Skype is expected Tuesday to release a free iPhone version of its software that allows users to make telephone calls over the Internet.  [UPDATE: The application appears to be available Monday evening, but is crashing servers with high download demand.] In what is perhaps the greatest sentence in tech journalism so far in 2009, the […]

At the NAMM Show this weekend, we’ve been looking at a range of music, audio and video gear that might be useful to podcasters and other media creators. One of the things that caught my eye was a prototype of the upcoming Samson “Go” microphone. The Go Mic is a neat little USB condenser microphone […]

Om Malik has been writing for years about emerging technology and the people who shape the tech landscape. Malik used to be a writer at Business 2.0, and founded the GigaOm Network, (a technology blog and organizer of tech conferences like New Tee Vee). And despite being a long-respected authority on new technologies and new […]

Fring (App Store link) is a new app for the iPhone and iPod touch that supports free voice over IP (VoIP) telephony.  Fring lets you use voice and text communications with a variety of services, including fring, Skype, MSN, Twitter, Google Talk and AIM. On the iPhone and touch, service is available using your WiFi […]

Internet telephony service Skype has announced a new version, Skype 4.0 Beta for Windows. The new version focuses on improving video telephony features and offering better usability. Here are a couple of videos that explain the Skype 4.0: Skype 4.0 Beta – Introductory Demoby SkypeConversations Mike Bartlett introduces Skype, and demos the new Skype 4.0 […]

VoIP pioneer Jeff Pulver, host of online tech show PulverTV, announced today the launch of PulverTV, which he is calling “The First 100% “Indie Internet TV” Channel.” The staff at PulverTV are creating 12-14 hours/week of original programming. In addition, they’ve enlisted several dozen producers of independently created Internet TV to include in the daily […]