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Skype gets a new update.

11 January, 2013

The Outlook is good. Skype and Microsoft are building a closer relationship with the release of Skype 6.1, which adds Outlook features. Users can now get access to your Skype contacts' status, ...

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MSN retiring Messenger on March 15th

9 January, 2013

Gently "encouraging" users to migrate. MSN will be putting its Messenger service out to pasture on March 15th and users will have to use Skype to chat with their contacts instead. Microsoft informed ...

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Encrypt your Skype calls with silence

7 January, 2013

You say it best, when you say nothing at all. With news that agencies such as the FBI wanted to spy on communication on the internet, a team at Warsaw’s Institute of Telecommunications took it ...

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Microsoft shuts down MSN Messenger

7 November, 2012

Can it seemlessly transition users to Skype? Microsoft’s purchase of Skype sent the rumour mill in motion regarding what it would do with the service. The company was working on bridging the ...

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Logitech brings Skype to your TV

3 August, 2012

HD calling from your living room. Logitech and Skype have teamed up to release the TV Cam HD, a high-definition video conferencing camera that is compatible with any HDTV that offers HDMI input. The ...

Gossip

Niall Horan makes first move on singer Demi Lovato

17 June, 2012

One Direction star Niall Horan is in contact with his celebrity crush Demi Lovato — but is remaining tight-lipped about their “relationship”. Mullingar star Niall (18) and Demi ...

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Skype adding advertisements to calls

15 June, 2012

Ring ring...72% prefer our product over next leading brand. Skype is certainly going to get users talking after the announcement of what it likes to call Conversation Ads. These are ads that are ...

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Lumia 610 drops Skype support

24 May, 2012

Nokia concedes the handset isn't powerful enough. Nokia Lumia 610 users will no longer be able to download the Windows Phone version of Skype as the handset isn’t powerful enough to manage it. ...

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FBI wants to spy on the internet

24 May, 2012

Facebook, Skype and Twitter could be under observation. A week ago, the FBI requested backdoor access to the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Skype and Google+ to increase its observation capabilities. ...

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PlayStation Vita now supports Skype video calls

25 April, 2012

Just in case you weren't accessible enough already. As of today, Skype calling is available on PlayStation Vita devices with Wi-Fi or 3G. The application is available for free from the PlayStation ...

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Cisco questions Microsoft`s Skype takeover

17 February, 2012

Does this takeover impede competition? Cisco has announced that it is set to challenge Microsoft’s proposed takeover of Skype, which is worth approximately $8.5 billion. It has said that ...

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New Skype update released

3 February, 2012

More bells and whistles being added for online calling. Version 5.8 of Skype for Windows has been released with a number of updates and features including full HD video calling, group screen sharing ...

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Logitech and Skype manage 1080p video calling

5 January, 2012

Via Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920. If you find yourself constantly opening the bubby tunes of Skype to yammer away with some far flung friend or relative, you may be pleasantly surprised by ...

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Microsoft Completes Skype Purchase

17 October, 2011

Microsoft and Skype are now one . Thetech giant completed its acquisitionof the once-upstart, Internet-based communications companylast Friday. In a posting on The Official Microsoft Blog, Tony ...

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Skype for iPad Allows Full-Screen Chatting with Callers

3 August, 2011

Following in the footsteps of an Android app in June, Skype has finally released its iPad Relevant Products/Services app. That means more than 25 million iPad users can start launching Skype video ...

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Eight Skype Executives Leave as Microsoft Takes Over

21 June, 2011

As Microsoft takes over Skype, eight Skype executives, including the general manager and the head of human resources, are leaving. With the FTC's approval of the merger, Microsoft stood to gain by ...