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Jangl beams out a signal with website widgets

jangl website widgetIts time to get your Jang widget on! Jangl lets users communicate with anyone, without revealing what your mobile number is, or exchanging that number with anyone else. We covered its launch back in August. Now they are aiming at taking the widgets by storm.

This is officially the time for widgets. Little desktop bits aimed at making our beloved services more accessible. Jangl has entered the arena with a new website widget that will do just that. It comes in a few designer patterns that will suit anyone's tastes, including brushed steel, racing blue, bubble gum, graphite tattoo, and mustard bling. The Jangl phone widget allows website and blog readers a way to get your Jangl number, created right on the spot, without leaving your site. In true widget spirit, it can be embedded on most social networks, blogs and websites via a snippet of HTML.

Jangl was at the VON conference in San Jose this past week, and dropped some other interesting news. Not only will they be unleashing the Jangl service in Canada, Latin America and Europe in the next few weeks, but they are also looking at a releasing a way to txt over sms via a secure and private Jangl number. Great news from the Jangl camp. Hey team Jangl, is there any news on a desktop widget in the works?

Check out Michael Cerda's talk at VON after the jump...

UPDATE #2- Tim from Jangl let me know that the desktop widget will come along shortly – it's married to a whole new, bigger app they have planned for the near future.

UPDATE - Jangl is looking at releasing the txt over sms in about one month

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VoxLib launched a new VOX for Skype service

voxlib skype on mobilesVoxLib launched a new VOX for Skype service today called VOX for Skype. This new service allows users the ability to make access and make calls with your Skype account using a mobile phone. Using VOX will work through your normal local wireless minutes account, with no additional charges, or data plan.

In order for VOX to work, users would first have to download a plug-in onto their PC. There are two ways to use VOX, VOX via SkypeIn, and VOX via SMS. In order for this to work, you must have a copy of Skype open and running on a computer with access to your Skype account.

Using VOX for SkypeIn, users would call their SkypeIn number, VOX would recognize this, and give you access to your Skype contacts, cheap long distance, and any Skype voicemails.

VOX for SMS works by sending an SMS to VoxLib's SMS gateway. The SMS gateway will forward a message to your VOX application running on your PC. You will be called through SkypeOut connecting you to an open conference. Sending an empty, or "online" message from this point will allow VOX to send you a message via Skype containing your contact list, allowing you to call anyone from Skype on your mobile device.

The process sounds a little complex, and might take a few tries, so I have added a few diagrams from the Voxlib site to ensure some smooth Skyping after the jump.

[via Yahoo!]

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VON Con starts today

voice over net conferenceThe Voice Over Net conference starts today in Boston. Featured speakers for the event include the Vice Chairman of AOL, Ted Leonsis, CEO and publisher of Washington Post and Newsweek Interactive, Caroline Little, as well as the CEO of BitTorrent, Jason Krikorian. This is the tenth year for the Voice Over Net Conference. The conference will go over the full spectrum of IP communication offerings providing massive amounts of industry insight and education.

The Von fall conference will be held from September 11-14 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. It features speakers from Skype, Yahoo, Microsoft, Google, Vonage, Verizon, Earthlink, Time Warner, TMobile, Cingular, Motorola, and Hewlett Packard.

There are also rumors around new product announcements at the event including Yahoo's addition of free conference calling to its Messenger with VoIP service via a free plug-in.

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