A news report says Kevin Bermeister, of Kazaa fame, thinks major network equipment providers could easily use a “global file registry filter” to “reduce piracy” – but surely censorship could easily rear its even uglier head?

A pair of wireless audio gadgets just added to the PCRange catalogue have very different uses.

International Skype-to-Skype calling minutes grew 48 percent in 2011, but growth in traditional international traffic was only four percent - well below the long running average of around 13 percent.

A scheduled London press conference on Monday was cancelled at the last moment, delaying the launch of WikiLeaks' new submission system.

A global study of the broadband market has found that value-added services, such as security, Voice Over IP (VoIP) and IPTV, added almost 37 percent to the basic broadband subscription during 2010, and generated $60 billion in revenue for vendors.

  Despite some remaining regulatory issues in certain countries, Microsoft has closed its acquisition of Skype.  

IT systems management company, Kaseya, has released its new software deployment and update module that allows deployment, update, and management of common third party software by policy to remote distributed computers.

Skype has released new versions of its client software for iPads and iPhones that eliminates the effects of shake when the rear video camera is used for Skype video calls and that adds bluetooth connectivity.

Using Skype on your iPhone or iPod touch? A vulnerability could see your entire Address Book uploaded to a remote system.

Skype is to acquire mobile group messaging service provider GroupMe, which provides a range of services that enable mobile phone users to connect and share locations and photos with friends across networks and mobile platforms.