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Confirmed: Microsoft is Buying Skype for $8.5 Billion

Last week, it was Google and Facebook who were said to be purchasing Skype. Today, Microsoft has announced that actually? They’re the ones snapping up the VoIP company. The confirmed price is $8.5 billion; considerably more than what eBay bought Skype for back in 2005. So what is Microsoft getting out of the deal? Not…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 10

Microsoft’s Trying to Buy Skype

At $8.5 billion (or $7-$8 billion), it’d be Microsoft’s hugest acquisition ever. Supposedly, the deal’s going to be announced tomorrow. I can think of 100 reasons this could work, and like 101 reasons it’s a terrible idea. [Dealbook, WSJ, Boomtown]

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 10

Rumor: Both Facebook and Google Vying to Buy Skype?

Skype’s doing well for itself if they sold themselves in 2005 to eBay for $2.6bn, which then sold 65 per cent of it off for $1.9bn. Now, both Facebook and Google are rumored to be eyeing up Skype separately, according to Reuters. I can understand why Facebook might want a stab at Skype—after all, they’ve…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 5

Logitech’s TV Cam Lets You Skype Through Panasonic TVs

Basically, Logitech’s grabbed their 720p webcam and made it mountable and compatible with TVs—well, Panasonic’s 2011 model of Viera Connected TV that supports Skype. On sale this month, it’ll cost $150. [Logitech]

Television Kat Hannaford May 3

Skype’s Android App Now Does VoIP Calling Over 3G

A small bit rather significant update has been pushed to the Skype Android app, allowing VoIP calls to be made over 3G, rather than just Wi-Fi. This won’t affect Verizon customers, who already had usage of the app over 3G. [Android Community]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 20

JaJah for Android Calls Your Facebook Friends for Free

JaJah is an app for Android (and soon to be iPhone) that lets users make free phone calls to Facebook friends without punching in their phone number. It’s neat! The people you call don’t even have to have a JaJah account. All you do is select them in the JaJah app and they’ll be pinged…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 13

Windows’ Skype Now Has Better Video Call Quality to Cellphones

Windows users, suffer no longer: Skype 5.3 brings along several bugs-fixes, but more importantly far-better video-chat quality when calling people on phones (or tablets). [Nexus404 via UberGizmo]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 8

Qik’s $3 iPhone App Does Video Calling, Editing and Sharing

Skype owns Qik now, but that hasn’t stopped them from coming out with an iOS app to rival Skype’s own. I guess if the family takes on FaceTime together, all the better for Skype. Anyway, Qik’s Video Connect Plus app lets you video-chat over 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi, plus record video mail. Other cool features…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Mar 15

Skype Video Chat Coming to Facebook?

You can already voice-chat with your Facebook pals using Skype, so isn’t it fair that you get to see their lovely faces too? A snippet of Skype code discovered in Facebook last year suggested it was on the way, but we’re as yet to see anything materialize. According to Bloomberg, the two companies are back…

Social Media Kat Hannaford Mar 7

Super-Geek Builds DIY Chatbot to Speak to His Fiancée

Johnny Chung Lee has hacked the Wiimote, helped Microsoft develop Kinect and recently started working at Google. This last career move meant moving away from his fiancée, so he did what any self-respecting geek would do: he built a video chat robot. Click to viewLee’s robot is effectively Skype on wheels: a dedicated netbook mounted…

Tech News Jacob Aron Feb 11

Skype Mac Video Group Chat Now a Ripoff at $5 Per Day

The best part of the recent Skype beta was its battle royale video chatting. But the beta label is gone—and now the (free) fun is too. Group chat will now cost $4.99 per day, or $8.99 a month. https://gizmodo.com/skype-5-0-windows-beta-has-10-way-video-calling-5628892 This sucks, and seems like a terrific way to discourage use of what was hitherto one…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jan 27

The Best of Sony’s New TVs Is the XBR-HX929

Sony’s TV lineup runs deep—as usual. Twenty seven new sets! But the star is the XBR-HX929, a 3d-capable LCD with local dimming backlights, and many internet streaming services. It can even name tunes in movies using gracenote. https://gizmodo.com/video-justify-your-huge-confusing-gadget-lineup-sony-5445786 The set’s localized dimming—their top of the line set with the feature—uses an array of individually controlled…

