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The Trendnet ClearSky Bluetooth VoIP Phone Kit enables you to make your Skype and SkypeOut calls without being tethered to your computer or internet connection – within reason of course.  [Read more]

As part of Ford Motor Company’s plans to trim inventory to match consumer demand, which has been lagging behind lately, it announced that it will be cutting its fourth quarter production by 21%, much lower than it previously planned.  [Read more]

The Electronic Gaming Summit is held every year in Northern California open only to top industry decision makers by invitation only. How many people do you think are usually invited? If you guessed 100 people, you are right.  [Read more]

Three companies that manufacture inhalants used by people suffering from some breathing disease such as asthma, emphysema, bronchitis and cystic fibrosis, were told to stop manufacturing their inhalants.  The companies affected were, Rotech Healthcare Inc, CCS Medical and Reliant Pharmacy Services.  Apparently the drugs the sold in large quantities throughout the country did not provide any discernable relief.  [Read more]

If you have aspirations of one day becoming a school administrator, you may want to consider obtaining a Master of Education in Educational Leadership from the University of Cincinnati’s online University program. In just two years, you get you degree - one that is as respected as the one obtained by students that attend classes offline.  [Read more]

So you think you know all there is to know about Real Estate Rip Offs? Well think again. If you are renting now and a mortgage lender or Real Estate Agent has presented you with a proposal that will put you and your family in a home, and the deal seems really fantastic, you may want to wait until read about the 10 biggest Real Estate scams out there.  [Read more]

Belkin has announced that they are getting ready to launch a Wi-Fi phone for Skype that will enable Skype users to make domestic and international calls, and low-cost calls to land lines without being connected to their computer.  [Read more]

If you don’t know about the tax rebate that you get when you purchase a Toyota Prius, then this is how it works. When you buy a Toyota Prius before October of this year, you will be entitled to a $3,150 tax rebate from Uncle Sam. And if you buy it in October, your tax rebate drops to… [Read more]

Microsoft is finally jumping in to adopt the vast opportunities that exist in the VoIP world. It just recently announced that it will be upgrading its Microsoft Office Communications server 2007 to include support for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). [Read more]

If you are taking Tylenol for your pains and aches you must take the time to read this article. The study that revealed this disturbing news was sponsored by Purdue Pharma while they were working on developing a pill that combined acetaminophen and an opiod. As a result of their findings… [Read more]

In spite of all the trouble GM is having with overall slump in automobile sales, the GM’s Corvette division is holding its own. In fact, Corvette sales seem to be going up. Surely, GM is not making piles of cash from selling corvettes, but the sports car is doing exactly what it is designed to do - which is to keep GM’s brand name in the spotlight.  [Read more]

Chrysler is gearing up to offer employee discounts to consumers this summer in an effort to reduce their 2006 inventory and make room for 2007 models. Chrysler has been having a lot of problems moving their trucks and SUVs because of fierce competition from imports as well as the popular GM and ford truck and SUV brands.  [Read more]

Sure you may wind down your window when you smoking and driving. Sure you go outside to smoke a few sticks after dinner and junior comes outside to hand out with you and catch that cool breeze. Sure you bark at him when he tries to pick up your cigarette butts.  [Read more]

Finally, Sony Ericsson has made a move that has proven to everyone that they understand mobile telephone trends. The K610im is equipped to handle iMail, Web browsing, iMMS. The phone is also equipped with a 2 Megapixel camera.  [Read more]

DVD Player buffs and video editing ethusiasts will love the new Sony Vaio AR Premium, but not its $3,500 price tag. The video quality on this Sony laptop is yet to be matched by any other laptop in its category. It is loaded with the latest technology, and a lot of bells and whistles, but its battery will not last beyond 30 minutes if you are watching a DVD.  [Read more]

Educators will be the first to test the $100 Laptop that only needs cranking to generate the electricity that powers it. And the testing will take place at the National Educational Computing Conference scheduled to take place in San Diego, July 5 through the 7th.  [Read more]

Getting four people on a conference call using one Skpe Account is now a cinch. The SSP-M4SV Multi Conference device is your ticket to reducing the cost of conference calls. Chatting with friends, family members, and business associates has just been made much easier. [Read more]

It seems Vonage is having a hard time these days. The same week it announces its IPO, Skype declares that it is offering a free phone calls to U.S. and Canada. And now this - Verizon claiming in a lawsuit filed on June 12 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, that Vonage infringed on seven of its VoIP patents.  [Read more]

The most recent car crash tests conducted by the private car crash testing organization, Insurance Institute of Highway safety, have declared Toyota Avalon and Chevy Impala their best cars for side impact safety. The test conduct by the institute is different from the side impact safety test conducted by the government’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  [Read more]

