LONDON and PALO ALTO, CA, Nov. 8, 2012 — Skype today launched to the public Skype in the workspace (SITW), a new online platform for small businesses to instantly connect with potential customers, partners and suppliers across the globe. The…

LONDON and PALO ALTO, CA, Nov. 8, 2012 — Skype today launched to the public Skype in the workspace (SITW), a new online platform for small businesses to instantly connect with potential customers, partners and suppliers across the globe. The…
Which cliché applies to free VoIP services? “There are no free lunches,” or “the best things in life are free?” Like most things, your perspective will define the answer. Some argue there are a number of costs for free VoIP…
One of the benefits to consumers of competition between cable, telcoTV, and DBS is innovation. All of these telecompetitors are looking to integrate new products into their TV and broadband experience that they hope will provide some sense of differentiation…
NEW ORLEANS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–T-Mobile® USA, Inc. today announced it has surpassed 1 million users of Bobsled® by T-Mobile, marking a key milestone in the growth of its universal IP communication service. Launched in April 2011, Bobsled Calling has enabled users to…
MIDDLETOWN, R.I., Dec. 15, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Towerstream Corporation (Nasdaq:TWER), a leading 4G service provider and Wi-Fi network operator, and Skype have partnered together to include Towerstream’s state-of-the-art Manhattan Wi-Fi network within the Skype WiFi hotspot footprint. Skype WiFi…
The Skype and Facebook platforms are becoming more tightly integrated. Today, Skype’s Rick Osterloh announced the launch of Skype 5.4 Beta for Mac and Skype 5.7 Beta for Windows, which allow users to make Facebook-to-Facebook calls from within Skype. This…
You might think that running Skype is running Skype, meaning that using the pioneering audio-video Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) service is the same whether you run it on a computer, smartphone, tablet or other device, or whether you run it on a…
It’s official. Microsoft and Skype have concluded “negotiations of the definitive agreement” according to which Skype will now be a business division of Microsoft. The transaction is valued at $8.5 billion. Announced in May and subsequently approved by the boards…
Skype’s roots are in peer-to-peer VoIP calling. They have since branched out into a variety of other products including video chat and increasingly, business unified communications. It’s newest product, FREETALK Connect Me, takes it back to its VoIP roots. Most…
Skype continues its multi-platform quest to enable its communications experience anywhere, anytime with the news skype is now available for the iPad. Skype users can now complete video calls, instant messaging, skype calling (requires skype credit), and SMS texting on…
Skype CEO Tony Bates confirmed plans for a video calling offering integrated with Facebook at a Facebook event yesterday, reports Tech Crunch. In a blog post, Facebook exec Philip Su also confirmed the deal. “A few months ago, we started…
Skype’s released Skype for Android 2.0, an upgraded version of its Skype for Android app, following through on the company’s stated intention of bringing Skype to as many platforms as it can. “We are committed to bring Skype Video Calling…
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