VoIP-Pal again accuses Apple of patent infringement in new lawsuit VoIP-Pal, which owns a portfolio of communications patents, has filed a new lawsuit claiming that the underlying system powering Apple's iMessage and FaceTime infringes on its intellectual property. Mike Peterson 4 years ago 21
VoIP-Pal wins federal appeal in ongoing patent battle with Apple VoIP-Pal on Tuesday won an appeal in the Federal Circuit in its ongoing patent litigation against Apple, meaning that the case will return to the lower courts. Mike Peterson 5 years ago 1
Changes in iOS 13 may force major redesign of VoIP apps Major messaging app services that offer calls, such as Facebook's Messenger and WhatsApp, will have to make major changes to their code base to work properly in iOS 13, a report claims, due to fears from Apple that existing methods used by the apps could be used for data collection purposes. Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 17
CallKit iPhone apps pulled from Chinese App Store amid new government crackdown Apple is starting to remove apps from the App Store in China that integrate with CallKit, in response to moves by the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to enforce cybersecurity regulations. Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 15
AT&T launches iPhone app for VoIP international calls AT&T has launched its own "Voice over IP" app to enable its smartphone customers to place cheap international phone calls, two years after voicing support for Skype and others to similarly use its 3G network to originate internet calls. Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 11