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|  | Verizon launches low-cost VoIP tier
Verizon Communications has launched a low-cost option of its VoiceWing
VoIP service. The $19.95 per month service will cap customers at 500
minutes of outbound local and domestic long distance calling. Bloomberg Businessweek/Associated Press (4/7), CED Magazine (4/2005)
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Cable operators appear poised to make a run at gaining market share in
a space they lack presence: Wireless. Cablers' interest in offering
mobile phone service highlights the importance they've attached to
bundling, CNET says.
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Bluetooth wireless technology is gaining new traction after some
speculation a few years ago that it would never live up to its hype.
Bluetooth is now a common feature in mobile phones and computer
companies, most notably Apple Computer, are making it an integral feature in
machines.
Bloomberg Businessweek (4/7)
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| | MSN adds phone features to IM software
MSN, Microsoft's online unit, said it has added VoIP and video calling features to the latest version of its MSN Messenger software.
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influence the direction of online innovation, is the latest in a long
line of cases pitting exciting and often groundbreaking technologies
against copyright laws, The New York Times says.
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