Archive for September 1st, 2006

  • Skype Phone Goes Cordless

    USRobotics introduces USR9630 cordless phone for Skype and domestic callingUsr9630 Still not sure about the merits of Skype versus your traditional landline? How about a device that mixes both, like this USRobotics’ USR9630 cordless phone and base station.The USR9630 connects to both a traditional phone line and an available USB port on a PC running […]

  • Bitter eBayers Frustrated with eBay

    DESPITE RECORD BREAKING profits in the first quarter of this year(pdf), Ebay is again pushing up costs for its sellers – specifically aiming rises at power-users who are committed to selling on the internet’s leading auction site.Ebay recently hiked up charges for the half a million online stores that operate on the site, which provoked […]

  • eBay Reaches Rural Markets

    eBay India, the online marketplace that offers person-to-person trading, is targetting sellers in the rural markets. The company is also expecting 50 per cent of eBay buyers to come from small towns in the next 5 years. �We are training people in the rural areas to sell products on eBay. Handicrafts and products that are […]

  • eBay Still Taking Hits From Fee Increase

    Shares of most Internet companies traded on the downside Thursday, including auctioneer eBay Inc., which shed more than 2% following an analyst’s review of the fallout from new fees the company recently began collecting to list some sale items.
    Shares of eBay fall on fee increase report - MarketWatch

  • Skype Business Savvy

    Contrary to what you may believe, Skype is primarily used for business, not home use. So concludes a Cornell University study of Skype use.The study found that Skype use peaks during working hours, and tails off during the evening.It found that usage during the night dropped by 40% to 50% compared to use during the […]