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What’s the buzz on Nimbuzz?

The company has raised another $15 million for product development. This was Nimbuzz’s second round of fund raising. Naspers/MIH and Mangrove Capital Partners were involved in the fundraising..

“We are actively working on strategic distribution deals with leading social networks and mobile operators. It is our aim to blend our technology with existing mobile internet access to upgrade the value chain for business and consumers alike. Operators understand the need for services like Nimbuzz which provide traffic and drive the demand for mobile data plans, an ever more important revenue stream,” said founder and CEO Evert Jaap Lugt .

Nimbuzz has deals with 10 major social networks in the works.

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p-news.comRich Tehrani has put together a venerable list of the top 60 movers and shakers in the VoIP world. Comprised of the people whom the TMCNet editor has interviewed, it has a lot of great …

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p-news.comMobile VoIP provider, iSkoot, has acquired Social.IM.
“Social.IM has served as an instant Web communications desktop platform and we see a clear consumer integration with iSkoot’s …

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p-news.comMany people Twittered today that they were trying out the new Google Chrome web browser, however I saw few people actually evaluating the browser yet. Few, but not none.
One interesting …

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p-news.comClick-to-call patents are up for auction in the U.S. on September 16. Companies including Google, Yahoo!, Skype, Sprint and Vonage has been invited to partake in the auction.
“We …

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I am still doing some testing of U-verse Voice in my home. 
Overall, it’s going well and I really do like it, but I need more time to play around with it.
If you are a journalist or industry …

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p-news.comSecond Life has slipped into the online world pretty seemlessly, with conferences now adding Second Life dimensions to the real life. Instead of being this new, wild and crazy thing, …

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Right now, Total Home DVR is a beta release to a limited number of customers, hence no official announcement. 
That’s why it was not on the AT&T press center page.   
As AT&T …

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p-news.com3CX has unveiled a free VoIP softphone for businesses.
Yes, free.
“3CX VoIP Phone is great for businesses that wish to have an easy to deploy, business-level VoIP soft phone. Because …

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p-news.com28TEL now has service in Japan. The mobile telecommunications service provider has multi-linqual voice prompts and user interfaces as well as global calling, free roaming and free call …

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p-news.comKudos to VoIP Supply for being named to CRN Magazine’s Fastest Growing Retailers list.
The Buffalo-based company is now rubbing shoulders with Best Buy, Staples, J&R and other …

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Record up to 4 shows at once
Record on your DVR and play back in any U-verse connected TV in your home
Pause in one room - play back in another

EngadgetHD reports on initial launch of TotalHome
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p-news.comHave you heard of Indafon.com? Apparently it’s a new VoIP-instant messaging-SMS service that can be accessed from anywhere via PC. It offers free Indafon to Indafon calls, as well …

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p-news.comA school district in Colorado is giving the checkered flag to a new VoIP system.
Boulder Valley School District in Colorado is getting a high-tech system that will connect the area’s …

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p-news.comIt’s Skype’s fifth birthday and TMCNet is honoring the occasion with a cake that Seuss would love. Read their birthday post here.
Birthday or not, VoIP Watch is wondering if Skype’s …

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p-news.comImagine if wireless devices could move seamlessly between Wi-Fi connection points without a hiccup? It might seem like a dream, but a new standard just developed and approved by IEEE …

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The IEEE has formally approved 802.11r, the amendment to the Wi-Fi standard that allows devices to smoothly transition between Wi-Fi hotspots without breaking the flow of conversation.

802.11r …

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p-news.comHealthcare providers seem to be embracing VoIP left and right.
Carolinas HealthCare System is using VoIP to handle patient calls. The system is using a Nortel VoIP setup for it’s …

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Wanna rent a special Pay-Per-View Event on U-verse?
Real easy.

Press GUIDE on your AT&T remote control.  Go to Pay Per View Channel 102 by using the up / down browse arrows.
Select the …

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p-news.comEverybody wants to be green these days. Manufacurers, bottlers, everyone. Even companies and VoIP providers. But that can pose challenges for SMBs. For one, in getting the service to …

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Renting a video from U-verse saves you a trip to the video store - and back.
Here’s all you do:

Press VIDEO ON DEMAND on your AT&T U-verse Remote
Use the down arrow to select from …