VOIP IP Telephony: January 2009

Friday, January 30, 2009

Make your Network Green With Cisco Energywise!

Cisco Energywise that expanse the entire Cisco Catalyst switching portfolio, is helping to save energy used by networked devices like IP PHones, Wireless Routers or any other device that is network connected and designed for energy management.
We all know that we like to keep our networks on all the time at full power and find out how to do that while saving some energy, and making this world a little greener.
Solarion: Cisco Energywire Makes Networked Devices Green

Free Virtual Workshop On Cisco's Application Extension Platform (AXP)

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Cisco is hosting a free virtual workshop for developing applications on AXP, Application Extension Platform to educate application developers, solution architects and any one interested in in depth knowledge on AXP. Following is the Cisco Press Release;

WHAT: Cisco Systems will host a free virtual workshop in which application developers, network and IT solutions architects can gain in-depth knowledge of Cisco's Application Extension Platform (AXP), the company's new application development and hosting platform.

WHO: Please join Cisco's TechWise TV host, Jimmy Ray Purser, and other Cisco experts in a free virtual workshop as they discuss developing applications on the Cisco AXP and answer your questions in a live Q&A session.

Cisco customers and partners interested in exploring application development and hosting solutions on the Cisco Integrated Services Router via Cisco AXP are encouraged to attend.

WHEN: Monday, Feb. 2, 2009, at 8 a.m. Pacific time.

ATTEND: Please listen and watch via the Internet live at:
http://tools.cisco.com/cmn/jsp/index.jsp?id=82666

No RSVP or registration is required for the free virtual workshop.

If you cannot participate on Feb. 2, a video-on-demand replay of the Cisco virtual workshop is scheduled to be available on the Cisco Innovation blog after 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, 2009

If you can't attend the workshop live and have questions, you may continue to interact with Cisco technical experts via the Cisco Innovation blog.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Skype For Sale? Again

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This we keep hearing over and over agin and today I saw another article on Times Online speculating on the same issue. But what ever the business case that Ebay/Skype has, I doubt they will be able to find someone to pay 2.6 billion for Skype Aquisition, (article suggesting that Google might suit the mold). But if they do, I will be glad, because there is still a chance that I could be a say millionaire!
Times online article, "Speculation grows over eBay plan to sell Skype internet telephone division"
Tags: VoIP business, skype, Ebay

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Asterisk Asterisk Security Upgrades Spanning Versions 1.2.X To 1.6.X

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The Asterisk development team has released Asterisk 1.2.31.1, Asterisk 1.4.22.2, Asterisk 1.4.23.1, and Asterisk 1.6.0.5. The updates are available for download from Digium download site. These updates are a fix to a previous security release (released as versions
1.2.31, 1.4.22.1, and 1.6.0.3).

A security fix for chan_iax2 accompany this update and you can find the information about the
associated security advisory could be found at the Asterisk Security.

ChangeLogs for the various releases are available at:

http://downloads.digium.com/pub/asterisk/ChangeLog-1.2.31.1
http://downloads.digium.com/pub/asterisk/ChangeLog-1.4.22.2
http://downloads.digium.com/pub/asterisk/ChangeLog-1.4.23.1
http://downloads.digium.com/pub/asterisk/ChangeLog-1.6.0.5

Build A House With Verizon VoIP Bricks.

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No sooner than I read Tom Keatings article on Verizon dropping the VoiceWing Like a hot brick, Ata Brick Hmm VoIP brick, Andy Abramson pointed to me to a new VoIP device called Verizon Hub.
This is actually a device that integrates landline and wireless cell services. They are integrating VoIP to this device but no femtocell like recently misannounced AT&T Microcell device.
That itself ring a bell to say that this might be another brick!
So this brick, by the way of an article on DSLReports, going to cost you some money because according to Verizon, this is "a dynamic move sure to rattle devotees of plain old home phones." The price tag may have something to say about that -- particularly during a tight economic downturn. The device will cost $199 after a $50 rebate, require a two year contract -- and will require a $34.99 Verizon Hub and Digital Voice service plan. The device launches Februay 1, and we'll be sure to post user impressions.
Save your money! Or ask to exchange for earlier VoIP Bricks.

VoIP (ATA) Bricks Due To Verizons VoIPWing Takes Off To Sunset!

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I had to use the word VoIP Brick once I read the Tom Keating's article on closure of Verizon's VoiceWing. They have sent notices to VoiceWing customers anouncing;
""We regret to inform you that effective March 31, 2009, Verizon will no longer offer VoiceWing. At that time, all VoiceWing service will be terminated""
Well that led to Tom earlier predictions (2005) about VoIP, actually ATA Bricks;
"VoIP providers will continue to harp that the government shouldn't impose any regulations on VoIP and that the industry should be open & free, while simultaneously VoIP providers will continue to alienate their customers by password-protecting and locking the customer's ATA (analog telephony adapter), thus preventing customers from easily switching to another VoIP provider and using the same ATA. This is hypocrisy at its worst! Customers will continue to be left with useless ATA "bricks" which eventually will make it the local landfill when they switch to a better VoIP provider."
You can read the rest of his article Verizon VoiceWing Exits VoIP Business at TMC Blog.
If yours is an Cisco 186 ATA, you might be able to unbrick it. Google!

APP Store Comparison, Apple vs BlackBerry vs Nokia vs Android Shootout

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TechRadar did a App store shootout about a month ago. With All the App Stores currently running to keep their clients coming back. and staying, do wonders to the stores. But according to the author, the race is a two horse race.
iPhone (Apple App Store) and Android (Google Android Market) easily being ahead of the other two major stores, Nokia (Nokia Download) and Blackberry (blackberry Application Center).
The Apple app store seem to be doing well and that is where we spend most of the time. (We just got the iPhone 2.2.1 update and seem do do good to the phone, iPhone 3G). Few days ago, I visited Android Market with a Google Phone (Android Developer Device) and seem to be pretty busy with a lot of very good free mobile applications.
I have seen both the Nokia and BlackBerry stores but have not spent much time as the former two. So the article on techradar was a good read. So go find out how the other app stores doing!

Acer SmartPhone To Be Unveiled At Mobile World Congress.

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Acer has sent and invite to Pocket lint attend an event that will be held in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress. They will be introducing Acer smartphone/s by Acer and from what I know of Acer, it could very well be a Linux based phone which leads us to think that it will be an Android based phone. Android Acer with black and white tones, perhasps an undistilled version of DSTL1?
According to the invite Gianfranco Lanci, Acer's president and CEO, will speak at "smartphones launch - Acer press conference".
Will see, one us will be there.

Firefox Mobile Aka Fennec Debuts For Windows Mobile.

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Fennec the mobile version of Firefox browser has been around for a while and I tested earliest on a Nokia. But then the regular windows and Mac versions of the Mobile Firefox, Fennec came to be and I did all my fennec testing from the desktop.
So far I really like the browser as I do the regular firefox. But you will notice Google Chrome stuff if you dig deeper. Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia and Answers are default search plugins and the browser relies heavily on touch sliding and on windows you just click and drag.
One can use fennec to see how the mobile web page behaves, if one is developing one. But I am looking forward to the day I can run fennec on iPhone!
The planned next weeks release for windows mobile devices like HTC Touch will have have a big impact on mobile browsing but you do not have to wait. You can down load the current version from the Fennec Project page.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

DSTL1 Android Phone From General Mobilie, Brings Power To You

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If you have seen many people running back and forth trying to focus a subject with iPhone camera, you know how silly it is. So a phone camera with auto focus must be a real good solution. It is even better, if it is a Android phone encased in an attractive case like DSTL1 from General Mobile. I absolutely love the look of it. But the internals are not bad either. Radio, Video Chat support, 624 MHz processor speed, memory card support up to 8GB, Bluetooth, JAVA and EDGE support are only a few of DSTL1's superior features. The rest follows;

Technology	Double SIM, Linux 2.6 Kernel
Platform	Marvell PXA 310 (624MHz)+NXP 5209
Frequency	900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
Screen	TFT/ WQVGA/ 260K Colors/ 3.0" Sharp Brand Touchscreen Display/ 240 x 400 pixels
Wi-fi	Yes - 802.11 b/g
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes
WAP	Yes, HTTP/WAP2.0 support
MMS	Yes
E-mail	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes / BT 2.0 + EDR, SPP, A2DP, AVRCP, OPP, HFP
FM Radio	Yes
TV	-
Java	Yes ( MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1 )
MP3/MPEG4	Yes/Yes
Face to Face	Yes
Phonebook	2000
Weight	135gr
Dimensions	112x54x16mm
Memory	4GB internal memory, 256MB flash + 128MB SDRAM ,"Up to 8GB T-flash Card Support"
Camera	5MP Auto Focus with Flash Sharp Brand Camera
Voice Recorder	Yes
Vibration	Yes
Handsfree	Yes
Talk Time	240 minutes
Standby Time	150 hours
Battery	1200 mAh
Accessories	Extra Battery, USB Cable, Earphone, AC Charge Adaptor
Others	Word, Excel, Powerpoint and PDF document view MP3/ WAV/ MIDI/ AMR support 3GP, MPEG4, AVI (DIVX),QVGA recording 30fps, decoding 30 fps JPG/GIF/BMP/PNG Business card reader support Anti theft support Video chat support

AT&T 3G MicroCell Out But Where?