Is it a matter of time before the Repo man becomes extinct? It certainly looks like it, especially if the rate at which auto dealerships adopt a new high tech gadget that lets them sell cars to customers with poor credit scores. The new device, known as a Starter-Interrupter…  [Read more]

George Orwell’s book, 1984, is slowly but surely becoming our reality. The FCC has given VoIP providers until May 2007 to allow the wiretapping of calls that go over the internet, just as landline calls are monitored.  [Read more]

eBay is finally doing something with its expensive baby, Skype, acquired last September with $4.1 billion. In an effort to improve the communication between buyers and sellers on eBay, the company decided to leverage Skype by integrating it into 14 auction categories, which include…  [Read more]

The Chrysler Group, part of the auto manufacturing giant, DiamlerChyrsler, announced another recall today, just days after its first recall on Monday where it announced that 111,600 Grand Cherokees made in 2003 and 2004 were being recalled because their heated front seats may catch on fire.  [Read more]

Toyota motors’ President, Katsuaki Watanbe, released a statement today that they are on course to overtake General Motors to become the world’s number one automobile manufacturer. Toyota currently manufactures 235,000 vehicles and plans to increase this number to 1 million cars by 2010.  [Read more]

Do you or a loved one have too many facial wrinkles? Of course we know that wrinkles just by themselves are a sign that your face is losing its elasticity with the passage of time, and this is quite normal. What is disturbing is that if you…  [Read more]

On Wednesday, Dell announced that they have teamed up with Skype to pre-install Skype software with Dell XPS mobile systems on all its XPS line of products, which include, the XPS M1210 and the XPS M2010. This alliance will make it much easier for Dell computer owners to more easily integrate both hardware and software designed around Skype’s VoIP service. [Read more]

If you have not heard of the new fuel called biomethane, you are not alone. It is a gasoline alternative that some students at Western Washington University harnessed from cow dung. And you thought cow poop was just good enough to be used as fertilizer.  [Read more]

Just today Skype announced that it has teamed up with Vapps, a Hoboken, NJ, VoIP conference call provider to launch HighSpeedConferencing.com - a site where Skype users can sign up for conference calls with up to 500 participants.  [Read more]

What a wonderful little gadget. Now road warriors and teams that need to work outside the office can connect to the net without worrying about finding Wi-Fi connections or worse, buying a high-speed data plan from a service provider for each computer that needs internet access translating into big savings for an organization.  [Read more]

Dell is showcasing the latest in its new line of high-end personal computers - the XPS M2010. It is a laptop with desktop capabilities. It comes with a 20.1-inch widescreen, a built-in high-definition audio. It has a 1680 X 1050 resolution. The M2010 is supercharged…  [Read more]

General Motors and Ford Motor Company are both experiencing a lag in their automobile sales as a result of the skyrocketing gasoline price in the U.S. With Gasoline selling at almost $3 per gallon, even SUV worshippers are starting to shy away from buying GM’s and Ford’s big SUVs.  [Read more]

Today, Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s second largest automobile manufacturer, after GM, announced that they will be recalling 565,756 automobiles in Japan which comprise of the following brands: Wish, Isis, Prius and others that were built between September 2002 and November 2005. [Read more]

A test conducted in a test tube in a laboratory has yielded surprising results. The antioxidant in green tea known as epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) has been found to block HIV from attaching itself to the immune system’s T-helper cells. T-helper cells activate other immune cells in the fight against HIV.  [Read more]

If you are a Skype user you need to update your software to get the fix for a problem that has just developed with Skype. Apparently, an attacker who constructs a malformed Skype URL can initiate the transfer of a single file to another Skype user…  [Read more]

Yesterday, Yahoo selected iBasis as their preferred provider for international call termination for Yahoo Messenger with voice service. This alliance will enable Yahoo Messenger with voice users to make PC-to-Phone calls iBasis’ global network at cheaper calling rates to over 180 countries.  [Read more]

Competition is getting fierce, as various companies smell the online revenues being generated by Apple’s online music store - iTunes. Urge is the new cat on the digital music block that wants to get a piece of iTunes’ lunch.  [Read more]

It never fails - A company discovers a niche in the music industry, and knowing how much consumers are addicted to their favorite musicians, go to extraordinary lengths to corner that niche. That is precisely what Apple has done with…  [Read more]

The result of over 70 hours of consumer testing by Strategy Analytics, a research consulting firm, concluded that Nokia 9300 is number one because of its ease of use, user-friendly interface and the ease with which users can input data.  [Read more]

On May 31, Motorola will start offering their Q phones to Verizon customers, and by the end of the year a the version that will be compatible with Cingular Wireless’ technology will be unveiled.  [Read more]

