Euro Tech News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Please note this is completely based on my own thoughts and I have not liaised with anybody else on the content. Skype is currently having a few legal issues with JoltID who own the P2P technology (known as Global Index) that Skype runs on. Oddly when Ebay purchased Skype from JoltID for $4.1bn they only licensed the P2P technology. Now that Ebay has sold off 65% of Skype to a private investment company,...
TechCrunch (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
I've had a couple of conversations with Skype exec Jonathan Christensen over the last few days to get a better understanding of just what directions the company plans to go with regard to third party developers. The recent announcement of the closing of the Skype Extras program seems to suggest Skype is heading exactly in the wrong direction . As an aside, one of those conversations was extraordinary...
The Young Professional Blogs Aggregator (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
This is just a quick post to let anyone who has been trying to contact me through my skype account know that, the reason you have not been able to get through is because my skype out number was inactivated a couple of months ago. I just reactivated it!! Guess I should check on things like that a bit more frequently!! Develop With Passion !!
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
The future looked bright in September 2005 when eBay announced it was buying Internet telephony company Skype Technologies for $2.6 billion. But after four years of unfulfilled expectations, the marriage between the online auction giant and the upstart VoIP provider came to an end Tuesday when eBay said it was unloading Skype to a group of private investors for $1.9 billion. Bad Partners Why did the...
TG Daily (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
Voice over IP firm Skype has been sold by Ebay to an investment group for a cool $2.75 billion.
VentureBeat (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
eBay is expected to announce a deal on Tuesday to sell its Skype web-calling division to a group that includes Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, the New York Times reported. The report cited two anonymous sources that said the investor buyout group includes Andreessen Horowitz, the new firm launched by Andreessen this summer. The rumors, as yet unconfirmed, say that other investors include London’s...
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
eBay is expected to announce a deal on Tuesday to sell its Skype web-calling division to a group that includes Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, the New York Times reported . The report cited two anonymous sources that said the investor buyout group includes Andreessen Horowitz, the new firm launched by Andreessen and Ben Horowitz this summer . The rumors, as yet unconfirmed, say that other investors...
Ask blog (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Nimbuzz releases most VoIP applications for the iPhone. With free Wifi calls to chat with friends, new additions to the introduction of a dial-pad and the possibility of VoIP calls to fixed lines and mobile phones using Skype-out and Nimbuzz key partners, including the SIP provider Gizmo5, Vyke and SIPgate on Wifi – effectively turning [...] Related posts: Not Able To Connect Iphone Wifi Htc...
Pocket-lint (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
Is this the end of the phone company? Not content with dominating the world of search, email, maps, and pictures, Google has set its sights on another target: your mobile phone. No we aren't talking Android, but Google Voice. So can the search giant really make a difference against a plethora of calling cards? We got calling to find out. Currently available only in the US through beta invite, it is...
the::unwired (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Skype has just released the Gold version of Skype 3.0 for Windows Mobile smartphones which was previously available as a public Beta only. In addition to the Skype typical features like free Skype-to-Skype calls, free instant messaging and Skype-Out calls to any fixed- or mobile phone in the world (which requires a separate Skype-Out subscription), the new version also features SMS transmission and...
Fierce VoIP (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
Skype 3.0 for Windows Mobile has left beta testing and has added SMS capabilities and file transfer. The two new features, which require Skype Out credits, can be accessed through the contact menu on the Skype client. Additional upgrades to the 3.0 release include a contact list wizard and a new interface for the status, chat and history tabs, according to CNET. The new Skype client was downloaded...
TechChuck (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
Skype (iTunes link) has been updated to 1.1, which brings it some new features making it more closely resemble its desktop sibling. So, what's new? Well, there's now support for Skype voicemail (subscription needed) and SMS text messaging . However, SMS texting is not bidirectional. Which means that you can send SMS texts, but not receive them. And while a dialog box states that sent SMS texts will...
TechChuck (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
Technology usually ignores politics, but every true American patriot will want Active Media’s latest gadget: a President Obama USB Flash drive . Despite lacking any White House authenticity, the Obama drive does come pre-loaded with 80MB of free presidential- grade material , including pictures of Obama and over two hours of his “landmark speeches” in MP3 format. The Obama drive’s...
The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
There have been many failed challengers to eBay's (EBAY) VOIP service Skype. And, even as Google (GOOG) registers a million or so phone numbers in preparations to launch Google Voice beyond a private beta, we're skeptical it will knock Skype out. But we at least hope it forces Skype to make some improvements it should have made a long time ago. (Such as rolling out idiotic eBay-like community services...
TechChuck (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
To get started, all you need to do is type in “aviary.com/” in front of the URL of the page you’d like to screenshot. From there, Aviary opens up its web-based image editor , where you can do things like crop, resize, and adjust the quality of the image, as well as use some of Aviary’s editing tools , like adding text, doodles, or arrows . Once you’re satisfied with the...
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