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There is a page for registering and managing the device, 3G MicroCell. (The page says it is under maintenance when I visited it last) but I have not been able to uncover any more information than the photo and some operational information.
If you are wondering what the 3G MicroCell is, it is your own little micro cell tower to be placed at home or at office. It covers 5000 foot square area and gives you to talk without doing those funny (sometimes not so funny) acts you do when there is no signal.
AT&T 3G MicroCell is capable of servicing upto 4 cell phone connections via internet if the reception is weak in any area. The internet connection has to a broadband connection to support the bandwidth needs. The femtocell device is supposed to have been made by Cisco.
Following the practice of Sprint and Verizon, AT&T allows you to configure the 3G Microcell to select which phones will be able to access the service and the service is supposed to provide unlimited talk time if the calls are made throught he device. But if you were thinking of using it abroad to make cheap calls, forget it. It is supposed to carry a GPS device and only allowed to use within AT&T service area.
BGR has some screen shots related to this device and some more information.

iPhone 2.2.1 Upgrade For iPhone And iPod Touch.

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Apple has released a new update to the iPhone 3G, iPhone and iPod Touch. This version is is iPhone software version 2.2.1. The iPhone upgrade is said to fix Camera, Mail and Safari bugs.
The update itself is bigger chunk of 245.7 and as I type this is being downloaded. So I will not be able give more information until I complete the update.
So be aware those who were naughty and running flash on iPhone with jailbroken iPhones or jailbroken iPods.

Android Cupcake Upgrade Screens Captured!

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Intomobile's Simon Sage has gone about finding more info on Android Cupcake Upgrade. In the process he also took some fine screen shots, one of which I have reproduced here. The Cupcake upgrade itself is a nice story. It has been a path that the Android development team took while the Google turned Android code in to the open source product. The internal developers continued their version while the open source version took root. Once that was established, the two development paths were merged and we have the Android cupcake upgrade that we wrote about weeks ago.
I specially like the rotating Earth, Global Time Application.

Versatile Wireless Router EnGenius ECB3500

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Versatile Wireless Router from EnGenius, EnGenius ECB3500 (Which I learned about from Asterisk VoIP News) seem to be an ideal wireless router for Office, Multi home units, Apartments, Coffee Shops and Internet Kiosks.
The router has an attractive features;

High 600mW Wireless Power

Ensures robust signal to overcome long distances
Offers superior WiFi coverage than leading brands

Multi-Functional Device

Offers multi operation modes for different network topologies
7 Modes: Access Point/Client Bridge/Repeater/Router/Client Router/WDS
Flexible solution for various wireless applications

Multiple Wireless Names (AP mode)

Broadcasts multiple SSID’s in one device
Permits different levels of network access (VLAN Tagging)

Dual High Gain Detachable Antenna Design

Features Antenna Diversity technology to enhance wireless traffic
5dBi antenna for wireless power up to 2000mW EIRP
Upgradeable antenna to increase range and receive sensitivity

Intelligent Quality of Service (QoS) Technology

Facilitates bandwidth priority for VoIP, video streaming, online gaming

Power-over-Ethernet (802.3af) Capable

Power and data over one single cable for convenient installation

SuperG 108Mbps Support

Enables high transfer speed ideal for large data payloads (with SuperG Client)

You can lear more about it at product site and the datasheet (PDF) is here.

Friday, January 23, 2009

Asterisk Release Candidate 1.6.0.4-rc1 Is Available For Download

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The Asterisk Development Team has announced the first release candidate of Asterisk 1.6.0.4, which is now known as version 1.6.0.4-rc1. Release candidate Asterisk 1.6.0.4-rc1 could be downloaded from Digium Downloads.
The team has also released of Asterisk 1.4.23. This release is a significant bug fix update for the 1.4 release series, which is also downloadable from the above link.

This release candidate is packed with fixes for OS build compatibility, terminal compatibility, documentation updates, and it also resolves several crash issues experienced and reported by developers and users. Issues found in this release candidate can be reported at http://bugs.digium.com/.

Tags: Asterisk Beta, Asterisk 1.6.0.4-rc1, Digium

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Asterisk Training At Digium|Asterisk World Conference (ITEXPO) in Miami

Here is a press release regarding the new training courses by Digium to be held at the Digium|Asterisk World Conference in Miami this week. The conference is collocated with ITEXPO, the most prominent IP Communications Conference. In addition to Asterisk Training, there are lot of other events taking place at ITEXPO.
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Digium to Host Two New Asterisk Training Courses at Digium|Asterisk World Conference in Miami

One-Day Courses Added to Program at Open Source Conference Collocated with ITEXPO, World's Leading IP Communications Conference

Norwalk, CT - January 21, 2009 - Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC®) and Digium®, Inc., the Asterisk® Company, announced today that they have teamed up to host two new training courses at Digium|Asterisk World, February 2-4, 2009 in Miami, Florida.

Digium|Asterisk World is collocated with TMC's popular INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO East 2009 (ITEXPO) at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

The two new training courses offered by Digium are as follows:

Tuesday, February 3, 2009: Switchvox Training

This course serves as a one-day introduction to the Switchvox system. The goals and objectives of this class are to:

Explain the role of a Switchvox system within a corporate IT/telephony infrastructure
Familiarize the student with the initial setup and configuration of their Switchvox system
Describe the telephony connections which Switchvox supports and identify the hardware needed to effect this connectivity
Identify the basic characteristics of analog and digital PSTN connections and how VoIP compares and contrasts with these
Configure Switchvox to deliver basic PBX functionality including basic call routing, voicemail and directory services
Connect Switchvox to a Voice-over-IP service provider
Show how to use the Switchboard application to give users a rich interface with which to interact with the telephone system l

Wednesday, February 4, 2009: Asterisk 123

The Asterisk 123 course is a gentle introduction to the Asterisk Open Source PBX. It introduces the student to the many roles that Asterisk can play and walks them through setting up Asterisk for the first time. At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

Identify the purpose and primary functionality of Asterisk as a PBX and as an application development platform
Describe the telephony connections which Asterisk supports and identify the Digium hardware needed to effect this connectivity
Identify the basic characteristics of analog and digital PSTN connections and how VoIP compares and contrasts with these
Configure Asterisk to deliver basic PBX functionality including basic call routing, voicemail and directory services
Learn the basics of becoming an Asterisk administrator

For both classes, each participant receives a student kit which includes:

Digium TDM411B Analog card (1 FXO port + 1 FXS port)
Polycom SoundPoint® IP 330 SIP Phone
Asterisk Tote Bag
Asterisk T-shirt
Asterisk SWAG Kit
Calculator, pen, mouse pad, etc.

Attendees can sign up each training course at the Digium|Asterisk World Web site.

No Agora Android Phone For Aussies?

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Disappointing everyone who were waiting for the Android based Agora phone, Kogan the supplier has announced that there is an indefinite delay. According to a post on Kogan site, the delay comes due to potential future interoperability issues.

"The Agora did reach a very late stage of development. Manufacturing had commenced and it was a matter of days from being shipped to you. However, it now seems certain the Agora in it's current form will limit its compatibility and interoperability in the near future."

Basically Agora not fitting the Android Bill. (I liked the look of the Agora Android Phone.) All is not lost as there is news that Android G1 is coming shortly to Australia. Optus has been preparing to deliver the HTC Dream (G1) support and service with it's technical and support staff according to ZDNET article. According to the same, following is a picture of the HTC Dream (G1) Manual cover.

SIREMIS Project, Web Management Interface For Kamailio (OpenSER).

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Kamailio has announced SIREMIS - new web management interface for Kamailio (OpenSER) and SIP-Router.org. The project is headed by up to this point by Apisto, utilizing OpenBiz PHP framework. The idea behind the plan was to make it easier to involve developers from all walks. Following the open source nature, the project sources will be hosted on sourceforge.net and developers will have access to SVN code repository. (project name: siremis). Currently the project is hosted at Asipto.
I have not used the product but have seen some screenshots which to say the least, very promising.
The beta release include following features:
- subscriber, database aliases and speed dial management
- location table view
- dispatcher, prefix-domain translation and least cost routing (lcr) management
- access control lists (user groups) and permissions management
- accounting records, missed calls and call data records view
- hash table, dial plan table and user preferences table management
- off-line message storage view
- it was tested with MySQL but should support other sql-like DBs
Release note.

OpenSIPS 1.4.4 And A OpenSIPS Bootcamp, Awaits you.

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In the footsteps od OpenSIPS 1.4.3 (production) release, OpenSIPS is offering us a new minor release, OpenSIPS 1.4.4. This release fixes a set of major and minor fixes on the OpenSIPS 1.4 branch.
The OpenSIPS team recommends to upgrade to this release, as it brings stability improvements to the already a fantastic system.
For those who are interested, complete change log could be found here.
OpenSIPS 1.4.4 is now available for download at OpenSIPS and Sourceforge.

