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Razer launches standalone 'Comms' platform with in-game overlay
- Razer has rolled out a public beta for their new all-in-one communications solution for gamers, dubbed Razer Comms. The new service combines a VoIP client, instant messaging and IRC-chat features to offer gamers all over the world a way of…
Facebook enables free voice calling for Android users in the US
- Facebook has rolled out an update to its Messenger app for Android that will allow users of the social network to start free voice and video calls with friends over a Wi-Fi or data connection. The free calling service launched…
Skype is now handling 2 billion minutes of connections daily
- Skype is celebrating a significant milestone this week with news that its users are now spending more than 2 billion minutes every day connecting with each other. The company announced the achievement on its official blog while also sharing the…
Skype calls purportedly being tapped, Skype-based malware spreads
- In terms of security, privacy and trust, it looks like 2013 is shaping up to be a tough year for Skype. The latest ding against the Microsoft-owned company comes from Reporters Without Borders' online censorship project leader Grégoire Pouget, who…
Facebook launches free voice calling for iPhone users in the US
- Facebook has begun rolling out an update to its Messenger app for iPhone that will allow users of the social network to start free voice calls with friends over a Wi-Fi or data connection. For now the new feature is…
FTC offers $50,000 prize to stop illegal robocalls
- The Federal Trade Commission is calling upon the private sector to solve a modern-day plight: reliably detecting and eliminating robocalls to both landlines and cell phones. The FTC is offering a cool $50,000 prize to the person or company who…
Imo adds free VoIP calling to iOS instant messaging app
- Imo is already known for their instant messaging aggregator that combines 11 of the most popular services into one. The app even supports free VoIP calling for Android users but now the company is introducing the same calling feature for…
Skype bug sending contents of messages to unintended recipients
- Skype has confirmed a bug in its software client, possibly introduced as part of an update last month, is causing the popular chat and video calling service to send the contents of instant messages between users to other unintended recipients…
Weekend Open Forum: Do you still have a landline at home?
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You might've laughed at that question as recent as a decade ago, but between expanding cellular coverage and affordable VoIP services, conventional landlines are increasingly redundant. I haven't had a wired phone in five years or so and I only know a few people who do...
Microsoft working on HTML5 version of Skype for browsers
- Microsoft is reportedly working to bring Skype's voice calling functionality to browsers without the need for a standalone client app. This is according to at least four job ads posted by the company describing a "Skype for Browsers" project and…
Republic Wireless will invite more beta users this summer
- Several months after shipping handsets to its first batch of beta testers, Republic Wireless has announced that it will invite a second wave of users sometime this summer. The cellular startup reports that its initial program is "going very well"…
Microsoft finalizes $8.5 billion Skype deal
- Microsoft has formally closed its $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype today, giving the software giant a major foothold in the growing market for Internet telephony services. Starting today Skype will become a new business unit within Microsoft, with Skype CEO…
Gmail calling now in 38 languages, lowered rates
- Google has started offering Gmail calling outside the US in 38 new languages. You can now buy calling credit in your choice of four currencies (Euros, British pounds, Canadian dollars, or US dollars). Furthermore, there are no connection fees: you…
Microsoft confirmed to buy Skype for $8.5 billion
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Microsoft is reported to have closed an $8.5 billion all-cash deal for the Internet voice and video calling service Skype. The Wall Street Journal says to have confirmed the news after GigaOm first reported it yesterday, and Redmond just made it official in an announcement this morning.
Skype To Go: VoIP for all mobile and landline phones
- Skype has launched Skype To Go, a service that lets users make voice calls over the Internet (VoIP) from any mobile or landline phone. In other words, you no longer need an Internet connection nor a 3G connection to make…
Rumor: Facebook developing VoIP calls à la Skype
- A few Facebook users have started seeing a Call button randomly show up when they visit their friends' profiles. The new button doesn't seem to do anything, but it's not too big of a stretch to guess that Facebook wants…
Google testing VoIP phone calls feature from Gmail [Updated]
- Update: That was fast. Google has confirmed the feature will begin rolling out in the U.S. immediately. Besides being able to make free calls within the U.S. and Canada, or paid for other countries, you'll be able to receive calls.…
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