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Skype preparing to launch web-based service in 2011

Skype preparing to launch web-based service in 2011
  • Posted December 6, 2010, 10:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • Rumors are going around that Skype could be gearing up to release a web-based version of its VoIP service. According to job postings on the company’s website, Skype is putting together a team that will build an infrastructure capable of…

Skype passes 25 million concurrent user milestone

  • Posted November 23, 2010, 2:26 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in The Web, Software
  • Yesterday, Skype reached a new milestone: 25 million people online users at the same time. In 2009, Skype's users conversed for 113 billion Skype-to-Skype minutes. For the first six months of this year, approximately 40 percent of these Skype-to-Skype minutes were video minutes.

Skype 5.0 gets Facebook integration, 10-way video chat

Skype 5.0 gets Facebook integration, 10-way video chat
  • Posted October 14, 2010, 12:34 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, The Web
  • Skype 5.0 is officially out of beta and -- as expected -- it deeply integrates with Facebook using the social network's Connect feature. An updated interface will let users see their Facebook News Feed, update their status, and like and…

Skype app for Android hacked to work over 3G

  • Posted October 7, 2010, 9:42 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Mobile Computing, Software
  • On Tuesday, Skype announced the long-awaited release of the Android version of its messaging software. On Thursday, it was cracked and ready to be used via 3G.

News around the web: Skype now available for Android

  • Posted October 5, 2010, 2:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in NATW, Mobile Computing
  • Skype now available for Android phones @ Skype October 4 (great news) @ CargoCollective Black Ops to support stereoscopic 3D @ BigDownload Why The PC Is Not Dead @ Forbes See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in TechSpot: Nokia to include Antivirus on Smart…

Facebook and Skype planning deep integration

  • Posted September 29, 2010, 10:54 AM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in The Web
  • Facebook is teaming up with Skype to deliver SMS and voice/video chat using Facebook Connect, according to a report by All Things Digital. The supposed announcement will reveal a major partnership between Facebook and Skype to deeply integrate the two…

Skype 5.0 beta 2 brings 10-way video calling

  • Posted September 3, 2010, 12:29 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software
  • Skype has announced the release of a new beta that updates its group video calling feature with support for up to ten simultaneous users -- up from five on the previous beta. The feature is being offered as a "free…

News around the web: Google and Skype face India ban

  • Posted August 31, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in NATW, Industry News
  • Google and Skype face India ban @ BBC News Photo Essay: 18 Places to Feel Dwarfed by Nature @ MatadorTrips NASA Tests Rocket Engine Formerly Known as Ares @ FoxNews U.S. oil dips on growth worry, set for monthly loss @ Reuters See more…

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