The telephone switchboard and landline desk phone may not be dead, but they are becoming relics of the past along with office ashtrays and typewriters. Businesses are increasingly turning away from PBX (private branch exchange) phone systems and toward VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) telephony, which...

Google is accelerating its push in the e-book space by acquiring eBook Technologies, a company that specializes in both hardware and content distribution for electronic readers. Google isn’t divulging the financial details of the deal, which it announced in a statement Wednesday. eBook is focused on...

A PC Advisor poll of 1,507 site visitors has found that electronic ‘e-cards’ are now more popular than physical Christmas cards, with just under half (49.9 percent) reporting that they only sent e-cards this year. People’s reasons for ditching paper cards varied. Over a quarter (27.9...

Agito Networks said that it has stolen a march on the rest of the industry after launching a produc that can deliver both VoIP and unified communications via Wi-Fi to users of RIM’s BlackBerry handsets. Agito is best known for its RoamAnywhere mobility router which is an appliance that lets dual-mode...

Cellcrypt, a British vendor of software for encrypting cell phone calls, has set up shop in Silicon Valley and is getting a product ready for North America’s beloved BlackBerry. The company sells software to enterprises, government agencies and individuals who want to make sure their mobile phone...