Department Editor Evan Hansen runs the Media section at CNET News.com. Before joining CNET he reported on business, technology and the law at American Lawyer Media. Net phone phenom Skype is preparing ...

Internet telephony company Skype and wireless broadband operator Broadreach will offer free telephone calls over the Web from laptops and handheld computers at 350 locations in Britain, including ...

Skype Ltd. is sure to attract more consumers with its “free calling to the U.S. and Canada” deal. But might it also aid criminals and telemarketers, since IP-to-PSTN calls are tough to trace? (See ...