Technology executives are betting that consumers will soon change how they make phone calls reducing the need for a phone line from a traditional provider. VoIP essentially turns telephone calls into just another piece of software running over an IP network, and due to this simplicity the future for VoIP seems promising.

Ever since Skype introduced software for voice calls on computers the industry has been buzzing. Google has entered the internet telephony market with an instant chat and voice app and is testing a Wi-Fi consumer service that has the potential to deliver data to wireless devices.

The technology companies are already starting to sell double purpose products such as cameras which appear standard but when a person slides the back of the device down, it reveals a full keyboard. Memory sticks that store from 64 megabytes to 1 gigabyte preloaded with a softphone are also now available. They come with a microphone and earphones.

Companies such as Google, Yahoo, and EarthLink have already played around with such technology. Last winter Yahoo added improved Voice over IP calling to its Yahoo Messenger. Google has also released Google Talk. AOL has told the world it would be providing a VoIP service called TotalTalk. AOL’s TotalTalk will essentially let people replace their traditional landlines. It has advanced communication features, such as unified voice, e-mail and instant messaging, and call-management.

Its probably accurate to say the phone companies will face a challenge with these momentous changes coming to the fore with VoIP technology.

Launched in February 2008 the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 has proved very popular as an easy to use Bar style mobile handset. Compared to some of the more well known phones for the price the Pearl 8110 is quite fairly well featured. Like other similarly priced models from BlackBerry the design is quite cutting edge and would be appealing to a broad range of customers.

The screen is a 65K colors. Colour wise this mobile phone comes in, Black and Blue. The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 weighs in at 91 g This mobile phone is neat and compact. This handset is bluetooth enabled for interactivity with the vast majority of accessories. The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 is compatible with 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 . The Pearl 8110 has an integrated 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, video, flash camera. A HTML, browser allows this handset to be used for mobile Internet access. Getting on to the all important battery usage the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 has 4:10 talk time and 360 hrs standby charge. A Li-Ion 900 mAh battery cell is that comes with the BlackBerry Pearl 8110. The ring-tones on the Pearl 8110 are Polyphonic (32 channels), MP3 including a vibrating alert. The Pearl 8110 also has, Built-in handsfree, Media player, 3.5 mm stereo jack, SureType keyboard software, Built-in GPS, Document viewer (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, PDF), Calculator, Organizer and Java.

Although this is amongst the latest handsets, it remains possible to find some fantastic deals on the Pearl 8110. The most popular way to buy a mobile phone today is not on the high street, but from the Internet. Purchasing online can lead to some big cost savings, surprisingly, it is possible to get a BlackBerry Pearl 8110 with free line rental for 9 months , which need not cost you a penny.