VOIP

​WhatsApp is urging users everywhere to update their apps after the discovery of a major vulnerability that lets attackers read messages on targeted devices. A fix was released Friday.

Cemtrex might not be well known in the world of office kit, but that hasn't stopped it launching what it regards as "the most advanced workstation on the market." And with everything it's shoehorned in – including a gesture control system dubbed the "Stark Gesture System" – it may well be.

Review of the recently released Tiki USB microphone from Blue Microphones, which features background noise-cancellation and auto-muting for online comms and a high quality recording mode for podcasts and music.

PGP creator Phil Zimmermann has teamed up with fellow Silicon Valley pioneer Jon Callas and ex-Navy SEALs Mike Janke and Vic Hyder to develop a new secure email, text, voice and video communications package called Silent Circle.

Windows users of VoIP service Skype will soon be receiving targeted visual ads which the company has dubbed "Conversation Ads."

Microsoft rolls out Avatar Kinect virtual chatroom service which is now available via Kinect Fun Labs.

Google release developer preview of WebRTC: making real-time communication free to implement

The Koegler AudioMouse is a combination computer mouse and phone.

Toktumi offers iPhone users a second number with Line2 app

Microsoft's annual TechFest is a chance for researchers to show their vision of what tech we'll be taking for granted in the future.

Samsung, partnering with RADVISION, has a developed the VC240, a new all-in-one video conferencing solution that integrates all the components required for high definition desktop video conferencing into a single unit.

The USB VoIP is a nifty speakerphone designed with Skype users in mind.