If you have not read about this new virus do so now. Anti-malware researchers at FaceTime Communications have identified a new worm labeled yhoo32.explr that is propagating itself through the contact list of Yahoo IM users by disguising itself as a “safety” browser. [Read more]

Next month Samsung will make hard disk drives a thing of the past, when they launch their new Solid State Disk-equipped Q30 notebook. I am sure you are scratching your head wondering what a Solid State Disk is. Well, here is what it is…  [Read more]

With all the talk of the government spying on its citizens, ZPhone and Phillip Zimmerman, the developer of another encryption software called PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) have come up with an even better encryption software to ensure that your privacy on VoIP calls remains private.  [Read more]

Comcast will soon start offering a new VoIP Motorola SBV5220 modem to its Digital Voice Service subscribers. There will be no cost to Comcast’s customers to upgrade to the new modem. This is Comcast’s attempt to overcome one of the major shortcomings of VoIP service, which is…  [Read more]

If you have never heard of E85, here is what it is: It is an alternative fuel mixture that contains 85% Ethanol and 15% Gasoline. The biggest three car manufacturers have built approximately 5 million “Flex Fuel” (automobiles that can run on either ethanol or gasoline) automobiles but they are running into the reality of too few E85 fuel stations or pumps to service these vehicles.  [Read more]

Just today, Toyota announced that they are looking into building four more assembly plants in Texas, France, China, and India as part of their long-term goal of producing 10 million vehicles by 2010.  [Read more]

Nokia has added more juice to the software of its Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. This new upgrade includes, Google Talk, improved on-screen keyboard, better memory management, a redesigned interface, and support for SIP-based VoIP solutions.  [Read more]

Skype is offering their SkypeOut service free for the rest of the year at the same time Vonage is launching it’s IPO (Initial Public Offering). So that means that you can now call land lines and mobile phones worldwide, free of charge. Verizon and VoIP providers definitely have something to worry about. [Read more]

Today, Plantronics launched its VoIp headset that can be used on Bluetooth-enabled cell phones as well as for VoIP calls. It easily connects to a PC via a bluetooth-enable USB adapter.  [Read more]

Is it the sweet profits from oil that is delaying the acceleration of the production of Ethanol on a massive scale? I have pondered this issue of our dependency on oil to the point where the answer jumped out at me when I analyzed what has been happening in the Tobacco industry. [Read more]

If you are a BMW fan, your dream car has just arrived in the form of the new BMW M5. Forget about what you know about the M-Series, which is BMW’s line of cars for the speed-craving driver. BMW has stepped up their game. The BMW M5 is built on BMW’s award-winning Formula One vehicle engine.  [Read more]

A handful of Canadian musicians are creating a buzz this week by asking the government to lay off music downloaders. The newly-formed Canadian Music Creators Coalition have appealed to the government to decline passing laws that would make it easier for music companies to sue fans for illegal music file sharing.  [Read more]

For many people, the word VoIP makes them say, “huh?” Even those who consider themselves well versed with computers and the Internet can hear the word “VoIP” and wonder if you are speaking Kryptonian. At a convention last week at the Rochester Institute of Technology, it was presented that one should not have to be Superman in order to understand VoIP – at least, if the industry wants to move forward.  [Read more]

One of the things users like best about Skype service is the ability to customize their VoIP with ring tones, pictures and a parade of compatible phones. Soyo has introduced a new USB Skype phone recently that will allow Skype users to show their individuality without having to rely on the computer’s display.  [Read more]

Apple iTunes has had a taste of turning a profit and apparently craves more. According to the advertising industry, Apple iTunes is thinking about featuring advertising on the bottom left corner of the player.  [Read more]

ISP-Planet has created a list of the top 13 VoIP providers based on Q4 2005. Here are the top three results from the roster as well as some of information about a few of the players.  [Read more]

T-Mobile is making a stand against VoIP with its wireless handheld devices, as the news is causing quite a stir in the VoIP industry. So far T-Mobile is the only company to publicly express their aversion to customers using the technology, and if users access any VoIP via wireless Wi-Fi, they will pay the price.  [Read more]

Palm’s popular (and controversial) Treo 700w smartphone has made plenty of headlines for its OS (Windows Mobile 5.0) and its glitches, but there’s finally some good buzz flying around about the Treo 700 — Palm is getting ready to launch a version of the smartphone that runs on the Palm OS…and soon.  [Read more]

If your mom’s a techie geek, there may be nothing that would please her more than a brand new Motorola Pink SLVR L7 in — you guessed it — hot pink! Motorola and Cingular have launched the Motorola SLVR L7 in special hot pink with a matching Bluetooth headset exclusively for the Big M Day 2006.  [Read more]

