Skype Apparently Sold - So Much for "Shutdown"
Blog The news is overflowing with stories about eBay selling a majority of Skype. So, which do you think is the case - did eBay find someone else who is foolish enough to pay for a company without getting the core technology its product is built on?
[September 2, 2009, 9:29]
Skype GSM/Wi-Fi phones 'due this year'
News Dual-mode phones designed around Skype will probably hit the market by the end of the year, a senior representative of the company has revealed. Speaking to ZDNet UK on Friday, Skype's UK manager Alistair Shrimpton said the Internet telephony giant...
[July 21, 2006, 14:35]
Skype releases beta for Mac OS X
News Skype has released a beta version of its latest client for Mac OS X users. However, much of the functionality in the new Mac beta involves the sort of features that Skype's Windows users have enjoyed for some time, such as menu-selectable dialling...
[July 26, 2006, 16:45]
Skype fixes Windows-based client flaw
News Peer-to-peer phone company Skype has updated its Internet telephony software, patching a critical flaw in its client for Microsoft Windows-based systems. The update is available from Skype's Web site.
[November 16, 2004, 8:15]
Skype
Downloads Skype is software that enables you to make free calls anywhere in the world. Skype uses P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect you with other users. It offers several features, including SkypeOut calling from Skype to regular and mobile phones...
[September 6, 2009, 19:48]
Skype: Do you get what you pay for?
Talkback My current experience of Skype is very satisfactory, I can call musicians continent to continent and play "live" music to then and exchange musical ideas online - realtime - have not managed to "rehearse" online bacause of latency which isn´t too...
[April 5, 2005, 20:14]
Skype certifies McAfee
News Skype said on Thursday it has certified McAfee Internet Security Suite 2006, McAfee VirusScan 2006 and McAfee Personal Firewall 2006. As part of the deal, McAfee Internet Security Suite 2006 packages will get a Skype certification seal.
[August 4, 2006, 9:30]
Skype certifies McAfee
Talkback Skype certifying McAfee is like me certifying NOD 32. McAfee is shit, it is secondly only to Norton in the world of shitness, the sooner these two abominations of products go under the better for the world of AntiVirus vendors around the world.
[August 16, 2006, 11:35]
Skype to offer free texts
Talkback A few of my friends have been using Skype and S/Out for a while now. Everytime a low-cost communications alternative to BT arrives, I always wonder how much of the charges that I pay for BT actually is for the call
[April 6, 2005, 23:26]
Skype heads for the business VoIP market
News Skype plans to offer a business telephone service for "individuals and workgroups, not CIOs" that the free Internet phone service provider believes will shake up another major telephone market. Winning over business will not be an easy task, Skype...
[October 7, 2004, 11:40]
Skype launch flawed by reset bug
News Peer-to-peer Internet telephony company Skype has launched SkypeOut, the gateway that links its PC software to the international phone system. Skype users cannot at present receive calls from phones; however, calls between Skype users remain free.
[July 29, 2004, 16:30]
Skype: Do you get what you pay for?
Talkback Kat James, Skype’s spokeswoman is probably quite right that they have a have a huge number of satisfied customers. I am still optimistic that the credit will come through, as until today I’ve had no problems with Skype.
[January 30, 2006, 20:30]
Skype broadens its calling scope
News Skype, a maker of Net telephony software, on Friday announced four partnerships that will help the company enter the service arena with a calling plan that offers per-minute pricing. Until now, privately held Skype has only distributed software...
[July 26, 2004, 11:40]
Skype Call Transfer Example
Downloads This example program allows you to transfer Skype to Skype calls to other Skype Users as well as telephone numbers. This means you now can use Skype internally in your business and transfer calls to different departments of your company, and at no...
[June 8, 2009, 15:28]
Skype for Windows Mobile
Downloads Skype for Pocket PC is free and simple software that enables you to make free calls anywhere in the world with your handheld. Created by the people who brought you Kazaa, Skype uses innovative P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect you with other...
[June 29, 2009, 23:04]
IM+ Push for Twitter, Skype, Facebook, MSN...
Downloads Twitter, Skype Chat, Facebook, Google Talk and Yahoo and MSN and AOL and ICQ and MySpace and Jabber and Geo-location and send Photo, Voice and Location The widest support of IM networks including Twitter and Skype chat
[September 2, 2009, 17:32]
Skype Plugin
Downloads The Skype Plugin allows you to see your Skype credit, view & call your favorite Skype users, call your favorite Skype Out friends/colleagues, and quick dial everyone else. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
[September 12, 2007, 10:14]
Skype Widget
Downloads The Skype widget lets you dial calls, look up country codes and check calling rates. Widgets are mini applications that let you perform common tasks and provide you with fast access to information.
[September 8, 2005, 8:00]
Skype's Abysmal Service - An Independent Review
Blog Comment It's a relief to see that people are talking about how pants Skype is -- I gave up on it after trying it for three months. Skype's call quality is like a window on telephony history -- you can use it to teach youngsters what calls to Thailand were...
[July 17, 2008, 18:44]
Skype is a case of corporate panic buying
Talkback When Ebay bought Skype there was such a buzz around it they thought they'd scored a big one, since then ebay has done very little to improve the service. Could it be that maybe Ebay wasn't the right partner for Skype?
[November 26, 2007, 23:03]



