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Why Skype might help, not hurt, Windows Phone and Nokia with...

There's been plenty of talk that Microsoft's purchase of Skype is hurting Windows Phone's acceptance with carriers because they view Skype as a threat to their business. Recently, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop was quoted as saying th [...]

Posted On : May, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

Skype for Windows Phone Omits Key Features

A year after it bought Skype, Microsoft released a version of the popular Internet calling service for Windows Phone devices that is half baked. Skype for Windows Phone shed its beta label this weekend, but even for enthusiastic users, th [...]

Posted On : Apr, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Skype app for Windows Phone released

Internet telephony provider Skype released its app for the Windows Phone operating system on Sunday on the Windows Phone Marketplace, a couple of months after releasing the beta version of the app. The app, available in 18 languages, b [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Skype Beta arrives on Nokia Lumia Windows Phone

One of the final major apps missing from the Windows Phone lineup - Skype - has arrived, bringing the king of internet messaging and calling to your Nokia Lumia device. Read on to find out more about this exciting application, and how to [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Skype App Comes To Windows Phone

Microsoft on Monday announced the availability of a beta version of a dedicated Skype VoIP calling app for its Windows Phone platform. A final, or "gold", version will be available in April, the company said. The Skype app can b [...]

Posted On : Feb, 28 2012 | Comments : 0

Cisco's Skype Appeal, Windows Phone Tango Marked Microsoft W...

Microsoft’s biggest event of the week could also prove troublesome in coming months. On Feb. 15, Cisco Systems announced that it will appeal the European Commission’s approval of Microsoft’s Skype acquisition. “ [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 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

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

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

Tango Down: Skype Alternative On Windows Phone Raises Some Q...

While we wait patiently for word that Skype for Windows Phone is finally ready, it's natural that we would also get distracted by mobile apps that are similar to, but not the same as, Skype. One such app, Tango, was released on Window [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 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 [...]