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Skype for Linux 1.4 Beta

This release is also a milestone for us, as it is the natural successor to Linux 1.3 and is the first time we’ve created packages for 1.4.
The big news of this release is the support of glibc 2.3 systems. What this means is that Skype 1.4 will now run on some older systems without upgrading [...]

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WengoPhone 2.1 gives Linux Users a Solid Softphone

Wengo — the commercial PSTN-routing SIP provider that is the open source project’s parent company — focused on its Windows builds and essentially skipped over Linux during the 2.0 release cycle. OpenWengo’s Linux developers were never satisfied with the stability of the 2.0-series release candidates, so they never incremented the Linux version number to 2.0.
2.1, [...]

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SIP vs. Skype: Making the “Open” Choice

Over the past few months, I have found myself conflicted as I have time and again found myself perplexed in an effort to locate a good quality VoIP option for my Linux box. It’s been my experience that many Linux purists will expect you to be using some sort of SIP soft phone, and frankly [...]

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Skype debuts Linux-powered cordless phone

Skype on Aug. 31 introduced a pair of cordless VoIP phones that work without being connected to a computer, via a DECT basestation that attaches directly to broadband and POTS lines. One of the two — the Philips VOIP841 — uses Linux as its embedded OS.
The phones, which use DECT as their wireless connection, integrate [...]

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Gizmo on SUSE - Coolest SIP Compliant VoIP Client

I have been using Skype for some time now, and the only grudge I have is that the Linux version of Skype is not keeping up with the latest release for Windows platform, lacking newer functions and quality enhancements. Plus as we all know, Skype is based on proprietory VoIP protocol. (if I am wrong, [...]

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!!! - Interesting way of isolating AMD …

Skype users will soon be able to leap ahead of customers of other VoIP services, but only if they’ve got Intel dual-core processors inside their computers. The two companies have announced that they’re rolling out a series of calling features that will only be available to users who have computers powered by Intel Centrino Duo [...]

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