Mobile operators have another go at killing IM and Skype

You're not just a name, you're a NUMBER too

Global trade body the GSMA is pushing its operator-interaction API Joyn with an emulator enabling developers to start work. It has also just announced that US mobile carrier MetroPCS has Joyned the club.…

via The Register - Networks

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