EngadgetMobile reports on the Kinpo SP70, a Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone that features 802.11b WiFi.
Features include:
* Windows Mobile 5.0
* 2.8-inch QVGA LCD display
* 128MB ROM, 64MB RAM
* miniSD expansion slot
* 1.3 megapixel camera
* thickness: 0.8″
* weight: 5 oz
* Bluetooth 1.2
Via EngadgetMobile.

If you have an old phone lying around (and who doesn’t?), USRobotics has come up with a device that will put your old phone to good use. Introduced at CeBIT, the USRobotics USR9620 USB adapter will transform that old clunter into a VoIP phone.
With the USR9620, you’ll also be able to display Skype names as […]

IPhox is a Skype alternative that has recently launched.
From the news release:
“iPhox is the revolutionary new voice over Internet protocol product which is eating into Skype’s dominant market. Available immediately for download at www.iphox.com for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows, and soon Linux, iPhox makes PC calling free, easy, fun and powerful with a wealth […]

John Dvorak over at PCMag reports on an exclusive deal that Skype has made with Intel. In a nutshell, according to PCMag, Skype’s PC users won’t be able to use VoIP teleconferencing capabilities with more than five people unless they’re using Intel microprocessors.
The whole thing is rather smelly: “This had to be a pure […]

PCWorld reviews the Pharos Traveler GPS 525 and has this to say about the PDA’s WiFi: “Pharos’s Wi-Fi receiver works fine, but again, the software needs work. I couldn’t easily tell what network I was connected to or get to the list of available Wi-Fi networks. At one point, when I mistakenly ended up on […]

SOHOware, an integrated wireless systems pioneer, announces BroadTalX, a Voice over IP (VoIP) solution for small and medium business (SMB). BroadTalX consists of a central IP-PBX and SIP phone, plus integration support for legacy analog systems and Power over Ethernet (PoE). The complete solution allows SOHOware’s VAR and Service Provider partners to offer a fully […]

The IP-700m USB World Phone has the following features:
* ease-of-use: plug directly to the USB port and install Skype.
* lightweight and small
* dial direct from the handset
System Requirements :
* Microsoft Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP
* Skype required, Microsoft Windows 2000, XP
* 10 Mb hard disk free space
* 64 Mb RAM
* Pentium III, 400MHz or best […]

Neville Hobson has a review of the Linksys CIT200 over at WebProNews. While he lives in the Netherlands, he had bought his Linksys CIT200 while at CompUSA. He’s impressed with the phone, but noted that: “The only negative was that, after buying it, I discovered that the power supply for the charging unit was US […]

Lucent Technologies Inc. advises that while Internet telephony for mobile phones is on its way, network operators will need to upgrade networks to High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) technology before commercial mobile VoIP offerings will become more common:
‘The problem with providing voice over IP (VoIP) service over mobile handsets today is the uplink, which […]

Have you been wondering what picture to use for Skype, or wanting to get rid of your old pic, and looking for something fun? Now you can get a WeeMee digital identity for Skype. It’s not free, but for $1.80, it’s not that bad a deal.
From the news release:
WeeWorld, creator of the WeeMee visual identity […]