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Ribbit debuts as “Silicon Valley’s phone company”

A Mountain View company that is billing itself as “Silicon Valley’s phone company,” is making it easy to embed web phones in just about any kind of web site, blog, or social networking page. So, more...
1 Comment  |  Topic: Gadgets and Tools  |  

Simple Instant Chat Tech for Cell Phones

Kodiak Networks in San Ramon, Calif., has developed a set of proprietary software that optimizes wireless voice networks to more efficiently carry the short bursts of chatter. more...
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WiNetworks, InnoMedia Demo Video Telephony Over WiMAX Network

The WiMAX World is going to have a demo of the Video Telephony solution from WiNetworks and InnoMedia. more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Wireless  |  

Ooma Makes a long distance calls free

A startup, well funded and with beta's out already - making the world more connected with their hardware. more...
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Cubic Telecom tries the 'global' mobile phone

Using a universal SIM card, Cubic Telecom is giving you the global mobile phone which is GSM-WiFi combo. more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Wireless  |  

TuVox raises $20M; into speech recognition and phone menu software

TuVox has raised $20M in its fourth round of funding from Glynn Capital Management who led the financing, which also includes previous investors Norwest Venture Partners, Foundation Capital, Granite Ventures, more...
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VantagePoint kills Startup 3Guppies, a $20M investment

The company, originally named Mixxer, first came into existence through a complicated deal in which VantagePoint spent $20 million to buy two companies: MoPhone, a mobile social networking company, and more...
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Why Telecom is not for Startups and Entrepreneurs

Brian McConnell shares his insights on this topic from his rich experience. He says that some combination of distribution problems and consumer apathy will kill most of the current crop of telecom startups. more...
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Sunnyvale's VirtualLogix brings virtualization to mobile phones

CEO Peter Richards of VirtualLogix says that it is a technology whose time has come. Virtualization on mobile phones that is. Cisco, Texas Instruments have already invested in this Sunnyvale startup more...
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Agassi's new startup: GPS, Cell-phone Plans and Speedy Battery Exchange

Shai Agassi the ex-number two at SAP is on a roll with his Project Better Place project which is very well funded and plans to build a complete infrastructure to support clean technologies through your more...
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