despite a rate drop from operators after warnings from the European Commission earlier this year. The Skypephone is dual-band and won&#39;t work in the U.S.Hutchison 3&#39;s Skypephone allows free calls between registered Skype users, but the SkypeOut service that allows PC users to call regular telephone numbers using Skype is not available. Those must be dialed as regular calls charged for by Hutchison 3.The candy-bar style handset , which comes in white and black, was developed by Huchison 3 and Qualcomm. It has a 2-megapixel camera, MPHutchison 3 player, Bluetooth connectivity, 16MB of internal memory that can be expanded to 1GB with a Micro SD memory card.In the U.K., the handset costs &#163;49.99 ($102) for customers who prepay their service. The phone is free for those on a contract with Huchison 3, which start around &#163;12 per month.Skype, which is owned by eBay, and Hutchison 3, agreed in 2006 to work on a mobile VOIP phone. Hutchison 3 is the smallest U.K. operator and has shown less aversion to shaking up the market, particularly with VOIP, which threatens operators&#39; revenue, wrote John Delaney, principal analyst at Ovum.&quot;The bigger operators, such as Vodafone, T-Mobile, and Orange, have all taken flak recently for alleged hostility towards customers using VOIP on their networks,&quot; Delaney wrote. &quot;Now here comes Hutchison 3, not only encouraging its customers to use VOIP, but bending over backwards to make it easy for them.&quot;&#160;