For those interested in training on the OpenSIPS system, there is a OpenSIPS Bootcamp in sunny Brazil, 16-20 February, 2009, Florianopolis.

New HTC Touch Cruise Leaves Footprints

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HTC has released an upgrade/update to its 2008 HTC Touch Cruise, popular HTC GPS device, boasting a compact design and a bunch of new capabilities.
Of all the features, one stand out and that is HTC Footprints. HTC Footprints enables people to chronicle their special moments by capturing a digital postcard on their phone. This includes Photo, Text notes and an audio clip of the special place with geotagging the location. In addition to identifying each postcard with its specific GPS co-ordinates, Footprints also auto-names each postcard with its general location or area.
In the car the device turns another corner to provide an advanced in-car navigation system. When placed into its accompanying car cradle, the HTC Touch Cruise automatically transforms its user interface into an easy-to-use, one-touch interface that provides seamless turn-by-turn directions.
Following are the released specifications;

Key HTC Touch Cruise Specifications

Size: 102 x 53.5 x 14.5mm
Weight: 103 grams
Connectivity: WCDMA/HSPA: 900/2100MHz. HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Operating system: Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional
Display: 2.8-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with QVGA resolution
Control panel: HTC TouchFLO™, 4-Way navigation wheel with Enter and HTC Footprints™ buttons
Camera: 3.2 MP, with fixed focus
Internal memory: 512 MB flash ROM, 256 MB RAM
Expansion Slot: microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
Bluetooth: 2.0 with EDR
Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS: GPS/A-GPS
Interface: HTC ExtUSB (mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
Battery: 1100 mAh
Talk time: GSM: up to 400 minutes
Standby time: GSM: up to two weeks
Chipset: Qualcomm® MSM7225™, 528 MHz

BlackBerry Storm New OS 4.7.0.90 Out In The Wild!

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According to news all over the net, BlackBerry Storm's new OS is out there and people are loving and hating it. We did not have a chance to check the OS 4.7.0.90 out as we do not have a BlackBerry Storm among us. So we had to hit on the Engadget post which led us to crackberry. At crackberry you may read more and even download the OS.
The OS said to have fixed some BlackBerry Storm issues and given users a keyboard in protrait mode and taken care of charging issues. But some users are complining about mutimedia features. Perhaps those will get fixed by the time official release comes..

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Voice RSS Reader From TringMe Gives Speaking Blogs

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TringMe and Speaking Blogs, the VoicePHP page by Tringme has a bit of code that helps you to make your blog speak out, via phone to the reader err.. listener. Or lets you listen to blogs that have implemented the feature. It will be a nice experience to catch some of my RSS feeds while I code etc, also it will also be a break from listening to the music while I do the same.
The code on the site is a simple implementation of an Voice RSS Reader.
Here are the key steps of this application:

Specify the URL for the RSS feeds you are interested in.
Ask the user to select a feed by pressing the appropriate keys on the keypad
Fetch the RSS feeds using a helper function
Speak the title of the feeds and if user is interested, the description of that feed

There is an example running at the site for you to check out!

JailBroken iPhones Get Copy And Paste.

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According to a post and a bunch of photos, iPhone has got copy and post already. But do not run (surf) to App Store yet because it runs only on jailbroken iPhones, for now. The copy and Paste application runs on both iPhone and iPod touch and once installed seem to be pretty easy to use. Clippy is responsible for the app and if you want to see more pictures and find out how to get the app from iSpazio Repository, visit spazio.

BlackBerry Bold Gets Visual Voice Mail!

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People with BlackBerry Bold on AT&T network are getting their fill of visual voice mail acording to BGR. The VVM is a part of the OS 4.6.0.219 on an AT&T BlackBerry Bold and BGR has gone and filled the site with screen captures to fulfil your desires before the real thing appears. Go see more at BGR.

Android Based HTC G2 Photos?

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Gizmodo has some photos of Android G2, from HTC, the company which made Android G1, otherwise known as T-Mobile G1. But we still prefer the Google Phone moniker. Gizmodo says that the source of the news and photos has mentioned the phone to be out by Mid May 2009.
The phone does look nice and shiny from the low res photos which you can see here.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Are You A Successful Asterisk Consultant?

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I just finished reading an excellent post by John Todd on Digium Blog and the answer to the question may lie there. I have been messing around with Asterisk for eons and it was enlightening to learn what I have been missing.
Asterisk Experience: Yes a lot,
Involvement: Yes to a certain extent,
Training: what?
There are certain procedures and methods to follow if you to become a successful consultant in any field and this article gives you enough information that it is a good read, even if you are not planing to consult on Asterisk. So please follow the link below for the article;
How to be a successful Asterisk consultant
If you are looking to gain some Asterisk training, do not look any further than Asterisk Training at Asterisk World, ITEXPO in Miami.

VoIP & Communications Training, (Asterisk, Trixbox, And Switchvox Training) At ITEXPO East.

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Just a quick reminder to inform you that there will be Asterisk based systems training available at the ITEXPO event in Miami. ITEXPO East,(Internet Telephony Expo East) has collocated Asterisk World this time and the TMC team has worked hard to bring you the best possible collection of telephony, collaboration and communications resources to you in one place, including the training events mentioned below.
Breaking the tradition of attending the every ITEXPO, I will hand over the task to my friend and partner Dior to attend the expo this year as I will be in Europe during this time of the expo.
Here is the schedule of training events and this represents only a small part of the overall open source communications content at the show.

Switchvox, Tuesday Feb 3, 8:30-5:00
Asterisk 123, Wednesday Feb 4, 8:30-5:00 (This is the first time this course has ever been available)
Trixbox FtOCC Technician, Feb 2-4

You can find more information about the expo the expo site.

Skype™ 1.0 Beta for Intel-based Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs).

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Basically in other words, that is Skype for your devices like, iPhone, Nokia NXX, Blackberry and UMPCs. But the initial focus seem to fall on Intel Atom Processor and Moblin-based Linux OS (www.moblin.org) As they stand to sell in large quantities, in short time period.
MIDs are an emerging category of small, truly mobile consumer devices enabling a rich Internet experience, coupled with the capability to communicate with others, enjoy entertainment, access information, and be productive on the go - all without sacrificing mobility or performance. MIDs typically come with 4"-7" screens, a camera, GPS and WiFi connectivity. Select MIDs also provide WiMax or 3G/4G support for wireless broadband connectivity on-the-go. ABI Research expects 86 million Linux-enabled MIDs to ship by 2013. For more information about Intel Mobile Internet Devices, please visit www.intel.com/products/mid.

"Today's introduction of the first, complete Internet communications offering for MIDs bridges the gap between the phone and PC and underscores our vision of 'Skype everywhere' and our commitment to open access," said Scott Durchslag, Skype's Chief Operating Officer. "By supporting WiFi, WiMax, 3G and 4G, this development expands Skype's mobile portfolio and further illustrates the broad accessibility to Skype that we offer on a multitude of mobile devices."

"Mobile Internet Devices enable users to enjoy the full Internet experience and stay connected with their friends and family wherever they go," said Pankaj Kedia, director of global ecosystem programs in the Ultra Mobility Group at Intel Corporation. "Our collaboration with Skype to deliver Skype 1.0 Beta for Mobile Internet Devices based on the Intel® Atom™ processor and Moblin-based Linux OS will provide new ways for users to communicate anywhere, anytime."

Skype On the Cloud With IBM Cloud Services.

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Skype and IBM announce that they are coming together to provide VoIP and Video Communications to the IBM's LotusLive collaborative services customers. Users, mostly business customers of iBM Lotus collaborative services (LotusLive) will be able to use Skype services simply by clicking on appropriate button on the LotusLive Contacts. The plan to further integrate the services to provide importing of Skype contacts to Lotuslive and improve the collaboration services.

“Our relationship with IBM demonstrates how serious Skype is about bringing the benefits of ‘anytime, anywhere, any mode’ Internet communications to the enterprise environment,” said Scott Durchslag, Skype’s Chief Operating Officer. “During tough economic times, every business is seeking to cut costs while enhancing competitiveness and we look forward to broader, long-term cooperation between IBM and Skype to help businesses of all sizes around the globe save money, save time, and stay ahead.”

“We recognize that communications is an integral component of collaboration in an Internet-enabled world and that many small businesses have already adopted Skype,” said Sean Poulley, vice president of online collaboration, IBM Lotus. “This integration will simplify and improve the way businesses interact with their customers and partners.”

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Press release by Businesswire

IBM Builds Communities In the Cloud To Promote Smarter Workforce.

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IBM which was side lined for a while in the social, communication and the general what is hot computing arena came out waving victory flags today. The new flagship product in the cloud, Lotuslive brings together most business related online users by integrating, it's own Lotus Online with Linkedin, SalesForce.com and Skype. This is taking a front seat at cloud applications like Google Apps (which we use) and Microsoft Office Live, under the moniker, LotusLive. Given that the clouds are nothing new to IBM, I think they will move ahead, faster in the business face of it. If they are to present the product in an attractive manner, say free Lotuslive Lite, there might be other users like, SMBs who wants to take a taste of the lotussphere.
Another feather in the cap is the effort to work closely with Blackberry to provide business services through mobile Web. See another post on Skype and IBM Collaboration.
Following is the press release by IBM.

