Group Video Calling On Skype Now Available With Latest Beta
Posted on September 3rd, 2010 | 0 CommentsSkype is without doubt one of the most lovely bits of VoIP software that help you connect with friends and family around the world. However until video calling was not possible when you had more than two users connecting to the chat. Consequently, group conferencing always had to be audio-only. Now, Skype has announced that [...]
Download Skype For Symbian – New Version Released
Posted on July 8th, 2010 | 0 CommentsSkype has released a new version of its mobile VoIP application for the aging Symbian OS platform. The new Skype v1.1 is compatible with most of the Symbian handsets (3rd edition and 5th edition devices). If you are a Symbian user, you may now access the application either at m.skype.com or download it from the [...]
Make Free Calls To Landlines In 30 Countries Using Skype
Posted on June 24th, 2010 | 0 CommentsSkype has come up with an interesting offer that will allow users to make free landline using its VoIP network to close to 30 countries. The offer is also spiced up with free mobile calls to certain countries in the list. However, this is not a long term deal. The offer is timed for the [...]
Skype Not Strategic Fit For eCommerce : eBay
Posted on June 12th, 2010 | 0 CommentsWhy did eBay buy and then sell Skype with just marginal profit? It has everything to do with incompatibility, says John Donahoe – the CEO of eBay. Justifying his company’s decision to sell Skype, Donahoe says that the VoIP service provider was not a useful tool for real time communication between buyers and sellers to [...]
Skype VoIP Over 3G On iPhone Announced
Posted on June 1st, 2010 | 0 CommentsThat took a long time coming, didn’t it? Skype has finally released their much awaited upgrade that will now enable iPhone users to make free VoIP calls over the 3G network. For a really long time, VoIP calls were available – only on the Wi-Fi network. This however comes as a surprise of sorts. Earlier [...]
Skype For TV Allows You To Make Video Calls From TV
Posted on May 19th, 2010 | 0 CommentsSkype for TV was announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in January this year. Following upon the announcement, the first television with support for Skype for TV is now being shipped by Panasonic. The new Panasonic HDTV will include support for Skype video calling that will allow users to make video calls to their friends [...]
Skype VoIP Over 3G Not To Come On iPhone?
Posted on February 22nd, 2010 | 0 CommentsLast week, Verizon signed a bizarre deal with Skype. According to the terms of the deal, Verizon will embed Skype’s click to call application by default on all Verizon powered smartphones. The company said this will give its users the ability to quickly make calls to anywhere in the world using Skype. Why is this [...]
Verizon To Partner With Skype On International Calling Service?
Posted on February 13th, 2010 | 0 CommentsVerizon has released a media statement announcing a joint news conference with Skype on the sidelines of the Mobile World Congress at Barcelona next week. There is not enough details provided on the specifics of the conference though indications are that it could be about a partnership on cheaper international calls. AT&T and Verizon have [...]
Acer Technology Helps Your Watch Television Via Instant Messenger Service
Posted on February 1st, 2010 | 0 CommentsAcer is working on a technology that will combine the real-time connectivity offered by instant messengers with Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) technology to build a system that will enable users watch the TV shows of their choice right from the comfort of their instant messengers. The technology, a patent for which was filed with the [...]