Archive for the 'Skype' Category
Skype today announced the release of Skype for Android™, a client for mobile handsets, built for smartphones running Android OS version 2.1 or above. With this latest release, the majority of smart phone users globally will now be able to experience the benefits of Skype on the move using either a WiFi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G) 1. Skype for Android is downloadable for free from the Android Market or consumers can visit www.skype.com/m to find out more details about how to get the application.
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Posted on 5th October 2010
Under: Skype |
Skype and Nokia today jointly announced the release of Skype for Symbian, a Skype client for Nokia smartphones based on the Symbian platform, the world’s most popular smartphone platform. Skype for Symbian will allow Nokia smartphone users worldwide to use Skype on the move, over either a WiFi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G). It is now downloadable for free from the Ovi Store, Nokia’s one-stop shop for mobile content.
Skype for Symbian enables Nokia smartphone users to:
* Make free Skype-to-Skype calls to other Skype users anywhere in the world*
* Save money on calls and texts ...
Posted on 6th March 2010
Under: Nokia, Skype, Smartphone, Symbian, WiFi |
"Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. wireless carrier, will include Skype Technologies SA’s Internet- calling software on phones to stave off competition from AT&T Inc., according to two people familiar with the matter."
Posted on 16th February 2010
Under: 3G, AT&T, Internet, Skype, Verizon |
"Skype's founders have asked a U.S. federal court to prevent Index Ventures and one of its partners from further participating in the proposed $1.9 billion acquisition of the Web phone service, according to a court filing on Wednesday."
Posted on 15th October 2009
Under: Internet, Skype |
"The Swiss creator of a Skype Trojan that can intercept calls made using the VoIP program has released the Trojan's source code online in an attempt to allow for its widespread detection."
Posted on 31st August 2009
Under: Skype, VoIP |
Today INQ Mobile took the next step in its mission to bring easy-to-use mobile internet to the mass market with the launch of two new 3G Social Mobiles complete with internet-based Twitter and media sync capabilities.
The new phones offer high-spec functionality without the hefty price tag - shaking up the market by giving operators a unique proposition - a 3G social mobile with the speed, usability and suite of applications capable of driving data usage in the mass market.
The INQ Chat 3G is the company's first qwerty-style phone, while the compact INQ Mini 3G expands the ...
Posted on 5th August 2009
Under: 3G, Google, Internet, SMS, Skype, Windows Mobile, Yahoo |
"A price valuation of $2 billion would be low for Skype, the chief executive of parent eBay Inc said on Wednesday."
Posted on 7th May 2009
Under: Skype |
"Britain's smallest mobile network operator 3, owned by Hutchison Whampoa, is extending its offer of unlimited free voice calls and instant messages using Web telephone service Skype."
Posted on 24th April 2009
Under: Internet, Skype |
"EBay Inc plans to spin off its Skype unit, acknowledging that the Web telephone service does not fit with the rest of the company, in an indictment of former CEO Meg Whitman's acquisition strategy."
"EBay, whose shares rose 3 percent in after-hours trade, said on Tuesday it was planning an initial public offering for Skype by the first half of 2010, a move widely seen as putting a 'for sale' sign on the unit to fetch potential buyers."
Posted on 15th April 2009
Under: Internet, Skype |
"Carriers on both sides of the Atlantic have reacted predictably to the roll-out of Skype's iPhone application last week, fearing that the service will eat into their already declining voice revenues. In the US, iPhone distributor AT&T has restricted its use over Wi-Fi networks while in Germany, the gadget's exclusive carrier partner has said it has banned its use."
Posted on 7th April 2009
Under: AT&T, Skype, WiFi, Wireless |
International CTIA WIRELESS 2009® opened today with 1000 exhibitors showcasing the latest innovations in wireless devices and applications. Highlights at the outset included a new iPhone application from Skype, the launch of the Blackberry App World Store, new Samsung devices for the Sprint, AT&T and Clearwire networks; and new devices from Nokia, Motorola and LG. The show runs through Friday, April 3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
On the keynote stage this morning, Robert Dotson CEO of T-Mobile, Ivan Seidenberg CEO of Verizon Communications and Mike Lazaridis, president and co-CEO of Research In Motion discussed the ...
Posted on 2nd April 2009
Under: AT&T, Apple, BlackBerry, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Skype, Sprint, T-Mobile, Wireless |
"Skype, the Internet telephone unit of eBay Inc, is planning to launch its service for iPhone users on Tuesday and for BlackBerry in May as part of its effort to expand beyond desktop computers."
