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arstechnica.com - 2/27/2009
Cellular providers want Nokia to drop Skype from cell phones
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Two cell service providers in the UK are supposedly up in arms over Nokia's inclusion of Skype software on its N97 handset, and are threatening not to carry the device unless the software is ditched. This stance is not only annoying to consumers who are beginning to like VoIP, but it could also ...
developer.skype.com - 3/3/2009
silk - Skype Developer Zone
— developer.skype.com — SILK – Super Wideband Audio Codec This page is the first source for information for Skype's new... default audio codec for all Skype-to-Skype calls - SILK. Here we will present you with all SILK related news, public information, links, etc. Please come ... (more) silk - Skype Developer Zone

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about.skype.com - 3/3/2009
SpinVox powers first Skype voicemail to text
— about.skype.com — LONDON and LUXEMBOURG, March 03, 2009 - SpinVox, the global leader in voice to content messaging and... Skype, announces the availability of voicemail to text conversion for all Skype voicemail users today. SpinVox conveniently converts voice messages to ... (more) SpinVox powers first Skype voicemail to text

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techspot.com - 2/27/2009
UK cell providers ask Nokia to pull Skype from phones
— techspot.com — VoIP technologies are becoming bigger and better every year. As they have improved, they have also transitioned... from being solely on the PC to showing up on more portable devices, such as netbooks and lately even cell phones. This, however, has some ... (more) UK cell providers ask Nokia to pull Skype from phones

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UK cell providers ask Nokia to pull Skype from phones
TechSpot — VoIP technologies are becoming bigger and better every year. As they have improved, they have also transitioned from being solely on the PC to showing up on more portable devices, such as netbooks and lately even cell phones. This, however, has some service providers upset. Specifically Orange and O2, both operating in the UK, are reportedly threatening Nokia over the decision to include a Skype client on their N97 handset. Essentially, Orange and O2 are convinced that offering a Skype client on a phone leaves an avenue for customers to pay less to their cell providers, ...

Mobile carriers not happy about Skype on Nokia phones
Obsessable News Feed — ... Conversations: Cellular providers want Nokia to drop Skype from cell phones [Ars Technica] ...

Orange and O2 fume over Skype inclusion on Nokia N97
Technology - Channel Feed — ... That’s the way of the world — if you can’t adapt, you lose. UK telcos Orange and O2 are perturbed with the inclusion of Skype into the Nokia N97. ...

Orange and O2 fume over Skype inclusion on Nokia N97
Cellphone9 — ... That’s the way of the world — if you can’t adapt, you lose. UK telcos Orange and O2 are perturbed with the inclusion of Skype into the Nokia N97. ...

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