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iPhone to be sold on first come first served basis

An unmatched degree of hype is being created about Apple's iphone.

The latest news being that AT&T, the official distributor of iphone, will sell iPhone on First Come, First Served Basis, which means there will not be any pre-sale or pre-ordering.

In case you wanna know...
What is iphone: go here
What is the hype all about: go here

VoIP: Skype shakes hands with Wal-Mart

The biggest VoIP service provider Skype has now shaken hands with retail juggernaut Wal-mart to distribute its range of VoIP products through more than 1800 Wal-Mart outlets in US.

There’s a pretty wide range, which include

• Headsets
• Webcams
• Plug-in Handsets (via USB)
• Cordless Handset (base plugs into computer via USB)
• Cordless Phone (no computer required)

You can read about the announcement in today’s USA Today, and get more information (including store locations) at www.skype.com/walmart.

VoIP: Now Skype will send your caller ID for outgoing calls

Three days back, Skype rolled out the eagerly awaited Caller-ID facility in selected countries (reports one Skype update).

Till now, if you use Skype service to call Landline or mobile phones, an awkward ID was sent to the called party, sometimes irritating him. Now you can now choose to show your number as your Caller-ID.

All you have to do is to go to Your Account and then look for the “Caller Identification” bit. Click the “Change” link to set it up. See also the FAQ for more information.

As of now, this service is available in UK, Sweden, Denmark, Japan, Hong Kong, Estonia and Poland. and this list will keep changing.

Internet Telephone on Mobiles

It has not been long since a company "X-series from 3" had started their Internet Telephony service on Mobile phones through Skype.

"X-Series from 3 combines the very best that a mobile and the internet has to offer, packaging it together to deliver your online world - mobile."

Close on the heels, another venture, named as Fring, proposes to allow your mobile internet connection to make peer-to-peer VoIP calls, send instant messages and talk with VoIP applications such as Skype, Google Talk , MSN Messenger and SIP, all rolled into one.

Seems convergence has indeed begun to take its place.