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Digium's 7th Annual Astricon Asterisk Conference Oct 26-28, 2010

Digium, the Asterisk Company, has kicked off planning for the seventh annual AstriCon Open Source Telephony Conference and Exhibition. The event will be held just outside Washington, D.C. on October 26-28, 2010, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center.

Digium is the corporate sponsor and owner of the Asterisk project, the most widely used open source platform for creating custom communication solutions. Speaker topic submissions are open, and the conference organizers are soliciting talk concepts for 2010. Digium invites those who would like to speak at AstriCon to submit information for consideration by May 1, 2010, at http://bit.ly/speak-astricon2010.

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Apple increases iPhone's 3g app download limit

In a move many expect paves the way for applications on the new iPad, Apple has boosted the maximum size of an iPhone app download over 3G from 10MB to 20MB. Previously iPhone users who wanted to download an app that was larger than 10 MB, such as a video or podcast, had to switch over to a WiFi connection.

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Military VoIP-based vehicle intercom system for armored vehicles introduced by Accusonic

Accusonic Products in Bay Shore, N.Y., is introducing an ultra-light, multi-platform voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) vehicle intercom system for the confined spaces of mobile platforms like armored vehicles and military patrol craft.

The military VoIP-based ImP was designed with a software-defined radio infrastructure to enable the system to be customized to vehicle and mission type. Operating with a modular design, it supports decentralized user access to major tactical infrastructure networks.

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OpenPeak OpenTablet 7 Could Rival The Apple iPad?

My cargo pants, that is. Those big side pockets might be just the right size for this 7” multi-touch tablet from OpenPeak. The OpenTablet 7 (via SlashGear) is one of the better designed iPad competitors so far. It has a slick, simple design that manages to be minimalist and badass at the same time. Like the iPad and Notion Ink's Adam, I can easily see myself using this tablet comfortably.

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Asterisk PBX 1.2.39 Now Available

The Asterisk Development Team has announced the release of Asterisk PBX 1.2.39. This release is available for immediate download at

http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/

Asterisk 1.2.38 was created, but not released, to resolve two regression fixes caused by security updates. Prior to the release of Asterisk 1.2.38, one additional regression fix has been resolved, causing the release of Asterisk 1.2.39.

* Fixes regression caused by randomized call numbers. (Closes issue #15997) Reported by exarv. Patched by dvossel.

For a full list of changes in the current release, please see the ChangeLog:

http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/ChangeLog-1.2.39

Thank you for your continued support of Asterisk!

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Fugitive VoIP hacker admits 10 million minute deal for $1 million

A Miami hacker has admitted he pocketed more than $1m by selling millions of minutes of voice over IP calls and surreptitiously routing them through the networks of telecommunications companies. Edwin Andrew Pena pleaded guilty to two felonies in connection with the hacking spree, which spanned the years 2004 through 2006, according to court documents. He was apprehended last year in Mexico after skipping out on a $100,000 bond secured by the mother of his then girlfriend.

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Apple iPad:The Missing Features

There’s no doubt that the upcoming Apple iPad will kick the asses of all netbooks, tablet PCs, and e-readers, but it’s by far the perfect unit that we had hoped for from Apple. But then again, neither was the original iPhone.

How could it have been better?

Here’s a list of things we felt strongly about. Post yours in the comments section below. Please keep the tampon jokes to a minimum.

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Digium launches 'app store' for the Asterisk PBX

Ever since Apple adapted their wildly successfull iTunes music store to sell apps for the iPhone, technology vendors everywhere have been trying to find opportunities to replicate the innovation. Now Digium is launching AsteriskExchange--while not quite a true app store--it's a marketplace and reviews site for Asterisk's open source community.

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CounterPath Introduces Bria for Asterisk (SIP / VoIP Softphone Client)

CounterPath and Digium recently launched Bria for Asterisk, a co-branded VoIP softphone solution that’s pre-integrated with the open source Asterisk platform. Todd Carothers, vice president of product management at CounterPath, says the idea was to start by simply bringing the Bria Professional enterprise-grade softphone to Asterisk in as straightforward a manner as possible. "We’ve done interoperability testing against the Asterisk platform, particularly from a Digium perspective—and we have IM, video and presence available for the solution," he says.

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Apple Tablet "iSlate" Broadband Carrier Comparison

With news that Apple's new tablet computer could be available on both Verizon and AT&T's networks, the question becomes which carrier will offer users more bang for their bucks. Let's start with overall 3G coverage, where Verizon uses a CDMA-based EV-DO Rev. A network and AT&T uses a GSM-based HSPA network. As you probably know through Verizon's gleeful pummeling of AT&T with its "There's a Map for That" ads, AT&T's 3G network covers far less area than Verizon's.

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February 24, 2010

Digium's 7th Annual Astricon Asterisk Conference Oct 26-28, 2010

Apple increases iPhone's 3g app download limit

Military VoIP-based vehicle intercom system for armored vehicles introduced by Accusonic

February 18, 2010

OpenPeak OpenTablet 7 Could Rival The Apple iPad?

February 11, 2010

Asterisk PBX 1.2.39 Now Available

February 09, 2010

Fugitive VoIP hacker admits 10 million minute deal for $1 million

January 27, 2010

Apple iPad:The Missing Features

Digium launches 'app store' for the Asterisk PBX

January 25, 2010

CounterPath Introduces Bria for Asterisk (SIP / VoIP Softphone Client)

Apple Tablet "iSlate" Broadband Carrier Comparison

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