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Microsoft May Integrate Skype with Lync

Microsoft's tactical strategy to link Skype and Lync together vividly implies that the company wants to widen the Office platform. Lync facilitates both audio and video conferencing while Skype on the other hand can be technically def [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Microsoft exec: Lync-Skype integration a 'compelling opportu...

Microsoft is looking at creating a bridge between Lync, its enterprise IM, voice and video communications product, and Skype as part of its broader initiative to extend the Office platform, a company executive said on Wednesday. Micros [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

How to make video Skype calls on HDTV with AirPlay Mirroring

Sometimes you want to make video calls between two groups of people, not just individual person-to-person calls. For such occasions, here are a few little tips that will make the experience of placing video calls on your iPhone 4S a much [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

Skype Connects Celentano, Kenyan Kids

Fourteen eighth-grade students from Celentano Museum Academy explored the other side of the world in a Skype conversation with students from Kenya on Tuesday morning. “It was a great experience for all of us,” said Juan Santia [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Skype Lands on Nokia Symbian Belle

Massively popular VoIP platform Skype has dished out a brand new variant of its mobile application for the Symbian Belle users. Prior to this, users of Nokia smartphones powered by the Symbian Belle OS had no way to run Skype on their dev [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Skype 5.8 for Windows released -- get it now!

Less than three months ago, a beta version of Skype was unveiled that boasted a number of new features. The latest update to the popular VoIP tool sees the software jumping straight to version 5.8, finalizing some of the features found in [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Skype for Windows Phone app to begin beta testing soon, rele...

Microsoft first revealed the Skype for Windows Phone app back in MIX 2011 last year, way before Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype. It had almost been a year without further news about the app, and finally during CES 2012 in [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2012 | Comments : 0

NASA sends science lesson directly to Ridgedale classroom

MARION -- A Ridgedale Junior High School science teacher got some help from NASA on Monday as she talked about the moon and satellites. Catherine Brennan, who teaches eighth-grade science, took advantage of a free program that lets s [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

Skype For Windows Phone Due First Half Of 2012 – Full Integr...

Paul Thurrott brings us plenty of good (and finally more) news of Skype coming to the Windows Phone, in any form. Via his SuperSite Blog, Thurrott gives us a little insight on why Skype on Windows Phone was never released by the end of 20 [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Skype Metro App for Windows 8 Coming Soon

Last year we saw a big acquisition with Microsoft capturing Skype for a hefty amount,Skype a popular VoIP Client for desktop computers has now been acquired by Microsoft.So it was only a matter of time for some latest development news for [...]

Posted On : Jan, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Radio Update: Skype sale, PayPal boost EBay

Alisa Parenti has the latest market and money news, including a better-than-expected earnings statement from EBay.

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Why Isn’t Skype On Windows Phone Yet?

Microsoft surprised the world last year when it dropped $US8.5 billion to buy Skype. Yet despite the deal being finalised in October, we’re still yet to see the VoIP application rear its pretty little head on Microsoft’s Windo [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Full Skype Integration Not Until Windows Phone 'Apollo?' (Wa...

Consumer Electronoics Show, Osterloh goes on to discuss the various other integrations between Microsoft and Skype currently on the horizon. Windows Phone's up first, followed by the future porting of Skype over to Windows 8, the Xbox [...]

Posted On : Jan, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Skype helps actors prepare

It's a buffet for theatre enthusiasts. And you won't go home hungry. Theatre Cambrian presents two weekends of dinner theatre productions featuring three plays bound to tickle many palates. The spotlight shines on three plays : No [...]