Toshiba has officially launched its first HD-DVD (High-Definition DVD) notebook, the Qosmio G35-AV650 — a feature-packed entertainment-centric notebook with all the bare necessities and oodles of totally unnecessary fun on top of that.  [Read more]

It was only a matter of time – the next natural, progressive step in the world of VoIP: a voice over Internet phone that does not require a user to be sitting in front of a computer. On May 1st, Netgear announced they will soon launch the Netgear Skype Wi-Fi Phone – a VoIP wireless handheld.  [Read more]

In a strategically timed announcement (just days before E3 — the gaming world’s equivalent of the Academy Awards without the golden statues), Sony has announced in a pre-expo conference that the company’s long-awaited and frantically anticipated next-generation gaming console, the PlayStation 3, will be launched on…  [Read more]

On Friday, LG announced the launch of their newest multi DVD recorder, the LG DR165W. With the ability to both record from and to all of the major DVD recording methods, the newest in LG’s home entertainment system gadgets is perfect for even the most serious of video enthusiasts.  [Read more]

ABI Research released a study last Thursday that strongly suggests the possible doom of MP3 players as impending from cell phones with increasingly higher-capacity hard drives for multimedia storage.  [Read more]

Mamiya, - the Japanese optical instruments company has sold off its Optical Equipment Division this year. Mamiya’s phoenix-like rise after World War II and expertise in lens technology is legendary in the camera world.  [Read more]

The Alienware Sentia m3400 laptop (normally an ultraportable 12″) is now available with a 14″ widescreen display. Weighing in at just over 4.5lbs, the slim and lightweight notebook goes with the traditional Alienware design — sleek, stylish, and topped off with that way-hyped blue alien logo on the back. [Read more]

Wednesday was a landmark day in the VoIP industry. The Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) announced the necessity of American VoIP providers to comply with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) within ninety days. There are a lot of technical and extremely boring words used to explain what this decision is all about, but the most common question people are asking is: in plain terms, what does this mean for VoIP customers?  [Read more]

Time Warner’s Internet service provider American OnLine (AOL) is venturing into VoIP territory by offering customers a free phone number and VoIP service based on its current AIM instant messenger.  [Read more]

VoIP security has been big in the news lately – what, with experts discussing the ease of conversations being listened in on and Phishers waging attacks using VoIP technology as a contact point for scammers to obtain the personal information of their victims.  [Read more]

Yes, I know, you don’t buy it. To say the least I was a not buying it either until I read that the study was published in the Journal of American Medical Association. What floored me was the discovery that the study compared poor British people to rich Americans. According to npr.org, “In the categories of diabetes, blood pressure and cancer, England’s poorest citizens…  [Read more]

Finally, someone has figured that you cannot get an addict to quit smoking or drinking if you keep giving him or her the very thing they are addicted to. We cannot keep telling our kids that they need to eat healthy, stay trim, and all that good stuff, if we are going to…  [Read more]

F-Secure announced today that they will be extending their mobile antivirus tool to Symbian OS 9 — that means any Nokia smartphone, including the upcoming N Series.  [Read more]

No one wants you when you’re one of the most expensive services on the block. Verizon has recently realized this, and has slashed their prices to match those of their VoIP competitors like Vonage.  [Read more]

Skype made the news once again yesterday by releasing an updated version of its VoIP software. Skype 2.5 Beta software was released yesterday and makes it easier for Skype’s customers to make purchases at Skype.com; things like headsets, starter kits, phones, webcams and other merchandise.  [Read more]

The days of building your biceps just by shooting videos are coming to an end. The RCA Small Wonder series of digital video cameras are small enough to fit in a pocket or a purse, and a one touch recording button makes using the Small Wonder easy enough for a child to figure out.  [Read more]

May 10th marks the launch of a product that will make DVD editing so easy even I might be able to do it. The TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 2.0 will make DVD editing available to those incapable of rocket science by offering something easy to use – with words and pictures.  [Read more]

Atari today announced that it will be developing a version of Dungeons & Dragons for Sony’s handheld PlayStation Portable (PSP) console.  [Read more]

SEGA of Europe announced today that they are developing Full Auto 2: Battlelines for Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 3 console. The game, whose predecessor was a Microsoft Xbox 360 exclusive, marks a dramatic change in console for the relatively new Full Auto series.  [Read more]

Garmin just announced it latest GPS navigation device, the Garmin StreetPilot 2820. Unlike any other GPS unit, it offers so much more advanced features that any of its predecessors. Some of the new features that Garmin included in this device include…  [Read more]

Music file sharing is a crime, and apparently can be committed even without the presence of a computer. The accused, Carma Walls of Rockmart, was shocked to find out the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) brought charges against her family for music file sharing, even though they don’t own