Posted on 30th March 2009
Under: Apple, BlackBerry, Internet, Skype |
Skype announced the release of a lite version of Skype™, a ‘thin’ client for Skype that can be downloaded on Android-powered devices, as well as more than 100 other Java-enabled mobile phones.
This launch builds on successful public testing last year and the incorporation of user feedback to an earlier beta version which was only available on a limited number of mobile devices. The updated beta now makes Skype software broadly available to millions of mobile users worldwide, including for the first time, mobile users in the U.S. The lite version delivers core Skype capabilities including:
* Make ...
Posted on 12th January 2009
Under: Browser, Internet, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Skype, Sony Ericsson, T-Mobile, WiFi |
3G Operator 3 UK will launch a new social mobile phone made by INQ Mobile called the INQ1.
It will feature software that lets users access social networking websites and maintain their profiles a lot more easier than a convential mobile phone.
The phone is aimed firmly at young persons and will target the 120 million Facebook users which have registered for the service around the globe.
It will be launched on Thursday 13th November and will be available to buy in the first week of December. Although, primarily aimed for interface with Facebook it will also work with ...
Posted on 10th November 2008
Under: 3G, Browser, Skype, Windows Mobile |
Communicating between Chinese, Spanish and English just got a whole lot easier with today's launch of a multilingual chat service for Skype, called Moka Chat. Moka, the leading provider of mobile language translation and communication services, today announced the release of its language translation technology for Skype, which gives Skype users the ability to chat in English, Spanish or Chinese with other Skype users.
With over 2 billion people in the world identifying English, Chinese or Spanish as their first language, Moka is leading the way to provide mobile language translation and learning solutions in support of ...
Posted on 10th November 2008
Under: Nokia, SMS, Skype |
iSkoot, a leading provider of Web communication services made for mobile phones, today announced that its mobile application, iSkoot for Skype, is launching in the Android Market, Google's new mobile application store. iSkoot for Skype is the first VoIP solution available in Google's Android Market.iSkoot for Skype makes it easy and affordable for people to keep in touch with friends, family and contacts with an always-on-the-go lifestyle. iSkoot for Skype leverages the voice-optimized circuit-switched wireless networks of mobile carriers, allowing for full operation even without access to WiFi or 3G networks and ensuring the ...
Posted on 23rd October 2008
Under: BlackBerry, Google, Skype, T-Mobile, Windows Mobile |
On2 Technologies, Inc., a leader in video compression solutions, today unveiled plans for Mobile World Congress being held in Barcelona, February 11 - 14 2008. Following its recent acquisition of Hantro Products Oy, a leading mobile video company, On2 will present a complete portfolio of video technologies that enhance the web video experience and bring it to the palm of your hand.Consistently at the forefront of web video technologies, On2's TrueMotion codecs deliver Internet based video content through applications and services provided by companies such as: Adobe, Skype, AOL and ...
Posted on 28th January 2008
Under: Adobe, Internet, Skype, Wireless |
At the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show, Skype announced support for a wide variety of new wireless devices and accessories.Skype has worked closely with a number of its hardware and software partners to bring Skype functionality to an increasing number of mobile products that use a variety of wireless network connections to access the internet. This includes offering mobile support for Skype's free instant messaging and voice calling among the more than 246 million registered Skype users, as well as its premium features, such as SkypeOut (cheap calls from Skype to traditional landlines or mobile phones ...
Posted on 11th January 2008
Under: Skype |
Skype, the global Internet communications company and 3, the mobile operator, have launched a new affordable handset that lets you make free Skype to Skype calls and send free Skype instant messages from your mobile phone to other Skype users no matter where they are.The 3 Skypephone is a fully-featured 3G Internet phone with Skype built-in. In addition to Skype calls the phone makes conventional calls and can be used to access 3's broad range of other internet services.
3 customers using the 3 Skypephone will be able to make Skype calls and send instant messages on the move with ...
Posted on 30th October 2007
Under: Skype |
"On Thursday, 16th August 2007, the Skype peer-to-peer network became unstable and suffered a critical disruption. The disruption was triggered by a massive restart of our users' computers across the globe within a very short timeframe as they re-booted after receiving a routine set of patches through Windows Update.The high number of restarts affected Skype's network resources. This caused a flood of log-in requests, which, combined with the lack of peer-to-peer network resources, prompted a chain reaction that had a critical impact.
Normally Skype's peer-to-peer network has an inbuilt ability to self-heal, however, this event revealed a ...
Posted on 21st August 2007
Under: Microsoft, Skype |
