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Microsoft’s purchase of Skype approved by EU

Published on: 30th October, 2011

The $8.5 billion Microsoft purchase of Skype has been approved by the European Commission on October 7, 2011. Microsoft’s largest-ever buy was announced since May and received the blessing of the US Federal Trade Commission in June. The European Commission discovered that the two companies overlap in video communications and that there are no competition [...]

Microsoft deal to include Qik after Skype

Published on: 12th May, 2011

GeekWire has affirmed that the streaming mobile video company Qik would be included in Microsoft’s deal to buy Skype. Qik would be part of the $8.5 billion deal, after being acquired by Skype in January, for $121 million. The company was not discussed within initial plans but was likely to be included in the agreement. [...]

Skype, Spotify, Kik, Angry Birds and Layar for Windows Phone 7

Published on: 2nd May, 2011

During the MIX11 event organized by Microsoft, the company showed it had caught up in application development in a spectacular manner with a series of important Windows Phone 7 applications that are to be taken advantage of with the occasion of Mango, the fall 2011 update. The first unveiled was Skype, which will take advantage [...]

Ads arriving through Skype’s Windows application

Published on: 10th March, 2011

The VoIP and video calling service, Skype, has recently announced that it intends to bring, for the first time, advertising to its Windows program. The first markets to implement this are the US, the UK and Germany; early spots come from Groupon, Nokia, Universal Pictures or Visa. The companies will be advertising daily, while users [...]

Paid multi-party video calling launched by Skype

Published on: 15th January, 2011

Trying to hurry with adding video calling using 3G or Wi-Fi for devices with iOS, Skype recently announced the introduction of a paid service which would support multi-party video calling for both businesses and consumers. The new service is part of Skype’s Premium package that groups video calling and customer support for live chat at [...]

Skype calling support added to Blu-ray players at Panasonic

Published on: 15th January, 2011

Panasonic and Skype at CES announced they had teamed up to provide the former’s Blu-ray players with video calling capabilities from Skype. The functionality, no longer relegated only to the connected TV set of the company, is now available on 2011 VIERA CAST-capable Blu-ray disc players. The consumers do not need a Panasonic HDTV for [...]

Facebook and Skype will integrate voice chat and SMS

Published on: 5th October, 2010

Skype and Facebook will coordinate their two services in a symbiotic relationship, as sources told to AllThingsD. While Skype would soon be a Facebook Connect member, users of Facebook will be able to send SMS messages and also hold voice chats using the interface of Skype. The new functionality in Skype will also include video [...]

Skype over 3G could be allowed by Korea’s SK Telecom

Published on: 18th July, 2010

The largest cellphone provider in South Korea, SK Telecom, has recently announced that it would allow its clients to make Internet-based calls on its cellular network. This incorporates various services, for instance Skype when they are connected to SK’s 3G network. Such calls are currently limited by SK to Wi-Fi connections. SK, as well as [...]

Fring accuses Skype for blocking VoIP

Published on: 16th July, 2010

Fring has recently claimed Skype has had an anti-competitive behavior after having blocked its use for Skype chats. Everything happened after Fring had to stop Skype, for a limited time only, to accommodate loading from video chats on iPhone 4. Accusations formulated by the application developer were related to Skype not letting Fring to get [...]

Samsung brings Skype to its TVs

Published on: 1st March, 2010

In order to compete against LG and Panasonic Skype deals, Samsung has recently added Skype to its own TV sets. The software will be integrated into the LED7000 and the LED 8000, allowing video and audio calls through the Internet connection. Samsung recommends the Freetalk TV camera, as the company won’t benefit from a webcam [...]

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