Apple lifts VoIP restriction in new iPhone

Great news for the VoIP world: iCall, the maker of the iCall VoIP iPhone app that can catch a GSM call and flip it over to WiFi, has issued a press release saying that the new iPhone SDK allows for VoIP over 3G cellular connections.

Illegal VoIP Costs Dear

Illegal Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) users have been giving sleepless nights to service providers in the Saarc region. In a recent development, Nepal’s state run operator Nepal Telecom (NT) has found that people operating illegal VoIP channels are costing it up to NPR 600 million ($8.38 million) per annum in lost revenues.

VoIP Apps Can Hang on Windows 7

Microsoft has informed users of the latest iteration of its Windows client that they might come across issues when running VoIP applications on their computers. Audio playback and capture applications can hang when used in combination with Windows 7. The software giant revealed that applications performing audio playback and audio capture simultaneously were typically VoIP software. Windows 7 customers running VoIP solutions can often experience hangs, Microsoft stated.

However, the good news is that Microsoft has confirmed and even identified the source of the problem and it is expected that a fix for this will be available soon.

Integration in Networking, VoIP Could Mean Deals for Businesses

When people talk about integration they often focus on the software or sometimes hardware. There’s always the integration appliance market, but basically we’re talking data and software.

However, it looks like 2010 could be a big year for integration in the area of network systems.