skype

Skype plugs 'highly critical' security flaws

News Skype Technologies updated its popular Skype Internet telephony software on Tuesday to fix a pair of security bugs. That flaw, which is similar to a bug Skype fixed last year, affects only Skype for Windows.

26 October 2005, 9:29

Skype founders detail plans for Web TV

News Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström, the duo that brought the world Skype and Kazaa, have named their new online-video start-up. To do this, the company will rely on the peer-to-peer technology that helped Friis and Zennström build Skype and Kazaa.

16 January 2007, 9:38

Skype reveals cause of outage

News Skype has fixed a software bug that made the Internet telephony service almost unusable for two days last week. According to a statement released by Skype on Monday, the outage -- which affected the majority of Skype's user base -- came about on...

21 August 2007, 9:56

Skype inks deal for Wi-Fi access in Europe

News Skype's Internet calling service will soon be accessible at The Cloud's Wi-Fi hot spots across Europe, the two companies announced on Tuesday. Although normal online access to Skype's voice over Internet Protocol services is free to those...

12 October 2006, 8:10

Skype embraces video phones

News Internet telephony operator Skype has tens of millions of users but envisions attracting billions with the help of video phones, says the man who co-founded the company. Niklas Zennstrom, who also serves as the company's CEO, demonstrated a beta...

21 July 2005, 9:46

Skype rolls out premium services

News In the US Skype has enhanced its popular Net phone application with two new premium features: SkypeIn and Skype Voicemail. Both have been available in limited tests but are now ready for widespread use for the Windows, Linux, Pocket PC and Mac OS X...

21 April 2005, 20:34

Skype launches beta for Mac OS X

News Skype has released a beta version of its latest client for Mac OS X users. Much of the functionality in the new Mac beta, however, involves the sort of features that Skype's Windows users have enjoyed for some time, such as menu-selectable dialling...

27 July 2006, 10:23

Skype reveals Wi-Fi mobile phones

News Dual-mode phones designed around Skype will probably hit the market by the end of the year, a senior representative of the company has revealed. Speaking to CNET.co.uk's sister site ZDNet UK on Friday, Skype's UK manager Alistair Shrimpton said the...

24 July 2006, 11:06

Skype to launch new Wi-Fi phones

News Internet phone provider Skype is expanding its Wi-Fi calling options with the launch of three new wireless phones that will have the Skype Internet calling software embedded in them. On Thursday Skype announced it will sell new Wi-Fi phones from...

21 July 2006, 10:00

Skype 4.0 beta touts better video

News Skype has revealed the new version of its online communications application, with improved video and more options for users to manage their calls. Skype 4.0 has improved video functionality, with a much larger screen size and the ability to run an...

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20 June 2008, 9:57

Skype 2.0 aims to start video-call revolution

News Skype has unveiled the latest version of its popular voice over IP (VoIP) application, with free video calling topping the list of new features. Placing video calls over the Internet with the help of a Webcam is nothing revolutionary and is already...

2 December 2005, 10:06

Skype signs up first 3G mobile partner

News Net telephony company Skype announced it has signed a deal with its first mobile operator. The company has agreed to a partnership with German mobile operator E-Plus, which will offer its customers free use of Skype's voice over IP (VoIP) service...

5 September 2005, 9:49

Skype to sell ring tones

News Skype, the free Internet calling service owned by eBay, has struck deals with three major music publishers to distribute hundreds of thousands of songs as ring tones. Skype also signed a deal with the MCPS-PRS Alliance, a UK-based organisation that...

26 April 2006, 10:02

Nokia adds Skype to latest PC tablet

News Nokia has updated its popular Internet tablet PC with a range of improvements, including the ability to make Skype calls. Skype's software can be downloaded to the new tablet, allowing users to make VoIP calls from the device when they are within...

9 January 2007, 10:36

Warner Music and Skype ring up deal

News Warner Music will deliver ring tones from its vast library to Skype customers, under a deal announced on Monday. US customers of VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) provider Skype will be able to download ring tones culled from songs by Warner...

31 January 2006, 9:40