said about the huge influx of messaging and VoIP apps and its impact on carriers. While almost everyone expected these apps to eat into carriers’ revenue, no mobile operator admitted this.
, based on interviews with 31
, confirms that these
have indeed affected messaging and voice traffic on networks.
The study, which was carried out on behalf of Mavenir by mobile(SQUARED), found that a third of operators believe operator traffic from messaging, (more…)

Attention all Line2 iPhone , iPod Touch, and iPad users:
Please do not upgrade to iOS version 4.2.
If you upgrade to iOS 4.2 and you are running Line2 in the background, the ringer will continue to ring even after an incoming call is answered. This affects Line2 as well as all other VoIP and social calling apps. (Note: If you do not use Line2 your Toktumi service will not be effected.)
Apple Developer Support is aware of this issue and has designated (more…)

Here are some of the new features introduced in Yahoo Messenger 2.0:
• Video calls: Use Yahoo! Messenger to make video calls and stream live video one-to-one
• Voice calls: Make free voice calls to your Yahoo! Messenger friends
• Low cost voice calls: Talk to your friends on their landline or mobile phone, and make low cost international calls with Yahoo! Voice Phone Out account.
• Multitasking: Work with other iPhone apps while Yahoo! (more…)

It allows you to make calls with high quality sound, and supports multitasking. This means you can receive Skype calls while other apps are running, even when your iPhone is locked. And during a call, you can keep the conversation going while you switch to another task, such as checking a movie listing or reading an email.
.
, which allowed users to make VoIP calls over 3G, they had announced plans to charge users a small monthly fee on top of (more…)

, TruPhone and iCall have updated their iPhone app to work over 3G.
“.
But since it wasn’t released for quite sometime, it was speculated that an
that works over 3G.
Here are some of the enhancements in Skype 2.0:
Near CD-quality sound for Skype-to-Skype calls using wideband audio (SILK codec) on iPhone 3GS and 2nd generation iPod touch.
Enhanced call quality indicator.
Improved start-up time.
Fast access to the dial pad from iPhone (more…)

As our readers may recall,
, TruPhone and iCall have updated their iPhone to work over 3G.
It is not entirely clear why it is taking Skype such a long time to introduce this feature to iPhone users. While the head of the iPhone team at Skype, David Ponsford had insisted in an interview earlier this year that the VoIP over 3G feature
, there are speculations that Skype has put their plans to enable their iPhone app to work over 3G on hold due (more…)

There have been doubts raised about Verizon's take-away from the deal, which not only appears to be heavily benefitting Skype, but could also potentially cannibalize Verizon's own income from international calls.
The move, it now appears, has been made out of Verizon's apprehensions over the threat from iPhone . According to Om Malik from
, there is a high possibility for the agreement to be an exclusive one. Malik's sources have (more…)

You might recall that VoIP over 3G had not been enabled by AT&T till October of this year. Following an investigation by FCC into possible violations of net neutrality, AT&T
and opened up their 3G network for VoIP based services late last year. However, it is only now that Apple has removed the restrictions from their side.
It is not entirely clear why it has taken so long for Apple to clear up the barriers from their side though. Earlier this (more…)

The new version fixes a few bugs besides introducing a couple of significant additions. iPhone users on Skype version 1.3 can IM in the landscape mode. Also, the new version comes with a call quality indicator helping users decide the right time to call. But besides these additions, the update has largely been a disappointment without the inclusion of features such as
, bluetooth support, Wi-Fi support, conference calling or VoIP over 3G.
As we (more…)

It is now over three months since AT&T's announcement and we are yet to see Skype running over 3G. So why hasn't this happened? Why hasn't AT&T delivered on its promise? The answers to these questions are supposedly with Apple . Apparently, it is not AT&T, but Apple that has chosen not to let these iPhone apps run over the 3G network.
In a recent article on their website, Seth Weintraub from 9to5Mac quotes a Skype employee as saying:
(more…)