‘EQO Communications has released a mobile instant messaging (IM) service for Skype, according to a press release.
The software is available free as a Beta product to customers via the EQO Web site and supports more than 40 handset models from vendors such as Nokia, Motorola and Sony Ericsson.’
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‘Even as the US government is embroiled in a debate over the legality of wiretapping, the fastest-growing technology for Internet calls appears to have the potential to make eavesdropping a thing of the past.
Skype, the Internet calling service recently acquired by eBay Inc, provides free voice calls and instant messaging between users. Unlike other Internet […]
‘According to researchers at Cambridge University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, VoIP software like Skype may be the ideal disguise for hackers to infiltrate people’s computers.’
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‘Meg Whitman, CEO of Ebay Inc., is one of the savviest executives in business, so it’s wise to pay attention when she agrees to spend what could end up totaling $4.1 billion to buy Skype Technologies, an Internet phone company that generated just $7 million in revenues last year. Is this a rerun of the […]
‘Users of Skype and most of the popular instant messaging programs should soon all be able to talk to each thanks to new software coming soon from Santa Cruz Networks.
A new plug-in from Santa Cruz Networks released Thursday lets Skype and Google Talk customers make voice and video calls to each other, the company said.
Early […]
‘Yahoo! Inc. plans to allow computer users to make and receive calls from phones at rates that undercut eBay-owned rival Skype and are significantly below traditional phone companies.
Yahoo said Wednesday a new version of its Yahoo Messenger text, voice and video communications software to be introduced in the next few days will include “Phone Out,” […]
‘Now you can smile big and get noticed when placing calls on the Skype phone.
Free voice-over-Internet (VoIP) (define) provider Skype is joining the pack with a videophone offering to compete with the likes of AOL (Quote, Chart) Instant Messenger (AIM) and Microsoft’s (Quote, Chart) MSN Messenger.
A public beta of Skype 2.0 was released Thursday morning […]
‘Technology industry analyst firm Info-Tech Research Group is telling enterprises to ban Skype — the freely-available Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone service - from their organizations. “Companies that are already banning peer-to-peer applications, such as instant messaging (IM), should add Skype to its list of unsanctioned software programs,” says Ross Armstrong, an Info-Tech analyst.
The […]
‘EBay Inc. has agreed to buy internet phone-calling phenomenon Skype for up to US$4.1 billion, tapping a hot source of growth and putting it into rising competition with rivals from Google to local phone company.
EBay said it will pay US$1.3 billion in cash and US$1.3 billion in stock for explosively growing Skype, which will allow […]
‘Skype said Wednesday it will be integrating its calling services with online gaming, instant messaging, chatting and other programs.
The Internet phone service provider said in a news release that it will be opening up its platform “to anyone who wants to integrate Skype’s presence and instant messaging services into their website or application,” adding that […]