Here something that's bound to surprise you: you're not the only one who's fed up with the service from you telephony monopolist. Therefore, 2005 will become the year of Voice over IP telephone, predicts the San Jose Mercury News in its predictions of the hot techs for next years.

The number of US VoIP customers is set to reach 2 million next year, allowing for the technology to grow beyond its current geek audience.

28 Dec 2004