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Skype Really Gets Around, Spreads Its Seed To Vita

Phil Villarreal — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:00:24 +0000

Like Netflix, Skype is a dirty tramp of the app world. Not long after we spotted it over in the corner hitting on the Xbox, now it’s gone and jumped the bones of our PlayStation Vitas. And it’s already gotten up on just about every smartphone and tablet known to man.

Soldier in Afghanistan Witnesses Son's Birth Via Skype

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:05:23 +0000

Technology is awesome. And not just because it helps us play Words With Friends on our phone when we’re bored at work. It also allowed Specialist Brock Howland to witness the birth of his son. Howland is stationed in Afghanistan, and his pregnant wife Wendy is back home in Kalmazoo, MI. But thanks to the video messaging service Skype, [...]

Video Chat: Saves Money and Brings People Together

Virtual Vicky — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:36:58 +0000

Did you love spending time with your family or friends from out of town over the holidays? Do you wish you could do that more often? I know that’s how I feel, but it costs way too much to travel back and forth several times a year. I feel like we miss so much in [...]

Today Facebook Launches Video Calls, Powered by Skype

Mark Richards — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:19:46 +0000

This morning you heard Jim & I talking about video chatting on Facebook. I brought up that in the past you needed a Skype account, they need an account, the computer must be near by and with a camera. Now, Facebook through a partnership with Skype, is rolling out integrated video calling to the public beginning today.

Microsoft Buys Skype for $8.5 Billion – Tech Tuesday

Eric Meier — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:44:57 +0000

Microsoft is set to shell out big bucks - a whopping $8.5 billion - to buy Skype Global, the NY Times is reporting.

According to the report, the deal will allow Microsoft to leverage Skype, which last year had 207 billion minutes of voice and video conversations, on platforms including Xbox 360, Kinect and Outlook.

"Skype is a phenomenal service that is loved by millions of people around the world. Together we will create the future of real-time communications so people can easily stay connected to family, friends, clients and colleagues anywhere in the world," Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, said Tuesday in a statement.

You May Now Skype The Bride

Dave Wheeler — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:42:57 +0000

A California couple tied the knot via video conferencing. Isn’t technology great! Why would one use this for a wedding? The bride was 27 year old Helen Oh. She was in church while the groom, Samuel Kim, was in the hospital with a lung infection. They exchanged vows according to Reuters over Skype, with Oh’s [...]