Techmeme: VOIP Services for Canadians (Voipgirl/TheVOIPGirl.com)

3:05 PM ET, September 23, 2006

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John Murrell / Good Morning Silicon Valley:
You gotta fight (blarng blarng) for your right (blarng blarng) to Skyyyyyy-yyyype

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Mike / Techdirt: Not Just Third World Nations Banning Skype; Universities Get On Board Too

Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:

Some VoIP services surpass traditional phones — A large-scale VoIP study from Keynote Systems concludes that VoIP audio quality is improving, and in some cases exceeds that of the traditional phone network—so long as you're making calls within the US. More than 100,000 people a month …

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Ethan / ...My heart's in Accra:

Holiday in Harare: part 4 - Zimbabwe's Internet under threat — They turned off the Internet shortly after I left Harare. — I don't think the two events were connected. — And they didn't really turn the net off, despite alarming reports to the contrary.

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Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:

DRM is old and busted, according to BitTorrent cofounder — BitTorrent cofounder Ashwin Navin believes that DRM is not the answer to legal online video services despite his company's getting ready to launch its own DRM-based movie service in the near future.

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Wall Street Journal:

Cablevision Gave Backdated Grant To Dead Official — Cablevision Systems Corp. awarded options to a vice chairman after his 1999 death but backdated them, making it appear the grant was awarded when he still was alive, according to a company filing and people familiar with the matter.

Discussion: Good Morning Silicon Valley and Valleywag

Reuters:

Publishers aim for some control of search results — Global publishers, fearing that Web search engines such as Google are encroaching on their ability to generate revenue, plan to launch an automated system for granting permission on how to use their content.

Discussion: ResourceShelf, SearchViews, Search Engine Watch Blog and Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim

Forbes:

#1 William Henry Gates III — SOURCE Microsoft (quote: MSFT), Software, Self made — EDUCATION Harvard University, Drop Out — In June Microsoft's visionary announced his retirement from company he cofounded 31 years ago. Ray Ozzie, a former foe at Lotus, will assume …

Discussion: Valleywag

Erick Schonfeld / B2Day:

With a Rebtel Yell, Swedish Startup Raises $20 Million — I got a call this morning on my cell phone, which showed a local New York number with a 646 area code. But it wasn't a local call at all. On the other end was Hjalmar Winbladh, CEO of Swedish mobile VoIP startup Rebtel.

Discussion: VoIP Watch and eBay Strategies

Mary Jacoby / Wall Street Journal:

Software Makers Complain to EU Over Microsoft's New Vista System — BRUSSELS — Two U.S. software makers are lobbying European Union regulators for action against Microsoft Corp.'s next-generation Windows computer operating system, slated for release to corporate customers in November.

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Nick / Rough Type:

Concerns grow over online advertising — Storm clouds may be building over the online advertising market. Both Business Week and the New York Times have published major articles on click fraud. Though neither produces hard evidence that it's an unmanageable problem, both raise troubling questions about its prevalence and growth.

Discussion: Newsome.Org and Slashdot

Nwhite / Windows Vista Team Blog:

Update on Ability to Mute the Windows Vista Start-up Sound — We heard you loud and clear when it came to discussing our plans to include a default start-up sound that plays as you boot-up Windows Vista: you said you wanted to have the opportunity to mute it if and when you felt it necessary.

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Blake Snow / Joystiq:

Sony: Nintendo is losing audience, not expanding it — In an interview with GameDaily, Sony VP Jack Tretton spoke out about the PSP versus DS market share battle. He believes according to early adoption rates of both the PSP and DS that Nintendo may actually be losing its core gamer audience instead of expanding upon it.

Discussion: DS Fanboy, PSP Fanboy and Go Nintendo

VoIP News:

Five Arrested For Selling VoIP — Namibian Police have arrested five men in relation to violations of the Postal and Telecommunication Act of 1992 after they were caught 'red handed' trying to sell VoIP services to a member of the public. — When you look at this report it makes you realise …

Discussion: Webtown, Techdirt and VoIP Now

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