Archive for the 'Skype News' Category

New versions of Skype for Windows and Mac have been available for a little while now, and while the CG staff was quick to download the latest versions of the free VoIP app, we’re a little concerned that some of our readers haven’t heard the call, so to speak.
To make Skype even freer, the company […]

Wizzard Software is pleased to announce that WizzTones will be highlighted in the latest version of the Skype software.
The WizzTones application can be found today under “Personalised” in the Get Extras section in every download of Skype 3.0 for Windows or later.
WizzTones gives Skype users an easy, entertaining and practical way to manage their Skype […]

  

For those times when you absolutely need to make a Skype phone call and
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Currently 9% of US households now use a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) telephone service with figures predicted to rise rapidly, according to a survey.
Cable operators are driving growth in the US residential Voice over Internet VoIP telephone market, according to market research company In-Stat.
More than 10.6 million US households now have at least one […]

The attack is similar to threats that target instant-messaging applications. A targeted Skype user will receive a chat message with the text “Check up this” and a link to a malicious executable called “file_01.exe” on a Web site, Websense said in an alert. If the user runs the file, several other files are downloaded and […]

Skype is moving into the transactions space, the company’s CEO and founder Niklas Zennstrom announced Tuesday at VON. The company, which has more than 171 million users, now offers a variety of services and features including the ability for users to send money to each other, an online marketplace and a local business listing search […]

Skype Prime has created somewhat of a stir in the blogosphere. It basically gives you the ability to charge someone for calls (either per-call or per-minute). Phil Wolff at Skype Journal points out the limitations, which are as follows:

* $0.50/min minimum all charge
* Skype takes 30% of whatever you charge […]

At the other end of the VoIP spectrum are the phones that you use when you aren’t mobile. This one is from Polycom, and it has the ubiquitous name of Communicator.
This Skype-based phone is basically a snazzy-looking speakerphone. Click on the Communicator to make or take phone calls, without the hassle of a headset. Built […]

There are many good reasons why Skype is slowly making its way into the corporate world: It’s free, and you can forget about country codes, telephone numbers, and long-distance bills. With a mouse click, you’re talking, or even video­conferencing, with any of the 170 million Skype users worldwide. But there are also good reasons why […]

In a move that says more about the revenue potential of its core business than any numbers reported to date, Skype announced the launch of two new products that have little to do with the core service and are already widely available elsewhere: local product reviews and a monetize-yourself expert network directory.
This strategy, of […]