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Android Community reviews Skype with video for Android

, Apr 12th 2011 Discuss [3]

Our pals over at Android Community have spent some hands on time with the new Skype with Video app for Android devices. This is the new version of the Skype app that allows for video calls between users. The crux of the review is that it does what it promises very well. Read The Full Story

Meat and Greet over Skype

, Apr 11th 2011 Discuss [8]

My favorite piece of artwork of all time was at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. It’s also my favorite museum, and this piece probably cinched it. I was walking through the exhibit halls, when I happened to bump into an older woman. I said “excuse me” without making eye contact, and I kept perusing the art. Then I noticed a bench in the middle of the room. It was too far to be a seat for pondering the wall hangings, but it was clearly meant for observation. So, I sat down. I watched the crowd. It took me a few minutes to notice that the old woman was still standing there, where I had bumped into her. She was slightly hunched, perhaps in her seventies. She carried a shopping bag, and was wrapped in average clothes for a cold New York day. But the most interesting thing about her was that she was not real.

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Skype offers prizes to geeks that create a better Skype for Mac

, Apr 1st 2011 Discuss [12]

I am not a Mac user so I can’t speak to the validity of this, but apparently chat on Skype for Mac sucks. It seems that it sucks so badly that Skype is asking Mac geeks for help designing something better. I guess the upside to this is if the new version created sucks, they can blame it on the users and not take the heat themselves. Read The Full Story

TEROOS shoulder robot sneers at your taste in clothes [Video]

, Mar 23rd 2011 Discuss [0]

Life-streaming cameras aren't new, but seldom do they have eyelids. Keio University's TEROOS prototype does, however; the shoulder-mounted webcam is in fact a telecommunication avatar, controlled by a remote viewer with not only six axis of movement to play with but a set of eyes that can show different expressions. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Skype adds adverts this week to Windows app

, Mar 7th 2011 Discuss [1]

Skype has announced it will begin showing adverts as part of the Skype for Windows home tab later this week, the first time advertising has been promoted within the app. The US, UK and Germany will be the first markets covered, while Groupon, Nokia, Universal Pictures and Visa have all signed up to show their wares on a daily basis. Read The Full Story

Facebook and Skype in talks over video calling to take on FaceTime?

, Mar 7th 2011 Discuss [3]

  Facebook and Skype have apparently returned to the negotiating table, with the prospect of Facebook users being offered video call functionality. Talks last year between the two companies resulted in the launch of Skype voice calls between Facebook friends, but according to Bloomberg's pair of sources the discussions had also tentatively covered video calls as well. That failed to appear in the October Skype update, but with Apple's FaceTime system gaining momentum - likely to be aided with the launch of the iPad 2 later this week, which features twin cameras for FaceTime support - it seems Facebook's interest has re-awakened. Read The Full Story

Panasonic 3D speaker bar and Blu-ray 3D home theater kit unveiled

, Mar 1st 2011 Discuss [0]

It's not just LCDs and plasmas on Panasonic's mind today; the company also wants your home entertainment to sound better. Hitting the market in April is the Panasonic SC-HTB520, a slim-bar audio system with wireless subwoofer, and the Panasonic SC-BTT770, SC-BTT370 and SC-BTT270 Blu-ray 3D home theater systems. Read The Full Story

Skype To Go Lets You Make Calls From Any Phone, No Need For Internet

, Feb 25th 2011 Discuss [16]

Skype announced today their Skype To Go service as a new way to save on calling abroad. This new service lets you enjoy great rates on calls without needing an internet connection or being in an area with 3G coverage. It works on any mobile phone as well as landline phones. Read The Full Story

Skype and Qik Hint At Video Calling Partnership With AT&T

, Feb 17th 2011 Discuss [0]

Skype and Qik jointly announced at MWC 2011 that they plan on further integrating their technologies to help improve Qik's video calls on Sprint and T-Mobile devices and develop Skype's video calling solution for the Verizon LTE network. However, during the talk, Skypes's head of consumer product management, Rick Osterloh, hinted at the possibility of bringing Skype's video calling to AT&T devices. "Let's watch out for some announcements there," said Osterloh when asked about pursuing a relationship with AT&T as a video calling partner. Read The Full Story

Pathpartner Skype 720p and Ittiam 4-way video chat get TI OMAP4 demo

, Feb 16th 2011 Discuss [1]

Texas Instruments told us they were more interested in showing what their OMAP processors could do than telling us, and the TI booth at MWC 2011 was bristling with vendors showing what they'd coaxed out of OMAP4 chipsets. Video conferencing companies Pathpartner and Ittiam shared a stand with their offerings, the former pushing 720p HD Skype calls, the latter four-way video calls in which only a single participant need have an OMAP4-based device. Read The Full Story

Skype Expands To Over 500,000 WiFi Hot Spots

, Feb 15th 2011 Discuss [0]

Skype just announced at MWC 2011 that it has expanded its Skype Access coverage to over 500,000 hotspots. The Skype Access service was introduced back in January 2009 and provides pay-per-minute access to WiFi hotspots around the world. With this service, users can take advantage of Wi-Fi hotspots without having to pay by the day or by the hour, and can conveniently pay only as much as they use with their Skype Credit. Read The Full Story

Skype for Mac drops beta, charges for group video calls [Video]

, Jan 27th 2011 Discuss [1]

Skype has stripped the beta label from its Skype for Mac app, and in the process made group video calling a premium - i.e. paid - feature. $4.99 gets you a day's use of group video, or there's a monthly subscription for $8.99. Meanwhile, Skype has also slimmed down the UI and stuffed more of IM conversations into the screen at any one time. Read The Full Story
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