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Skype for iOS 7 Looks Great — It’s a Shame About the Other Versions
It’s flatter and friendlier.
Researchers Find a Way to Look People in the Eye During Skype Calls
This is definitely an innovation worth keeping an eye on (pun fully intended).
Skype Rolls Out ‘Conversation Ads’ During Audio Calls
Wondering what Microsoft had in mind for Skype when it bought the company in May of last year for $8.5 billion? Apparently, the answer is ads.
Yes, today Skype announced “Conversation Ads.” Well, Skype doesn’t want you to …
Want to Skype a Video Call on Your PS Vita? Now You Can
I’m not sure I’d call it the killer app the PS Vita’s looking for, but if you’ve been waiting for a video chat option that lets you avail yourself of the Vita’s dual cameras, it’s finally here, as in right now, courtesy Skype. …
New Skype Beta Lets You Call Facebook Friends, Doesn’t Fix Interface
No, it doesn’t remedy Skype’s kludgy, five-steps-backward Mac interface, but the new Skype beta for OS X (and standard version for Windows) will allow you to call Facebook friends if you so desire. It’s available now, and …
Skype Founder Unveils Netflix Competitor
Watch out, Netflix: There’s a new player in the online video space, with the kind of past history that should probably make you a little nervous. Introducing VDIO, the new streaming video-on-demand service from the people who brought you Skype. And Napster. And Apache. You’ll find some Microsoft veterans in there, too.
‘Tango’ Video Chat Gets a PC App to Take On Skype
Tango has launched a PC app, giving desktop and laptop users a new way to video chat with their smartphone-toting friends. The app is available free for Windows PCs from Tango’s website.
Although several other video chat apps exist already for smartphones—Fring and Qik among them—rare is the service that allows PC-to-smartphone or …
Skype Acquires Text Messaging Service ‘GroupMe’
Skype has announced that it’s acquired “GroupMe,” a group text messaging service. Financial details are still relatively unknown at this point, but AllThingsD says Skype purchased the company for around $85 million late Sunday afternoon.
(MORE: What’s Going to be Huge at SXSW? Group Messaging)
GroupMe, which lets you text with …
Skype for iPad Appears, Vanishes, Reappears
Skype for iPad briefly surfaced on Apple’s App Store this morning, promising to unlock net-based voice and video calling for tablet aficionados, but the app mysteriously disappeared just as quickly. In its wake: a puzzling “temporarily removed” note.
A quick scan of the company website and official Twitter feed solves the mystery: …
Facebook Announces Group Chats, Video Calling via Skype
Days of wild speculation as to what “awesome” really is can finally be laid to rest.
Today Mark Zuckerberg, coated in a hurried layer of sweat (and excitement!), announced from the company’s Palo Alto headquarters that Facebook would be implementing a newly designed chat interface that allows for group chatting, and partnering with …
Skype Video Chat Now Works on Android Phones (but Probably Not Yours)
At last, Skype’s Android app supports video calling, but it’s only available on four phones for now.
Video calling works over Wi-Fi and 3G, and is supported on the HTC Desire S, Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro and Google Nexus S. The common thread among these phones is that they all run Android 2.3, but a Skype …