ORLANDO, FL - 19 Jan 2009: LOTUSPHERE -- At the annual Lotusphere Conference, IBM (NYSE:IBM) unveiled plans to help businesses build a smarter workforce by providing software services to help people work together across the enterprise, on the move and via the cloud.

IBM today announced IBM LotusLive (www.lotuslive.com), a cloud-based portfolio of social networking and collaboration services designed for business. LotusLive.com will serve as a single destination for all IBM Lotus online collaboration tools, including social networking, e-mail, file sharing and Web conferencing. LotusLive will help businesses of all sizes simplify and improve the way they interact with their customers, partners and suppliers.

LinkedIn, an online network of more than 34 million business professionals, today announced a partnership with IBM Lotus to integrate LinkedIn's functionality and networking capabilities with IBM Lotus Notes, IBM Lotus Connections and LotusLive.

With the planned Lotus Notes integration, LinkedIn members will be able to keep track of their professional network via a Network Updates feed. Users will also have seamless access to LinkedIn profiles from within their Lotus mail and applications.

IBM intends to combine the best of business and professional social networking sites allowing people to expose LinkedIn information from the millions of LinkedIn public profiles directly into Lotus Connections.

The planned LotusLive integration will connect the LinkedIn network with LotusLive. LotusLive users will be able to search LinkedIn's public professional network and then instantly collaborate with members using the LotusLive services.

Salesforce.com plans to integrate LotusLive services with its CRM applications, helping simplify and improve customer interactions. Businesses will be able to extend the customer and opportunity management work done in the Salesforce CRM applications with the Web conferencing and task management capabilities of LotusLive.

In addition, Skype has announced plans to integrate its voice and video service with LotusLive collaborative services to create a seamless communications experience. This level of integration can allow LotusLive customers to have the convenience of being able to call Skype contacts from within their LotusLive contacts.

Making New Connections with Micro-Blogs and Wikis
The latest version of Lotus Connections takes popular features from consumer social networking sites and puts them to work for business. A new personal "posting wall" and micro-blogging capabilities will make it easy for people to quickly share short, yet critical pieces of information. Based on customer demand, IBM plans to add a new wiki service to Lotus Connections. Wikis are Web pages that quickly and easily allow people to create and modify content in real-time.

Lotus Connections is being used by industry leaders worldwide. McKesson, the world's largest healthcare services company, chose Lotus Connections for enterprise social networking to improve workforce efficiency and attract and retain top talent who expect advanced collaboration tools. McKesson also sought to be among the first pioneers in the healthcare industry to adopt social networking and benefit from the open extensibility of Lotus Connections, allowing integration with Microsoft SharePoint and Vignette Portal.

"We're excited to broaden our collaboration tools to help encourage information sharing and idea generation across our diverse workforce," said Anand Srinivasan, development manager at McKesson. "With hundreds of facilities across the country, our use of Lotus Connections technology will enable us to more effectively tap into our collective intelligence to continue helping our customers improve health care."

Mobilizing the Worker with Lotus on the BlackBerry®
Another major pillar of a smart workforce is equipping individuals with the power of the mobile Web to innovate and collaborate efficiently anywhere, at anytime. IBM's Institute for Business Value predicts one billion mobile Web users by 2011 and a significant shift in the way the majority of people will interact with the Web over the next decade. Addressing that market opportunity, IBM and Research In Motion (RIM) will bring new advanced social software features to BlackBerry smartphone business users worldwide. The new features will help BlackBerry smartphone users find expertise, form teams, share information and stay in touch in real-time, making them more effective and productive. They will also bring mobile business users far beyond e-mail to live expertise and collective intelligence.

Lotusphere attendees will get a sneak preview and see demonstrations of new capabilities for BlackBerry smartphones which will be available later this year. They include access to open document format-based IBM Lotus Symphony documents, presentations and spreadsheets; IBM Lotus Quickr Web 2.0-based team software to help individuals find, access, share and work with business content such as documents, photos and videos; enhanced Lotus Connections functionality for access to activities, blogs and communities, augmenting the access already available to profiles and tags; enhanced Lotus Sametime capabilities; and new tools for developers.

SAP and Lotus Notes Make Core Data Easy to Use
IBM and SAP announced the planned March release of their first joint software product, called Alloy™. IBM and SAP showcased successful early results of this product with several customers, including Colgate-Palmolive and Arla Foods.

Alloy by IBM and SAP connects IBM Lotus Notes software with SAP Business Suite. Providing workers with access to critical business information in an intuitive, easy-to-use interface, it will enable timely, more informed business decisions. Employees can benefit from increased business analysis, information in context and the power to run their business operations directly from their Lotus Notes desktops.

For more information, including product and service availability, visit www.ibm.com/software/lotus.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

pjsip 1.0.1 Released

pjsip version map.

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As you all know, we are fans of pjsip, either directly from pjsip developers or through other developers who used pjsip, we have been using it for a long time and we are certain, we will use it much more in the future.
So we were very glad when they reached the version 1.0 but as the title reveal, they have not stopped at that. The continue to build upon and improve pjsip. To reach the pjsip 1.0 status, they worked for more that three years and gone through 250,000+ lines of code. There is also a growing community gathering around pjsip as well.

With the version 1.0, the team promise us that they will work with the mibile side of the development deligently. So look forward to mobile support starting with Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile.

Also a visit to Teluu, as the company behind pjsip, would be a nice geture. Teluu provides lternative licensing, direct developer-to-developer support, and customization work.
Here is pjsip's own announcement; "We Made It: Release 1.0.1 Available"

Saturday, January 17, 2009

iPod Touch 2G Jailbroken!

iPhone Dev Team

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iPod Touch 2G has been Jailbroken by iPhone dev team. iPod Touch 2G was a tough egg to boil as you can see, it is quite edible now.
Yjey also mention that the procedure to boil the egg (jailbreak iPod Toch 2G) is far too cumbursome for us regular folks. But the good news is that once they got the taste, they will never stop and pretty soon we will have easily jailbreakable iPod Touch 2G. They unearthed this during yellowsnow research! (They also not giving us a hard fast ETA for the iPod Jilbreak but knowing them, It will be around the bent soon). Man no wonder Steve Jobs has health problems!
They had the following update on the Dev Team blog; regarding the the broadcast they were planing!

Update 3: It looks like we’ll do the Qik broadcast on Saturday afternoon (California time). It’ll be announced through MuscleNerd’s twitter. Unfortunately the Qik chatroom seems unmanageable, with no way to control the nicknames being used. So we’ll avoid it altogether — nobody on the Qik chat claiming to be us is actually us, so please don’t be fooled.

Record Skype Calls For Free! With Skype Recorder Plus

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Since we wrote about recording Skype calls on Mac a few years ago, We have not visited the subject. But we have been using Skype for calls, interviews and even to conduct long distance classes.
There were many ocations that we wished to have a tool to record a Skype call. Specially those distance teaching classes with skype, for our students. They needed more time and to listen more to our speeches to understand better or to form questions for the next class.
We were searching and we did find find a product, Powergramo Skype Recorder +, that worked on PC! Before going in to details, let me tell you that we love the product. It does what it says it does and more. The product is amazing!
It integrates with Skype seemlesly and all the calls are encrypted as well as there is an option to add password protection as well.
The recordings which are in proprietary pga format are easily exportable to common audio formats for sharing with others.
One othe important factor is that you can use it as a Skype Answering Machine! I think that is great too. So if you want check out this product, you can find it here.

Friday, January 16, 2009

IP Based Video Conferencing

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Andy at Voip Watch is talking about IP Based Video Conferencing and shows us some real work example to go with it. His thoughts and ideas always seem to be very timely.

Video Conferencing Takes Off

Tom Keating, Rich Tehrani et al Battle It Out For Barak Obama's 40 Billion Broadband Stimulus Package.

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I love it when two my favorite bloggers (and industry pioneers) battle it out, on the net rather than in a meeting room, (they are both from the same company, Tom is the CTO and Rich is the President of TMCnet) allowing a bunch of other people join the conversation as commenters. Their subject is President-Elect Barack Obama's stimulus package, toward improving broadband availability and speeds as part of broader economic stimulus efforts.
The benefit is that I learned lot from their conversation and I hope they would keep doing it! more often!
Thanks Tom Keating for the the thought and Rich Tehrani and others for follow up!

Nortel Bankrupt? Bolt Of Signal To Telecomm Market!

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Actually it is not bankrupt but the Globe and Mail is reporting that Nortel has filed for bankruptcy protection from its creditors in Delaware. This must be a big shock to Canadians to see one of their iconic corporations go down and surprise to bondholders while shareholders might see their investments wiped out!.
Nortel easily qualified as the Canada's largest company in 2000, with a $366-billion (Canadian) market capitalization and 95,000 employees. But it's fall is also a signal for big telecom giants how the market is playing in these troubled times and to us look carefully into the VoIP Market and the playing field.
Nortel was among the telecommunication equipment suppliers such as Cisco, Alcatel Lucent and now the competition is shrinking.
What will happen to the SIPFoundry now! Thanks also goes for not buying the Asterisk!