Tech News Brian Lam Jan 5

China Effectively Bans Skype and Other Non State-Owned VoIP Services

China just made all VoIP services on networks besides the state-run China Telecom and China Unicom illegal, effectively banning the use of Skype and other popular VoIP services in the country. Though the details on the proclamation are still hazy, the People’s Daily reports that China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology deemed all VoIP…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Dec 30

Skype iPhone App Now Allows Video Calls

Yes-oh-yes! The Skype iPhone app now finally offers video calling—over Wi-Fi and 3G. You can now make calls to and from various iOS devices as well as desktops. The updated version of the app is available in the iTunes store now. [iTunes]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Dec 30

Skype’s Giving Up to 30 Minutes Free Talk Time To Those Affected By the Outage

Skype went down last week! It was a harrowing 24 hours for VoIPers forced to scramble for a landline, and to make up for the trauma the company’s apparently offering credit vouchers worth around 30 minutes of talk time in some parts of the world. Apparently Consumerist reader Marti received the following message from Skype’s…

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 29

Oh Please Let Skype Bring Out a Mobile Video Chat App

If you wander over to this URL, you’ll see Skype has a “what’s next?” campaign running, with random outdoorsy videos playing underneath “I wish I could share moments like these.” Is Skype launching a video-chat app soon? [Skype via @Skype]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 29

12 Retro Video Phone Concepts

If you thought Skype was a new idea, you need to catch up on your old school sci-fi movies! Video phone concepts have actually been popping up since the 1870s. Proof? This collection of forward looking photos, illustrations, and ads. For more vintage (and more recent) electronic developments, take a look at these great vintage…

Television Christina Bonnington Dec 3

Facebook Code Renews Skype Video Chat Integration Rumors

A snippet of Facebook code has fueled existing rumors concerning a video chat feature on that platform, powered by Skype. https://gizmodo.com/what-facebook-and-skype-integration-would-mean-for-you-5651508 Facebook app developer Tal Alter discovered the code, called VideoChat, while digging around during development of his own application. The code “appears to have everything needed to introduce video chatting functionality,” he said. Even…

Social Media Jack Loftus Nov 28

How Two Gay Men Used Skype To Have a Legal Wedding In Texas

Mark Reed and Dante Walkup had been together for 10 years when they decided to get hitched. There was one problem: they wanted to be wed at home, in Texas, where gay marriage is illegal. So they fired up Skype. Determined to marry amongst friends and family in Dallas, Reed and Walkup turned to technology…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Nov 11

Mega-Video Chatting Skype 5 Beta Is Now on Your Mac

Skype Beta 5 OS X is now up for download—bringing you a host of tweaks, interfaces changes, and most importantly—awesome group video chatting. We can’t promise your Mac Skype vid conferences will feature Jason Chen clones, however. [Skype] https://gizmodo.com/skype-5-0-windows-beta-has-10-way-video-calling-5628892

Tech News Sam Biddle Nov 4

Confirmed: Microsoft is Buying Skype for $8.5 Billion

Microsoft’s Trying to Buy Skype

Rumor: Both Facebook and Google Vying to Buy Skype?

Logitech’s TV Cam Lets You Skype Through Panasonic TVs

Skype’s Android App Now Does VoIP Calling Over 3G

JaJah for Android Calls Your Facebook Friends for Free

Windows’ Skype Now Has Better Video Call Quality to Cellphones

Qik’s $3 iPhone App Does Video Calling, Editing and Sharing

Skype Video Chat Coming to Facebook?

Super-Geek Builds DIY Chatbot to Speak to His Fiancée

Skype Mac Video Group Chat Now a Ripoff at $5 Per Day

The Best of Sony’s New TVs Is the XBR-HX929

China Effectively Bans Skype and Other Non State-Owned VoIP Services

Skype iPhone App Now Allows Video Calls

Skype’s Giving Up to 30 Minutes Free Talk Time To Those Affected By the Outage

Oh Please Let Skype Bring Out a Mobile Video Chat App

12 Retro Video Phone Concepts

Facebook Code Renews Skype Video Chat Integration Rumors

How Two Gay Men Used Skype To Have a Legal Wedding In Texas

Mega-Video Chatting Skype 5 Beta Is Now on Your Mac

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