Wednesday, September 07, 2005

All NZ phone lines will be VOIP in seven years. Cool - Telecom NZ, the telecomms monopoly in NZ is planning on moving every phone line in the company over to an IP platform. Comment [Second p0st] 3:01:32 PM      Google It!.

With the latest version of Skype, up to five Skype users can join a conference call. This combination of technologies has worked very well. Essentially, with the "Groove + Skype" combination, you can do just about everything that you can do with services like WebEX and LiveMeeting. With this approach, cost savings are incredible and everything can be done over the Internet (i.e., there's no need to tie up a telephone line).) [Rick Lillie's Radio Weblog] 2:44:43 PM      Google It!.

Apple Launches iPhone. Apple, Motorola and Cingular Wireless today announced the availability of the world’s first mobile phone with iTunes, enabling music lovers to transfer up to 100 of their favorite songs from the iTunes jukebox on their Mac or PC to their mobile phone. Apple’s iTunes software on the Motorola ROKR features easy to use menus, simple navigation and playback, and the ability to simply switch from phone to music and back again with the push of a dedicated music key. [Science Blog -] 2:34:24 PM      Google It!.

Chernobyl 'likely to kill 4,000'. Experts have estimated that around 4,000 people will die from the effects of the 1986 accident at Chernobyl. [BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition] 2:16:40 PM      Google It!.