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Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online If you were wondering when you'd see the reason Microsoft acquired Skype, wait for the Windows 8 launch later this week. The VoIP provider will launch Skype for Windows 8, the company said this week. Skype promises the new app will deliver "an experience that is simpler, faster and easier to use," it says in Microsoft's news center. Skype for Windows 8 offers IM, audio and video calls, and also takes advantage of new features and...
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Skype has long been an easy and low cost way to stay connected with friends and colleagues far and wide from a computer or mobile device. And now the Skype app could be a way to share photos with iOS devices, a feature that has been present on the desktop version. On Tuesday, the Voice Over IP (VoIP) service announced that it had updated its iOS app with the ability to send photos of any size using an iPhone or iPad to another Skype...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online It’s always embarrassing when you inadvertently send a text message to the wrong person, especially if the text is of a personal nature. This has been happening for some Skype IM users lately, and according to Engadget, they’re working on a fix for the ‘Bug” which is affecting an undetermined amount of users. “We are aware that in rare circumstances IM's between two contacts could be sent to an unintended third contact....
Ad-Free Brosix Instant Messaging can be a great alternative for Skype users who dislike the new Conversation Ads. (PRWEB) July 11, 2012 Skype recently announced that they would be implementing new “Conversation Ads”, which will appear next to a user’s photo during a video chat conversation. Skype claims that these ads will be interesting topics that may naturally be weaved into the current conversation. Skype also claims that these ads will not appear if a user has a subscription or...
MONTREAL, June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Yuna Software, the company that develops, designs and markets Messenger Plus! for Skype and Windows Live(TM) Messenger, has released the milestone version of its Skype application. Highlights of Version 1.5 include the ability to stream movies and overlay images in video conversations viewable on all Skype-enabled devices including mobile phones and tablets. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120625/IN27685) "Messenger Plus!...
Individuals who are faithful users of Skype's phone service are now able to send faxes with the addition of a simple fax service. Sarasota, FL (PRWEB) June 24, 2012 Millions of people use Skype on a daily basis as a convenient and free way to communicate. Not only is it simple to use, it is versatile, meaning that people can use to their advantage in a variety of unique ways, whether for business or personal reasons. For those who have become hooked on the tool of internet faxing,...
SAN FRANCISCO, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Xoom Corporation, the fastest growing online money transfer company, today announced a partnership with Skype to offer Skype Credits to new Xoom customers. Customers who send their first money transfer with Xoom will be eligible to receive a $50 Skype Credit. With Skype Credit, customers can place international calls to mobiles and landlines in 170 countries, send text messages to their friends and families, get online at over a...
PALO ALTO, Calif., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Skype has launched the Connected Classroom Sweepstakes, offering schools throughout the world the chance to win a once in a lifetime Skype video call with well-known celebrities Steve Harvey, James Patterson, Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Jackie Collins and Tinsel Korey*. This sweepstakes, which lives on the Skype in the classroom Facebook page, encourages more teachers to experience the value of video calling within the classroom by...
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Skype announced today that Skype video calling is now available on PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita), expanding Skype video calling capabilities to a portable gaming device for the first time. PS Vita, which launched in early 2012, will offer video calling capabilities and voice calling on both the Wi-Fi and 3G models. PS Vita users can download the application for free from PlayStation®Store later today*. To view the multimedia assets...
Skype has released a version of their popular video-conferencing app for Windows Phone -- welcome news for users of Microsoft’s contender in the Smartphone Wars. Skype has been long-awaited on the Windows Phone platform ever since Microsoft bought the company for $8.5 billion nearly a year ago. Skype released a beta version of the app in February at the Mobile World Conference. In the time since its beta release, the app has gone through some improvements, including support for 18...
