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It's Too Soon to Hang Up on Skype

Now that Microsoft has completed its $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype, one question has to be asked: Is now the time to hang up on the pioneering peer-to-peer VoIP service, which was claiming 124 million connected users a month in mid-20 [...]

Posted On : Oct, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Skype lets hackers track your BitTorrent downloads

Scientists have devised a stealthy and low-cost way to track the internet protocol addresses of tens of thousands of Skype users, and link the information to their online activities such as the sharing of specific files over BitTorrent. [...]

Posted On : Oct, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Skype workshop in Glendive

Skype workshop in Glendive. 6-8 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, Oct. 19-20. In Dawson Community College Room 149. $20. Call MaryAnn Vester at 406-377-9409 for more information. Come see why more then 600 million users are using Skype to communic [...]

Posted On : Oct, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Skype founders new project is Vdio

Online video steaming services are going through something akin to growing pains right now: Hulu’s sale was thwarted by lower prices than the company could accept, Netflix has been fumbling ever since it mumbled the phrase “Qw [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Cattle exports, Skype sex make Walkley cut

The Four Corners documentary, "A Bloody Business", caused such an outcry that cattle exports to Indonesia were banned for a month, just a week after graphic images of slaughter were shown. Sarah Ferguson's story, which ai [...]

Posted On : Oct, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Microsoft's Skype Deal, Windows Phone Trash Talk Marked Week

Microsoft’s week proved fairly momentous in the acquisitions department: The company announced the finalization of its $8.5 billion Skype purchase, transforming the formerly independent communications entity into a business division [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

What Completed Skype-Microsoft Deal Could Mean for Consumers

Microsoft announced today that it has mostly wrapped up its acquisition of the Internet communications company Skype. The $8.5 billion deal has received approval from the major regulators, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Europea [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Microsoft Closes $8.5 Billion Skype Deal

Microsoft said late on Thursday that it has completed its deal to acquire internet calling leader Skype for $8.5 billion. With the closing of the deal, which was announced back in May, Skype will become a new business unit within Microsof [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

O2 To Test Skype-Style VoIP Service

Mobile operator O2 has announced plans to test a new voice-over-IP (VoIP) service called O2 Connect, which, like Skype, allows smartphone users to make calls over Wi-Fi networks. O2 Connect will be the first launch from Telefóni [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Microsoft's $8.5 Billion Skype Buy Gets EU Nod

The European Commission has approved Microsoft's plan to acquire Skype, saying it believes the deal would not restrict competition for Internet-based communications products because consumers and businesses have plenty of options to c [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Skype's the limit for more remote parishes

The Leap Ahead Program, which is being trialled by the Adelaide Archdiocese, lets isolated parishes reach out to youth through technology such as Skype. The trial is helping a number of the state's southern parishes - including Vic [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Microsoft Set to Get Approval for Skype Deal

Microsoft is set to get the approval from Brussels for the acquisition of the online phone service Skype. This highlights the improvement of the company’s relation with European antitrust authorities. Joaquin Almunia, EU competition [...]

Posted On : Oct, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Microsoft to win approval for Skype deal

Microsoft is set to win Brussels approval for its planned $8.5bn (€5.9bn) acquisition of online telephone service Skype, highlighting the turnround in its long-strained relations with European competition authorities. Joaquí [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Microsoft-Skype: What the Acquisition Means for Microsoft's ...

As Microsoft gets closer to closing its $8.5 billion acquisition of telecommunications service provider Skype, the largest deal in the company's history, the impact promises to be far-reaching. The acquisition of Skype could enhanc [...]