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Skype: Voice trumps Facebook, Twitter, SMS

A new Skype ad campaign touts the benefits of voice and video calling. Continue reading

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Microsoft sees Skype linking all its products, CFO says

Microsoft will aggressively and broadly integrate Skype across its product portfolio, the company’s CFO says. Continue reading

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Cisco to appeal Microsoft-Skype deal in European court

Cisco will appeal the European Commission’s approval of Microsoft’s US$8.5 billion Skype acquisition, saying the agency should demand that the companies make service more interoperable with other platforms. Continue reading

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Review: TelyHD brings Skype to your HDTV

Tely’s new videoconferencing system packs a high-def camera and Skype support into a cylinder that perches on top of your TV, enabling family-friendly, PC-free video conferencing on a big screen. Continue reading

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Skype offers free Wi-Fi at select US airports

For a limited time, popular Internet calling service Skype will offer free Wi-Fi service at 50 major airports. Continue reading

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Skype flaw reveals users’ location, file-downloading habits

Researchers have found a flaw in Skype, the popular Voice-over-Internet-Protocol service which allows users to make video phone calls and internet chat with their computers. The vulnerability can expose your location, identity and the content you’re downloading. Microsoft, which owns Skype, says they are working on the problem. Continue reading

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New Skype beta supports Facebook video calls

A new Skype beta allows Facebook to Facebook video calls. Continue reading

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Microsoft closes Skype acquisition

Microsoft said Friday that it has closed its $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype, the Internet telephony provider in Luxembourg. The deal was first announced in May Continue reading

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Make a great podcast using Skype, GarageBand

Jason Snell has been going podcast wild the last year. Here are a bunch of tips based on what he’s learned. Continue reading

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Skype acquiring startup GroupMe for group text messaging

Internet calling company Skype said Sunday that it will acquire GroupMe, a startup that offers a free group text messaging app. Continue reading

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