#three-way-calling

#three-way-calling

In 1952, Japanese technologist Masaru Ibuka learned that Western Electric was releasing its transistor patents to the public for $25,000, a significant investment for his struggling firm. This opportunity would allow access to essential patent portfolios and technical information, crucial for innovation in electronics.

If you use WhatsApp for your personal and professional messaging, it can quickly become pretty busy. It also means that any professional contacts can see your photos, status updates, and where you are. To keep things separate its a good idea to use a different phone number for each, but having two numbers doesn't mean you'll need two phones.

AT&T is framing the launch as a broader overhaul of its digital customer experience, not just a visual refresh. In its announcement, the company said the app was built around customer demand for "simplicity, speed, and control," and introduced a GenAI assistant for shopping and support.

Scientists of the 1970s look to the past and future of telecommunications, and a rainbow against a blue sky dazzles a reader, in this week's peek at Nature's archive. This article features text from Nature's archive. By its historical nature, the archive includes some images, articles and language that by twenty-first-century standards are offensive and harmful.

In a phone call, the assistant gets activated by the 'Hey Magenta' wake-up word. It listens only to the question you ask. If you want to ask something else later in the conversation, you have to activate it again.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Feb. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - 123NET, a Michigan-based provider of fiber internet, colocation and voice services, today announced a significant update to its Unified Communications platform, partnering with Intermedia Intelligent Communications - a leading global provider of AI-powered cloud communications - to enhance reliability, expand features, and support the evolving communication needs of businesses across Michigan. With this new partnership, 123NET expands its ability to deliver smarter, more scalable communication tools that simplify how organizations connect and collaborate.

Conversations often sit outside enterprise systems, fragmented across devices and locations. As a result, it was reconnecting mobile calls to the business, ensuring continuity and control as work happens in real time. Part of the Wildix Mobility Cloud portfolio, the Wildix eSIM extends enterprise identity and intelligence directly to mobile calling.

The self-described "Un-carrier" announced on Wednesday that beta signups were now available for live call translation powered not by an app or device-level capability, but AI that lives directly on the T-Mobile network. Eligible T-Mobile customers using a phone connected to 4G LTE or 5G - from flagship smartphones to bog-standard flip phones - can activate the feature by dialing * 87 *, with only one caller required to be on the carrier's network. Access is currently limited to customers admitted into the beta.

Over the past five years, annual robocall volume has consistently remained between approximately 50 billion and 55 billion, according to the YouMail Robocall Index. Robocall volume for 2025 totaled 52.5 billion, down a little over 1% from the 2024 total of 52.8 billion. December's 4.1 billion robocalls were up 6.4% from November but down 5.7% from December 2024. YouMail noted that robocalls increased in November and December 2025 after reaching a multi-year low in October.

A reliable phone system is essential for talking to customers and partners. Many businesses still use traditional landline phones. However, modern Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems offer a powerful alternative. This new technology uses your internet connection to make calls. Understanding the key differences helps you choose the best option for your company's needs today and tomorrow. How modern VoIP technology works A VoIP telephone system operates differently from a regular phone line.

ClickShare, part of Barco, is working on both the ease of use and security of the meeting experience, whether it is fully digital, physical, or hybrid. With Teams certification for the ClickShare Hub and Sennheiser bundles in hand, the ClickShare proposition is more robust than ever, according to our conversation with Oliver van Camp, Product Director Meeting Experience at Barco. ClickShare has been producing wireless solutions for all kinds of meeting rooms for fourteen years.