Ustream Brings President Barak Obama Inauguration Speech To Your iPhone.

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When I saw the article on the Techcrunch, I thought great! I do not have to be in one place to watch the historic inauguration speech. Because I am looking forward to hear President Barak Obama and his visions one way or the other but prefer to be not confined.
Ustream has demoed the upcoming application which allows you to watch streaming media on the iPhone and join a chat conversation around the video stream.
The application is not ready to be downloaded yet and in order to get the app, you have to go through some procedures. Which TC has clearly outlined in their article. So if you want to watch the inauguration speech from anywhere, provided that you have a signal, on you iPhone, follow the instructions on TC Article.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

New FCC Chaiman, Almost Human

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President Barack Obama will nominate his technology adviser, Julius Genachowski, to head the Federal Communications Commission, according to all the news sources that have ever written the words, Net neutrality.
Here are ten reasons why the new head of the FCC is almost human! I am Beginning to like him, already!.

BlackBerry Curve 8900 On January 19th? Yes / No!

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Berry reporter is well reporting that BlackBerry 8900 WILL be released on January 19th to business customers and many people like Gizmodo, are wondering about the news. Some comments left on BerryReporter says that a sales rep has confirmed the device will go on sale on 19th.
But why fret? BlackBerry 8900 will be released to all of us on February 11th according to T-Mobile.
Berry reporter article.
Gizmodo where I got the image.

FastMac iPhone iV iPhone Charger Battery Pack

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I have listened to many people who run out of juice on th iPhone, specially the 16GB 3G phone users. I myself have "Incase Power Slider Case for iPhone 3G" and I have iPhone power packs and I am very happy so far. With quite a bit of surfing under 3G and hundreds of emails a day for some of which I reply via iPhone as well, messaging and a fair amount of calls, I charge my iPhone every otherday rather than everyday.
But I have a complain, I cannot plug in regular iPhone chargers, USB connectors and car chargers with this power glove. I have to use the USB cable that came with it. I think I will write about it later as this is about the FastMac.
Anyway more I read about this new FastMac iPhone iV iPhone Charger Battery Pack, I am thinking of handing over the current Incase powerpack to my girl friend and get the FastMac for myself.

FastMacs 3100mAh battery capacity pushes this to be the highest capacity backup battery iPhone case available at the moment. Another bonus that is the USB port at the bottom of the case could be used to charge another device like Bluetooth headset, which in my case happen to run out of juice as I use it most during the day.
Also I can put the whole thing, power pack and the iPhone on the dock as it supports the 30 pin dock connector port. Good addition for my desk based iPhoning.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Google Maps For Mobile Takes You To Businesses Easily Now.

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Server side change in Google Maps for Mobile has made it easier to find business', restaurants and other establishments a breeze to find.
Mobile map tried to find an address associated with if you entered a business name like starbucks in the example above. But now with the new change, Google Maps for mobile will locate establishments with the search term you entered, could be starbucks or peets, depending on where you and and your taste.
If you are using Google Maps on your BlackBerry, Nokia S60, T-Mobile G1, iPhone (I do), or other smartphone, you are good to go, as this is a server side change.
If you do not have google maps for mobile (mobile maps, sounds better), please try it by pointing your mobile browser at google.com/gmm.
Now no reason to get lost and ask for directions!
Official Google Mobile Blog: Getting directions to businesses now easier on Google Maps for mobile

Tags: Google Maps for Mobile, mobile maps, BlackBerry, Nokia S60, T-Mobile G1, iPhone

Ciscos New Unified Wireless IP Phone 7925G

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Cisco has released a new VoIP Phone that is almost like my old cell phone! Just kidding, I did not have a brick for a cell phone this phone is not a brick either. But one of my cars, which is a classic has a phone that is a brick!
The new phone seem to be ideal for rough use and actually behaves like a cell phone with it's bluetooth capabilities. Due the rugged design the phone is protected from dust, liquids and moisture that comes along the busy day. Following is a brief explanation of the phone by Cisco.

Enhance the user experience and personal freedom with support for Bluetooth. Increase business continuity by taking advantage of a new ruggedized industrial design. The Cisco Unified Wireless IP Phone 7925G for mobile professionals extends the functionality of the existing Cisco Unified Wireless IP Phone 7921G with the following new features:

Support for Bluetooth v2.0 headset profiles gives you more freedom
Hermetically sealed phone/display is IP54 rated, protects against dust, liquids, and moist wipes, and is ideal for deployment in more demanding environments
Ruggedized industrial design is compliant with military 810F standard and includes a rubber casing to shield the phone from damage caused by drops and shocks
A more compact form factor gives you an IP phone that is easier to hold

NextMail Locator, Push-To-Send-Location Service From Sprint!

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Sprint is releasing Push-To-Send-Location, GPS coordinates, interactive map to any email address in their net work! With today's launch of NextMail(R) Locator, customers with select Nextel Direct Connect phones now can push-to-send their location, date, time and voice observations to a dispatcher, call center or another field worker - simply by pushing the Nextel Direct Connect button and leaving a message.
NextMail Locator, powered by Pacific DataVision, allows customers with compatible phones to add the GPS coordinates, physical street address and an interactive map of their current position to NextMail voice messages, which can be sent to any email address.
Read more at Sprint Press release.

Verizon To Go All VoIP By 2016!

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According to VoIP Watch, Verizon is promising to go all VoIP by the year 2016. I had to contain a smile as Andy explained how we all could be a part of the coming Ka-Ching! Yes more Moola!

Monday, January 12, 2009

INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO East.

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It is time for The World's Communications Conference!

February 2-4, 2009 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, Florida

ITEXPO is the event with an educational program that teaches enterprises, SMBs, and Government Agencies how to select and deploy IP-based voice, video, fax, and unified communications. It's where service providers learn how to profitably roll out services their subscribers are clamoring for. The vibrant Exhibit Hall features solutions for enterprises, SMBs, government and service providers. ITEXPO is where buyers, sellers, resellers, and manufacturers meet to forge relationships and close deals.

Some of the Conferences and workshops that will be available;
Conferences
Digium Asterisk World, 4G Wireless Evolution, TMC University:Microsoft OCS, trixbox Training
Free Workshops like Microsoft Response Point, Reseller Solutions, SIP Trunking and Telecom Agent Day.
You certainly stand to gain a lot by attending. Registering for the conference is still open!

Digium, Asteria Continue To Be Telephony Solutions Partners.

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Digium has announced that it has extended the relationship with Asteria Solutions group by renewing the partnership between two companies.
Digium Press Release;

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.-January 12, 2009- Digium®, Inc., the Asterisk® Company, and Asteria Solutions Group, a developer of solutions based on the open source Asterisk telephony platform, today announced the renewal of the two companies' partnership. Asteria has been a Digium Premier Software Partner since 2007 and has contributed to Asterisk since Asteria's founding in 2004. The company provides software that works with Asterisk, including OmegaDial, the Web-based autodialer for high-volume call campaigns, and also draws upon its deep knowledge of Asterisk to create custom telephony solutions to meet unique business requirements.

"Our five-year relationship with Digium has been very rewarding," said David Mattern, vice president of business development for Asteria. "Renewing as a Premier Software Partner demonstrates our commitment to Digium and the Asterisk community. We look forward to continuing this synergistic relationship."

"Our strong relationship with Asteria is based on the company's demonstrated expertise in creating software applications that build on the Asterisk platform," said Jim Webster, director of technology partnerships at Digium. "As more companies look for cost-effective phone systems that integrate with other business software, we think that demand for the type of products and services provided by Asteria will continue to rise."

Visit Asteria and Digium at Digium|Asterisk World at ITEXPO, February 2-4, 2009, at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

Friday, January 09, 2009

iPhone File Explorer For Windows, iPhoneList

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I have been looking around for a application to handle photos on iPhone, when I came across this. iPhoneList is a functional GUI for the iPhone file system on Windows. The developer mentioned that it is based on Manzana, Peter Dennis Bartok's C# class-library implementation of work done by the #iphone-dev jailbreak and iphoneinterface teams.

Currently working Features as listed by the developer:

Version 0.9.8.70:

Added full iPhoneLinks (Favorites menu) with ability to add new links - they are stored in Prefs.
Cleaned up prefs storage
Fixed File / Exit

Version 0.9.7.68:

iPhoneList now looks for iTunesMobileDevice.dll - you don't need to copy it.
Office 2003-like toolbars
Copy to deivce fixed
Configurable file / folder recognition
Performance improvements
Added the foundations for "Favorites"
User Preferences saved and reloaded
REALLY CLOSE to decoding binary plists

Current working Features: (v0.5.0 - r12)

Drop Files / Folders onto iPhone
Create Folders on iPhone
Delete files / folders from iPhone
Copy files / folders from iPhone to PC

If you are a developer, you can join the CmputrAce at the Google Code project page or just like me just want to download the application without having to get the run around given by some web sites.
I will be writing a bit more about iPhone utilities in the future.

