What do people think when VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is mentioned? Many think of MagicJack, Vonage, and Skype and rightly so. Out of these 3 major companies, only Skype has the popularity of 480 million people and the ability to do video conferencing. Due to a problem with license agreements with Joltid, the company that created the P2P (peer to peer) protocol which Skype uses, Skype may have come to the end of its line. eBay, Skype’s owner doesn’t have time to implement it’s own P2P protocol in which it would be compatible with all versions of Skype. With Joltid accusing eBay of patent infringement, it is unlikely that eBay will be able to reach an agreement for licensing Joltid’s technology until the infringement issue is first resolved. Just be prepared, Skype may just disappear….

Should this happen, what are alternatives out there? AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), and Microsoft Network Messenger (MSN) are alternatives that allow you to do voice, text, and video chat. However it does not have the ability for multiple video chats. For that, you need to consider Oovoo, which can also handle calls to land lines as well. If you don’t care about video or even text chat, then stay tuned for our upcoming guide over VoIP in which you’ll learn how to make free calls to people – as long as the receiver of the call happens to be on a computer.

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Motorola Sholes spotted

Motorola seems to have thrown a whole lot of effort behind the Android operating system, and the Motorola Sholes was recently spotted and rumored to be equipped with the following drool-worthy specifications :-

• 3.7′ touchscreen display at 480 x 854 resolution


• 512MB internal memory


• 256MB RAM


• microSDHC memory card slot


• 5-megapixel camera with autofocus


• GPS navigation


• USB, Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi connectivity


• Multimedia playback support


• CDMA and EVDO Rev A supported

There is no word on pricing, but we do hope that this model doesn’t get canned halfway.

(Via UberGizmo, the Gadgets News Blog.)

Motorola Morrison slides through FCC, AWS on board

Everyone is waiting for Motorola to finally start dealing a few Android-powered handsets and it looks like we’re now a big step closer to seeing one of its first offerings. Hardly the most interesting Moto/Android phone we’ve been privy to, the Morrison is shaping up to be a budget-friendly Android phone aimed at the younger, message-hungry tweenish demo. Apparently this little guy’s guts are sound as the FCC has just cleared it for takeoff, though we still don’t know when Moto will finally push it out. Known specs include quad-band GSM, tri-band 3G (including AWS/1700MHz for T-Mobile), a camera with video capture support, stereo Bluetooth, multimedia player and voice control. We’ve already commented on how much we love the color scheme but even that likely won’t be enough to hold our attention for more than a few hours at best. We’re not worried though, and you shouldn’t be either — trust, Moto has some sexy Android kit coming down the pipe in the near future.

Thanks, William!

[Via MiniSuit]

FCC approves Nokia 5800i; don’t get too excited, it’s headed to China

As Apple’s effort to launch the iPhone in China continues, it looks like Nokia’s ever popular 5800 XpressMusic may find its way there first. This new version of the handset, dubbed 5800i, has just cleared the FCC with specs that are nearly identical to the 5800, at least from what we can tell. The 5800i rocks WCDMA 900/2100MHz alongside quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, which lines up nicely with China Unicom. Oh, and then there’s the fact that the label is in Chinese. As for the rest of the specs, we’ll have to wait and see — though the 5800i does in fact have Wi-Fi as opposed to the China-bound iPhone. It would be interesting however, if this turned out to be the capacitive screen-rocking 5800 refresh that rattled around the rumor mill a few months ago. Unlikely, yes, but interesting. Hit the jump for more shots.

Thanks, D!

(Via The Boy Genius Report.)

LG Announces the BL40 Chocolate Phone for Q3

LG today has officially revealed its next Chocolate phone LG BL40. The fourth handset of the Black Label Series boasts a 4.0-inch wide screen high-definition LCD with an 800 by 345 pixel resolution, enable 21:9 aspect ratio support for video viewing. The 4.0-inch display also features a Dual Screen UI that can efficiently display two different types of content simultaneously.

The new LG Chocolate’s wide screen is overlaid with curved tempered glass and is seamlessly encased in a glossy black finish and iconic red highlights. The new LG Chocolate will be available beginning Q3 in 54 countries.

Today announcement did not include a shorter version of LG BL40, which was leaked  2 weeks ago as LG BL42

(Via SlashPhone.)

Join me as I continue daydreaming.  Thinking about what I’d do with all my free time, what I’d do if I won the lottery and what I’d give you in iPhone OS 4.0 if I were to step in to run Apple tomorrow.  Today, we’re going to look at my third revision to the OS, but first, let’s recap offering number one:  USB based sync support.  The next feature:  dynamic icons.  Keep reading for the third installment, or “giving you what you’ve already got”.

Let me explain:  feature three isn’t anything that I’d actually add.  It’s just that I’d give you access to features that are already present in the OS.  Features that Apple doesn’t want you to have access to.  Why, you may ask, would Apple not want you to have access to certain features?  Who knows?!  I for sure don’t.  Actually, let me rephrase.  I wouldn’t give YOU the features.  I would give the third party developers the features, so they could in turn give them to you.  If you are still with me at this point, you’ve probably guessed where I’m going…

Feature 3:  An Unrestricted iPhone SDK

Apple’s proceeded to hamper the level of success that developers can reach by not allowing them to take full advantage of what the iPhone’s OS can do.  Did you notice that none of the third party PIM applications offered can interface with the built in Calendar data?  Agendus can’t.  Neither can Pocket Informant.

Want multi-tasking?  Open up the SDK!  Want support for Google Voice?  Open up the SDK.  The list goes on, but I suspect you are starting to see the trend here.  Give the developers the tools (and permission) to push the OS to it’s limits.  In turn, the end user benefits.  In turn, Apple benefits.  Happy(er) customers are a winning situation for Apple.

In what other ways would you like to see the features already present in the iPhone OS become more unrestricted?  Let us know in the comment section below and don’t forget to join us this weekend for the conclusion, when I roll part’s 4 and 5 into one big finale.

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