Skype

Skype Is Killing Long Distance, One Minute at a Time

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:01:16 -0500

Full article: GigaOM
Om Malik
The Internet is a great deflator, squeezing out the middlemen and lowering prices. The shifting fortunes of Wall Street brokers and travel agents are good examples. However, the Internet's deflationary impact is on full display in the international long-distance market, where Skype has started to take away any and all growth from the phone companies.

Skype's Future Under Microsoft: Integration Everywhere?

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:01:47 -0400

Full article: Ars Technica
Jon Brodkin
Microsoft has big plans for Skype; we just don't know exactly what they are. But with Microsoft gaining both U.S. and European regulatory approval for its $8.5 billion acquisition, the merger is likely to be completed in the near future, letting Microsoft integrate Skype into various product lines.

EU Clears Microsoft's Skype Acquisition

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:11:15 -0400

Full article: Reuters
Microsoft secured EU approval to purchase Internet voice and video service Skype for $8.5 billion, its biggest ever acquisition.

Skype Launches Limited Platform for Third-Party Apps

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:06:48 -0400

Full article: Wired
Tim Carmody
Skype has launched an App Directory for third-party applications integrated with Skype's telephony service. It's not much to look at now besides a handful of natural use cases. But as Skype's footprint grows, the platform and the directory have real potential to grow with it.

Skype to Acquire Start-Up GroupMe

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:00:58 -0400

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Spencer E. Ante
Skype has agreed to acquire New York-based start-up GroupMe, a move that gets the Internet-calling giant into the increasingly crowded business of providing group-messaging services on smartphones.

Skype Finds Its Swagger

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:51:05 -0400

Full article: Skype
Austin Carr
In the past months, Skype's launched a massive upgrade on Android; a brand-spanking-new iPad app; unveiled a massive partnership with Facebook; and announced its acquisition to Microsoft for $8.5 billion. Is it enough to win against Google's and Apple's competitors?

Courtroom Skype Helps Reunite Mexican Family

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:17:12 -0400

Full article: Latin American Monitor
Nacha Cattan
A deported Mexican couple won back custody of their two US-born daughters in part thanks to testimony given over Skype, an apparent first in a U.S. custody case.

Microsoft Seeks Patent for Spy Tech for Skype

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:20:40 -0400

Full article: Computerworld
Jaikumar Vijayan
A technology called Legal Intercept that Microsoft hopes to patent would allow the company to secretly intercept, monitor and record Skype calls. And it's stoking privacy concerns.

House Allows Members to Skype

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:37:20 -0400

Full article: Politico
Kim Hart
House members and staff will now be allowed to use online video-chatting tools Skype and ooVoo, ending a prohibition that House Republicans have been on a yearlong crusade to reverse.

Comcast Bringing Skype Video Chat into the Living Room

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:00:19 -0400

Full article: GigaOM
Ryan Lawler
Comcast has partnered with Skype to bring its video chat service to subscriber living rooms. Comcast subscribers will be able to video chat with any other Skype user, whether those Skype friends are connected through PCs, mobile phones or tablets or connected TVs.