Android Emulator, Next Best Thing To Android Developer Device

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Android has made bounds as leaps ever since Goggle decided to go with Google phone. We all were waiting for coming of the Google phone but at last it turned out to be the Android, together with OHA, Open Handset Alliance.
Then came the T-Mobile G1 and for various reasons and other, people rushed to get one. I did not because of some mouth off about no VoIP by a big honcho at T-Mobile. I have been playing and porting my gPhone application(s) with the Android Emulator, which is this article is about.
But winds have changed and the Android developer device, a hardware unlocked G1 is available to android developers. Yes, I am Getting one. But the price might hit some good developers in far away lands. So get the Android emulator. I have already finished one vertical market and private application that runs on Android, without ever touching the T-Mobile G1.
To give a brief explanation about the Android Emulator, (because I an sending you off to the emulator site soon to get all the information you need), it is a QEMU-based application that provides a virtual ARM mobile device on which you can run your Android applications. It provides a full Android system stack, down to the kernel level, and includes a set of pre-installed applications (such as the dialer) that you can access from your applications. It provides a skinnable mobile device UI, customizable key mappings, and a variety of commands and options for controlling the behaviors of the emulated environment.

The Android system image distributed in the SDK contains ARM machine code for the Android Linux kernel, the native libraries, the Dalvik VM, and the various Android package files (such as for for the Android framework and preinstalled applications). The emulator's QEMU layers provide dynamic binary translation of the ARM machine code to the OS and processor architecture of your development machine.

Adding custom capabilities to the underlying QEMU services, the Android emulator supports many hardware features likely to be found on mobile devices, including:

An ARMv5 CPU and the corresponding memory-management unit (MMU)
A 16-bit LCD display
One or more keyboards (a Qwerty-based keyboard and associated Dpad/Phone buttons)
A sound chip with output and input capabilities
Flash memory partitions (emulated through disk image files on the development machine)
A GSM modem, including a simulated SIM Card

So go get the Android, at least an emulator, until you get the real one. Also don't forget the Android 1.0 SDK, release 2. Now I have to port that application to iPhone!

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Verizon Selects Microsoft For Mobile Search

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According to a Reuters article, Microsoft has managed to grab the position to be the search provider for the mobile telephony giant Verizon fro Yahoo and Google. It is not clear what Microsoft gave away to be the default search provider for Verizon but what ever the case it seems to be a good deal. Mobilesearch

Verizon Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg has said on Wednesday that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer would announce the deal later in the day at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Seidenberg, speaking at a Citigroup conference, gave no further details.

The agreement follows more than a year of speculation on whom would become the default mobile search provider for Verizon Wireless, which is set to surpass AT&T Inc as the No. 1 U.S. mobile carrier after it closes its purchase of smaller operator Alltel later this week.

Jeff Pulver Emerges From / With "Social Media Jungle"

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A Man who taught me some stuff is back and being his former self. I was glad to read a post by Doug Mohney of fiercevoip. Jeff was presenting his "Social Media Jungle"(Oops forgot the link) at CES 2009!
I am happy and glad that he is back. Perhaps we can say we all VON
Perhaps I need to catch one of those breakfast with him soon.

Second iPhone App From Microsoft In A Month "Microsoft Tag"

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People would remember how long it took Microsoft to produce Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac and in computer terms it was eons.
But Remondians are playing a different game when it comes to iPhone. They just released the second Microsoft app for iPhone withing a month. We reported the first one, Seadragon Mobile, a photo zoom and browsing technology that was Microsoft's first iPhone application.
The latest is called Microsoft Tag, a free service, which Microsoft tagged as Tag Reader (iTunes AppStore link) deciphers photos of bar codes of interactive 2D bar codes ad shown and be connected to more information like stores, Maps, videos, music, promotions, etc., allowing mobile phone users yo get over loaded with information without having to type much!.
But I did not hear how they plan to get those bar codes on to the products, business cards, lamp posts and bare bottoms! It is free during the time you help Microsft to iron out the bugs and add more products (read BETA) and you might be paying for it sooner or later.
Perhaps this video presentation might help you to understand.

iPhone And iPod Gets Google Earth

It seems Macworld has brought about some new members into Google products for Apple World. I have always been a fan of Google Earth, and now you can have it on your iPhone and iPod!

Geemodo: Google Goes To Macworld 2009

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Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Digium Gets A New Company Logo

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Digium has introduced a new company logo and I find it very interesting. Follow the link for the story behind it! Congratulations Digium!

Introducing our New Company Logo!

chan_mobile Backported to Asterisk 1.4

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Since I tried chan_mobile eons ago (Configuring, using and debugging chan_mobile on Asterisk) and then revisited it (chan-mobile on Asterisk 1.4) just to inform people who were looking for information, I have seen people visiting snapvoip to find more information.
Since I have dumped my Asterisk 1.4 and moved on to Asterisk 1.6, I did not pay much attention to it because it is working for me.
For those who are interested, chan_mobile.c is in the trunk of asterisk-addons (http://svn.digium.com/view/asterisk-addons/trunk/channels/). But it seems a lot of people are having trouble running it on Asterisk 1.4 again. So murf from Asterisk Development has taken the task upon himself to come to the aid of those souls who were beating their heads against walls computers and desks.
Murf has written a very comprehensive write up step by step (23 steps all in all). I think anyone will find the procedure easy to follow to get the chan_mobile working on their Asterisk 1.4.
Here are the first three steps (out of 23) from Murfs blog;

1. wget ftp://www.parsetree.com/chan_mobile-backport-1.4

2. download the bluez-4.24.tar.gz file from bluez.org; unpack
it and have it ready; you don't need to compile it, but
you will need the test/simple-agent script. You'll only
need this, most likely, if your Linux kernel is late-model,
and using the latest version of the bluez stuff.

3. if you are interested in what changes I made to the trunk
version of chan_mobile.c, then:
wget ftp://www.parsetree.com/chan-mobile.diffs
(you don't need this, but you might be interested
in what I did).

Here is the post; Backport chan_mobile to 1.4

Ballmer Goes WinMo At CES 2009

Ballmer seem to have pull something esle out this time. But people seem to have thought it was good, at least Gizmodians.
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Cisco WebEx Meeting Center App, WebEx On iPhone Is Magic

Image from Cisco WebEx on iPhone Demo

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I am sure you have used webex at least once in a while to attend an online meeting. I have conducted an entire class over webex and that was in a totaly alien language to most of you. But the importance is that I can work meet and convers as long as I am near a computer. I have even joined a meeting over a WIFi link from under a tree on the campus. The other attendees were wondering where the bird twittering was coming from.
But now you can attend a meeting from anywhere it seems as Cisco has released WebEx for iPhone! I have a quite a few applications that run on the iPhone and I am even managing a few server via iPhone with Logmein's ignition, which by the way I use on my computers as well. But having WebEx on iPhone makes life much different!

The Cisco WebEx Meeting CenterApp (iTunes App Store link) is free and is almost same as the web-based version. Meeting attendees can simply access the WebEx via an iPhone join link in the meeting invitation.
Following are high lights and features from Cisco press release;
"

Out of the office or on the move no longer means out of the loop. Cisco is extending its web conferencing and collaboration capabilities to the Apple iPhone 3G user experience, with Cisco WebEx Meeting Center and Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.
The new Cisco WebEx meetings iPhone application, which is available for free download from the AppStore, allows users to simply click to join and actively collaborate in CiscoWebEx meetings. With Cisco WebEx Meeting Center application on the iPhone, users can view what's being shared, see the meeting participant list, see the active speaker and chat with other meeting participants.
The online meeting experience gives users the ability to take advantage of simultaneous web and audio conferencing capabilities from Cisco on both the 3G mobile and 802.11 wireless (Wi-Fi) networks. The solution supports multiple telephony configurations including SaaS-based telephony from Cisco WebEx Meeting Center, premises-based telephony from Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, or telephony from Cisco's service provider partners. The download is free from the AppStore. Users need to have current subscriptions to the WebEx services to schedule or host a meeting.
A future version of the solution will include Cisco WebEx Meeting Center as well as the ability to see meeting participants and the active speaker from Cisco Unified MeetingPlace. Users will be able to move in-session Cisco WebEx Meeting Center and Cisco Unified MeetingPlace conferences from the Apple iPhone 3G to an office environment and back, by transferring the audio to a Cisco Unified IP Phone and the web conference to a computer for a rich collaboration experience."

Care to join?

Why Nerd Vittles Work For 5¢ An Hour

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You should know by now that we are fans of Nerd Vittles and PBX IN A FLASH. Some how we manage to run PIAF in most restricted locations when needed and that is most of the time.
But I have always wondered why Ward worked for 5¢ an hour!
I just found out after visiting his blog after a long while! Thank you and congrats Nerd Vittles, and Ward Mundy.

