MacNN | telephony News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us telephony, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ iSoftPhone 2.3 adds smartphone capabilities http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/17/xnet.updates.isoftphone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/ismartphone-2.3-17.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Xnet Communications has updated iSoftPhone 2.3, its Mac-based phone emulator that provides desktop telephony services. The new version adds SMS and IM chat, with Growl support, to give the software smartphone abilities. The new SMS features allow users to chat with mobile phone users, sending and receiving SMS communications directly to and from the iSoftPhone interface. The IM (instant messaging)... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/17/xnet.updates.isoftphone/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:05:00 GMT PhoneValet 5.4 improves iPhone/Touch audio http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/29/phonevalet.54.update/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/phonevalethome.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Parliant has published another update for PhoneValet, its virtual call management software. The application automatically screens, identifies, records and transfers calls, with further options such as automatic dialing and VoIP integration. Using the Anywhere add-on owners can check voicemail via the web, including through a special client for the iPhone and iPod touch.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/29/phonevalet.54.update/ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:50:00 GMT iSoftPhone 2.2 shows missed calls in dock, more http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/15/isoftphone.22.update/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0804/21-isoft-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Xnet Communications today unveiled iSoftPhone 2.2 for Mac, a free update to its telephony application that allows users to place phone calls over the internet, introducing a few new features and bug fixes. The new version uses a new Dock icon that indicates when a call was missed, and also prompts users before quitting. A major crash was resolved for Mac OS X 10.4 users, which occurred when callin... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/15/isoftphone.22.update/ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:10:00 GMT Jajah to publish iPhone internet telephony software http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/04/jajah.iphone.telephony/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0804/3-jajah-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Jajah today announced it is in the process of expanding its iPhone call-back service into a full-blown global Voice over IP application, in addition to its current web-only client. According to Pocket-lint.co.uk, the iPhone application will be available in the summer, following shortly after the impending iPhone 2.0 firmware version and the app store. The VoIP application will allow both incoming ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/04/jajah.iphone.telephony/ Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:40:00 GMT iSoftphone update refines performance, more http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/21/isoftphone.21.update/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0803/21-isoft-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hamburg-based Xnet Communications recently unveiled iSoftphone 2.1, an update to its internet telephony software, which features vastly revamped code and several new features. Xnet has reprogrammed several of the key features, giving the application enhanced performance and functionality, and also laying the groundwork for future implementations. The update is free for all users with Upgrade Prote... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/21/isoftphone.21.update/ Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:50:00 GMT Nuvio sues Garmin over 'Nuvifone' http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/27/nuvio.sues.garmin/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0802/nuv_080227_nuviosm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Nuvio today announced that is has filed a trademark infringement suit against Garmin International in the U.S. District Court of Kansas. Nuvio claims that Garmin's recently announced Nuvifone infringes upon a prior Nuvio tradmark that the company uses on phones as well as its own telephony services. Nuvio attempted to reach a "mutually satisfactory resolution" with Garmin, but no resolution was re... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/27/nuvio.sues.garmin/ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:40:00 GMT PhoneValet 1.1 boosts audio quality http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/01/phonevalet.11.released/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/phonevalethome.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Parliant has released the v1.1 update to PhoneValet Home Edition, its Mac telephony program. The program acts like a complex switchbox, screening telemarketers, announcing callers out loud, and playing unique ringtones. The program can also dial outgoing calls, and distribute incoming voicemail messages to individual people through e-mail. The last feature has been improved in v1.1, and now use... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/01/phonevalet.11.released/ Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:45:00 GMT