Skype News
Facebook Launches Video Chat
11th July 2011
In the beginning of last week, there had been a lot of speculation about the new service to be launched by Facebook. More »
Is Facebook About To Launch Video Chat?
4th July 2011
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced at their Seattle office last week that Facebook would launch ‘something awesome’ this week. More »
Skype Comes To TV Through Comcast
15th June 2011
Skype has reached an agreement with U.S. cable TV provider, Comcast to enable users to make phone calls via their TV sets. More »
Microsoft Buys Skype For $8.5 Billion
11th May 2011
The popular VoIP service Skype has just been bought over by Internet giant Microsoft. The deal has been finalised for a staggering $8.5 billion. More »
Skype Launches Social Network For Teachers
4th April 2011
Skype has just launched a new service called Skype In The Classroom, which is a social network with a purpose. The purpose being, to bring together teachers and students from all over the world. More »
Has Skype Really Become Social?
19th October 2010
Popular voice over IP service, Skype, has launched a new version, which allows users to connect easily with their Facebook friends. More »
Skype Launches Click To Call Ads
3rd August 2010
Skype has recently introduced a new service which will help advertisers to gain more customers. More »
Popular Brands Succumb To Sneaky Twitter Advertising
14th April 2009
A number of popular brands have been recently caught paying for undercover publicity on Twitter. These brands are paying Twitter users, via the Magpie ad network, to tweet about their products. More »
Google Voice Launches Attack On Comms Market
17th March 2009
Google has recently announced the availability of a new voice application that will help users unite their voice communications. The service, called Google Voice, is built on GrandCentral technology that Google acquired back in July 2007. More »
Skype On More Mobile Handsets
19th February 2009
Only recently, there had been a great deal of speculation, about whether eBay was interested in selling their VoIP service, Skype. These stories have been put to rest for now with eBay announcing a partnership between Skype and the largest mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia. More »
Will eBay Sell Skype? Should Google Buy It?
2nd February 2009
As if the blogosphere was not already rife with rumours of mergers and acquisitions, the latest rumors to add to the lot are that eBay may actually sell off Skype if they get a good offer. More »
China Spying And Censoring Skype Conversations
8th October 2008
A report from Canadian researchers affiliated to the University of Toronto have revealed that China has been blocking messages that contain certain ‘sensitive words’. More »
Skype To Team Up With 3 For Mobile VOIP
12th October 2007
BBC reports today indicate that mobile provider Three will team up with Skype to deliver a Skype phone in the U.K. that will allow free phone calls without the hassle of turning on the computer, buying special software or headsets and setting up new accounts. More »
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