Visual DIalPlan 2.2 Released With Support For Asterisk 1.6

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Visual Dialplan 2.2 was released last month but I somehow missed the release notes. Visual Dialplan for Asterisk greatly reduces the manual work you need to do in Asterisk dial plan development.
The Application comes a component library and is the best modeling environment I have seen so far. To design a dialplan, you simply drag and drop components as needed. It also comes with dial plan samples, validation engine and one click deployment!

In addition to Asterisk, it supports FreePBX, trixbox, PIAF and Elastix. With the Asterisk server, the application learns about Asterisk server configuration and pre-populates library components with configuration data and validates the dial plan based on that information.
Visual Dialplan 2.2 supports the latest Asterisk 1.6 distribution. Also provided with the application is the dialplan upgrade functionality which makes dialplan upgrades to mach your server a breeze. Just select which Asterisk server version you want to upgrade the dialplan to and Visual Dialplan will take care of the rest. In case if you need to manually upgrde your dialplans due to deprecated or abandoned components, Visual Dialplan is thre to help you by suggesting the new component you should use to replace the abandoned one.
Best of all, you can get your hands wet by downloading a trial version of Visual Dialplan from here .
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009

TruPhone Brings Skype And More To iPhone!

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According to a post on Techcrunch, TruPhone has integrated skype into truphone client, making it in to unified,( IM, VoIP and GSM Voice) client for iPhone. Truphone already had low cost calls over Wi-Fi or GSM networks and send cheap SMS for iPhone, and now with Skype support, one app will bring in most of your communication needs for iPhone from within one unified iPhone client.
We already have truphone on Blackberry, here. In addition to that truphone was the first ever SIP client on iPhone. And don't forget that this is the company that took T-Moblie to court to stop it from blocking it's services.
TC mentions that he software comes out on Jan. 12. Once installed, you’ll be able to make and receive Skype calls and IM to other Skype users.
In addition to Skype, Truphone has also added full two-way instant messaging over MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and Google Talk on the iPod touch as of now and on Jan. 12 for the iPhone. It had Twitter integration already implemented.
I am begining to like this truphone iPhone client! already!
TC article has more information.

MACWORLD 2009, Live Coverage!

There are many providing live coverage of Macworld Expo and Yes No keynote from Steve!
Here is one found to be very interesting. With Photos and text!
MyAdlets has the Techcrunch link and Geemodo has a video about first ever keyboardless Macbook!
Mac world Expo coverage.

Monday, January 05, 2009

Ooma Systems Available In Best Buy Stores Nation Wide.

We have written about Ooma before but have not had a chance to test the system. The system seem to be catching on as there is no recurring charges to the users. As the one time cost system that operates over your your broadband connection is said to greatly reduce your monthly phone costs. You can find more information on Ooma system by following the links below.

Following is the press release by Ooma regarding Best Buy Retail Space expansion;

Palo Alto, Calif. — January 5, 2009 — ooma, Inc. today announced that it has expanded its retail partnership with Best Buy to offer the ooma system nationwide in all 1,010 Best Buy stores. Best Buy is a multinational retailer of technology and entertainment products and services with a commitment to growth and innovation.

“ooma experienced an amazing amount of consumer adoption and awareness following our initial retail program with Best Buy in 250 retail locations and online at BestBuy.com,” said Aaron Duran, VP of Retail Sales at ooma. “We are excited to grow our footprint in the appropriate retail channels and believe our expanded partnership with Best Buy will allow more consumers to see the compelling value proposition that ooma offers its users.”

An ooma system consists of the ooma Hub™ connected to a broadband connection and a primary phone. The ooma Scout device extends the benefits of the ooma system to additional phone jacks in the home. ooma Core is a $249.99 hardware bundle that includes ooma Hub and ooma Scout. ooma Premier is an optional service option for the ooma Core bundle and costs $12.99 per month or $99.99 per year.

The current ooma system is available in all Best Buy stores and at BestBuy.com. For a limited time, ooma is offering even bigger savings for international callers. Purchase and activate an ooma system from Best Buy or any authorized ooma reseller and get $50 of international calling through January 31, 2009. For details, visit www.ooma.com/savings.

Tags: P2P VoIP, Ooma, BestBuy, ooma Hub, ooma Scout, ooma Core

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FreeSwitch 1.0.2 Released

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The FreeSwitch team has released a new version of FreeSwitch to celebrate the new year. The release comes with a bunch of new fixes and features. Most notables are the benefits of teaming with Polycom. FreeSWITCH team has made it extremely easy and simple to reach into Polycom's wideband (WB) and ultra-wideband (UWB) Siren(tm) family of codecs. This is a very important milestone as many commercial, SMB and SMEs use polycom equipment within their networks.

Another exciting development which we wrote about earlier (48k CD Quality VoIP with CELT), is the addition of the 100% open-source CELT codec. CELT supports sampling rates higher than the 44.1kHz rate used by traditional CDs.
To prove the value of the CELT codec, FreeSwitch members Anthony and Brian played/listened to a guitar solo over a 48kHz session via FreeSwitch and Celt. The listener, Brian has summed it up as awsome!.
These are very valuable codecs to VoIP Users and VoIP Developers. About 6 years ago, I helped to develop a VoIP Telephony system based H323 Gatekeeper and G729 codec. The licence fee for G729 almost stopped the project in its tracks.
With these codecs people will be able to conduct HD quality conferences over VoIP. Whether over private or public networks, the use of WB Telephony, UWB Telephony, and HD telephony will reach very high denominations, provided that you use technologies like FreeSwitch and CELT.
There is more. Another two most notable features added are the FreeSwitch fax capability and a FreeSWITCH remote client. Thanks to the fax capabilities, dialplans now can be used to route inbound or outbound fax calls.
The Remote client is capable of connecting to local or remote instances of FreeSWITCH. An INI-style configuration file allows for multiple profiles. Think Administrates handling multiple FreeSwitch instances!
There are many more items to list and the changelog list 290 of such items. So read this article about the release and then install the new version!
Thank you FreeSwitch Team!

Some Of The Best VoIP Bloggers!

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Ted Wallingford’s Blog, Signal to Noise has published his favorite and who he thinks to be the top VoIP Bloggers, "My Favorite VoIP & Telecom Blogs for 2008"
Very impressive as I found eight of them to be my all time favorites, not just 2008! But the other two, whom I did not know before, seem to be of equal caliber. I will be reading and learning! Thanks Ted, thanks VoIP Bloggers!!.
Here is the list of culprits;
Andy Abramson, Darla Mack, Alec Saunders, Om Malik, Ken Camp and Sheryl Breuker, Esme Vos, Phone Boy, Jeff Pulver, Martin Geddes

Android G1 Cupcake Upgrade On The Way?

Image belongs to Endgadget

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According to Endgadget, HTC is ready with Cupcake upgrade to T-Mobile G1 and it is up to Google and T-Mobile to bring it into your first generation Android baskets aka G1. The upgrade got it's notoriety with a slew of upgrades and fixes announced by Android Code and also when some them like on screen keyboard popped up on a few places on the net.

The most noteble and awaited updates include video recording with the camera and the browser enhancements, an inline find function and selective copy/cut and paste. The OS is itself fixed and enhanced to bring some speed enhancements.
Also in line with the earlier article, "Andoid Based Netbook, Andbook!" and outside the scope of G1 the upgrade also supposed to provide enhanced x86 support.
Cupcake roadmap
Endgadget article.

AT&T 2G Coverage Weakened?

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According to Open For Business, AT&T has changed the frequencies of EDGE/2G service used by most of the pre 3G phones. Instead of steady and far reaching 850Mhz, now users can enjoy 1900MHz band. This leaves users of older phones in a bit of a trouble. This includes the original and expensive iPhone 1G.
The switch has been confirmed by AT&T and was done to boost the 3G service that we are using and spend our battery power hunting for it, in our new and shiny iPhone 3G. The affected users were allegedly told by AT&T to switch to newer 3G phones.
So I guess people who paid exorbitant prices for the original iPhone must be wondering, what did I do? like I did when I got my first bill for iPhone 3G!
But this is what OFB had to say about costs!;
"When I contacted AT&T’s technical support seeking a solution to the problem, the company did offer a $200 one-time credit, a helpful offer, but not nearly enough to offset replacing my family’s two perfectly functional iPhones and additional Nokia handset (equipment totaling about $1,000 in value over the last two years), nor did the company offer to offset the additional fees attached to the new phones (a cumulative total of $30/month). The standard upgrade offered was pursuant to a new two-year contract on all three lines. Over the course of the next two years, AT&T’s offer would cost an additional $920 plus tax to restore the level of service previously available."
You can read more and gather facts at OFB, Fewer Bars at More places.

Andoid Based Netbook, Andbook!

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Venture beat has stirred up some net traffic after writing an article about running Android OS on an Asus EEEPC, they actually has some photos like the one above as well. It was an interesting article and as any developer who played around with Android dev kit knows that is not much a feat but a not easy one either for the uninitiated. But the Android emulator is another matter. I actually have not got either running on my netbook, an Acer Aspire One, yet. But now it is on my list. May be I will wait, VB says it is due in 2010!
Now don't go rushing looking to run T-Mobile G1 on your Netbook because it is next to no and not working!
So Venture beat has also cooked up a FAQ on the subject to explain the whole issue. So go along read the article and then read the FAQ!
Andbook indeed!

Sunday, January 04, 2009

Free SIP Accounts, Revisited.

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We have been always looking for free SIP account providers and we have listed them quite a few times. Recently after visiting some of those listed, we have found that some of those accounts are not operating any more. Below are some that work and we will continue to test and list them here so you will be able to create SIP accounts free and fulfill your SIP communication needs. Following is not a complete exhaustive list but we will update it as seen fit.

(Ooops, I forgot my first ever Free SIP Account provider, IPTEL)
IPTEL.ORG. the original SER Creators

http://sip2sip.info A project by AG Projects, If you know OpenSIPS you know them.

AntiSIP, One my favorite and oldest SIP service providers, they were on the original free SIP accounts lists

PBXes or also known as i-p-tel GmbH, provides both free and paid services. (An expired security certificate seem to give trouble in accessing the server)

A Service from SIPphone, Does Gizmo project sounds a bell?

A community effort by VoIPUser, I think it is a fine service.

Disclaimer, me and my partners have service from all the above companies but we are not in any affiliated to them than using the free service.

OpenSER 1.3 and MediaProxy 1.0 Has Reached End Of Life

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Multimedia Service Platform based on OpenSER 1.3 and MediaProxy 1 has reached its end of life. The new platform is based on OpenSIPS 1.4 and MediaProxy 2.0. Customers are required to schedule a platform upgrade to migrate to the latest software versions. The migration requires changes in the SOAP/XML provisioning client. Customers can update their SOAP/XML clients by using AG Projects testing facility at:

https://secure.dns-hosting.info/ngnpro/wsdl

The changelog for the latest software versions is found at:

https://secure.dns-hosting.info/debian/changelogs.txt

Mobile Social Network, FAMI NAVI! Launched By NTT .

NTT has launched a mobile social network called fami navi, short for family navigation in Japan. Starting small, each network unit could have up to 20 members and currently provides photo sharing and calendering service. Follow the link to read more at Weseepeople.
WeSeePeople: NTT Launches Mobile Social Network, FAMI NAVI!

NTT, China Mobile, Brings International WLAN Roaming To China.

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Japan's NTT is bringing International WLAN roaming to many areas in China like, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Qingdao (Shandong Province), and Qinhuangdao (Hebei Province), including Beijing Capital International and Qinhuangdao airports. The access points operated by China Mobile Communications Corporation (China Mobile) in the People’s Republic of China and the service is available from the begining of 2009.

According to a press release, subscribers to NTT Com’s HOTSPOT™, OPEN Plan or OPEN Plan Light WLAN service will be able to log into China Mobile’s WLAN using their existing user IDs and passwords at more than 800 access points in above mentioned areas.

For the existing users, new roaming service does not require a separate subscription or startup fee. Roaming via the China Mobile access points will cost 25 yen per minute (tax exempt). As a special introductory offer, the service will be free for the month of January.

For more details about the service and coverage, visit www.hotspot.ne.jp/en/global/gbrs.html.

Saturday, January 03, 2009

iPhone For ...... (Fill in the blanks)

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Mat Brady of PlanetMat comes out with iPhone ideas time to time. Most of the time I have laughed and some times admired his suggested iPhone designs.
The one above, at first glance seem to be what I want but then quickly wheels in your brain start to spin and you realize that it is not a very good idea other than looking sleek.
Just imagine answering the phone! You might get away if you are left handed (might poke your eye yet) and if you are right handed, you might slice your ear off, after a few attempts!
So this goes under, iPhone idea that will never fly! Sorry Mat.

Friday, January 02, 2009

YellowSnow! The iPhone 3G Software Unlock Beta (0.9.4) Released.

Update: iPod Touch 2G Jailbroken!
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The iPhone Dev Team has released the updated he iPhone 3G software unlock program, YellowSnow. The program runs as a small command line application which is easy to install in any jailbroken iPhone 3G using Installer.
Even though I am not putting this on my iPhone, according to this poster on hachintosh, (read this discussion, which is very long, as well) all seem to be dandy and fine. You can find a portion of his post below;

"OK, I have spent the last 2 days working solid trying to get this to work on the UK Three (3) carrier on a iPhone that was locked to o2. Follow these steps, each one is pretty important:

1. Restore your iPhone with itunes to 2.2 firmware (if you haven’t already)

2. Jailbreak with QuickPwn (if you haven’t already)

3. Open installer and add the source Dev Team provided and download yellowsn0w 0.9.4 (if you haven’t already)

4. Download BigBoss Prefs (if you haven’t already)

5. Download Mobile Terminal (if you haven’t already)

6. Go into Settings -> Phone -> show My Caller ID Turn this ON
** Although it maybe greyed out and say OFF, you can still turn it ON**

7. Go into BigBoss Prefs and click Reboot

8. Once phone is on, go into Terminal

9. OK, now the timing of this next part in important.
There are 4 lines that need to be entered. You need to type;
- yellowsn0w –r
- yellowsn0w –c
- These two commands need to be entered between 2-4 seconds within each other. They way you do that is type in one of the commands (yellowsn0w –r) on the terminal screen (but don’t press enter) then if you click the top right corner (hit the battery symbol) another terminal will appear, type the second command (yellowsn0w –c) but don’t press enter. Now, hit the battery twice more and you’ll be back at the first terminal screen. Press enter, quickly press move to the second screen and press enter again. As long as “open: Resource Busy” does not appear, move to the next step, otherwise repeat the above, make sure you quick enough entering the commands.

10. Next do the same as the above but enter these two commands:
- yellowsn0w –r (i)
- yellowsn0w –l
- Again, make sure they are entered within 2-4 seconds of each other. And AGAIN, you will know if this worked by waiting 20 seconds after you’ve entered “yellowsn0w –l” and “open: Resource Busy” does not appear. (You should also see “Searching...” where your signal should be..,”

11. OK, nearly done, press home button to get out of terminal, go into Settings and turn on Aeroplane mode...turn it off...it’ll probably say “Searching...” again, if after another 20 seconds it’s still saying it, turn it on and off again and NOW it should find your network. **You’ll know if it’s working after this step as the “Carrier” bar will appear under WiFi.

NOTES – I’ve done this 3 times now to my own phone, seems to require it after each reboot. And don’t worry, it never worked the first time I tried it on each of the 3 occasions. I had WiFi on, Edge on, doesn’t seem to matter, it all seems to be about the terminal commands and having your Caller ID Showing...

OW, and BIG PROPS goes out to deli_gt who advised me through these hard times."

Exploded iPhone!

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Gizmodo is displaying and talking about an exploded iPhone. So if you like to see your iPhone exploded or wrap it around your body, click on the photo.

VoIP News Lists Best 25 VoIP Innovations Of 2008

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VoIP News has published another very good article about most influential and innovative products, ideas and such of 2008. To be honest, I read through the complete article. So I think you might be interested in it as well so follow the link for the article.
The Top 25 VoIP Innovations of 2008

Seidio Extended Battery Gives 1400mAh Without Adding Bulk To The T-Mobile G1 Phone

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Seidio has released a new battery for the T-Mobile G1, the first commercial Google phone also known as Android, giving more juice for the power users without adding bulk to the phone. The battery is said to be fitting in the existing battery compartment. The added juice is said to extend the battery power by 15%
You can find the product here at Seidioonline.

Call Control (Prepaid Support) In OpenSIPS

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Call Control is a new application for OpenSIPS (formerly OpenSER) and used together with call_control module and CDRTool rating engine to manage the time duration of SIP sessions based on a prepaid amount. One is also able to control the time duration of SIP sessions without having to deal with prepaid accounting.

Both the above are handled by Call Controll by using a timer to track maximum time allocated and to sending a BYE signel to both the ends of the SIP session, when the limit is reached. Call control could also be used to forcibly close a session by a third party.

Following features are listed by the release notes and you can download Call Control from here.

Parallel sessions using one balance per subscriber
Support for sessions that have timeout without BYE
Support for sessions that have timeout for media (using MediaProxy)
Manual session stop from server terminal
Overview of ongoing sessions in the web page or server terminal
Graceful restart without loosing track of sessions
Detailed logging of all performed actions using syslog
Web page provisioning for prepaid accounts (using CDRTool)

Also a very well written installation guide, TXT file, PDF File.

iPhone Nintendo?

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According to gonintendo and various other news sources that you can get something like bootlegged classic games on your iPhone via Mobile 1UP. It is also envisioned that Nintendo will shutdown these soon. So if you are a fan of a classic Nintendo games and would like to play them on your iPhone, sail towards App Store and get them while they last. (I do not have a single game on my iPhone yet!)

Thursday, January 01, 2009

Happy New VoIP Year! Talk To Someone In 2009

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Happy new year to all! I wish you will be able to talk to more people, for less in the coming year. We are also revamping the blog and will be bringing in more content and a new website. snapvoip.com!

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