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Logitech TV Cam for Skype adds 720p video calls to Panasonic HDTVs

Chris Davies, May 3rd 2011 Discuss [2]

Logitech has outed its latest webcam, the Logitech TV Cam for Skype, a $149.99 peripheral that turns your Skype-supporting HDTV into a video conferencing system. Initially only supporting certain Panasonic 2011 sets, Logitech says it is working with other TV manufacturers to broaden support for the 720p HD video camera. Read The Full Story

Skype Fixes Security Vulnerability For Its Android App

Rue Liu, Apr 20th 2011 Discuss [1]

Skype addressed earlier today the security vulnerability discovered last week in its app for Android and has rolled out a new version that should safeguard your information. The security bug could have exposed sensitive user information such as names, location, e-mail address, chat logs, phone numbers, and more to malicious third party software. Read The Full Story

Skype for Android adds US 3G voice calls

Chris Davies, Apr 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

A new Skype for Android update has enabled 3G voice calls in the US, addressing one of the biggest complaints users have made about the free VoIP software. The new app, v1.0.0.983, brings the same 3G calling functionality as international users have been enjoying to the US, rather than limiting it to the Verizon version of the Skype app as has been the case until now.

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Skype Android apps have personal information vulnerability

Shane McGlaun, Apr 15th 2011 Discuss [3]

Apparently, someone over at Skype didn’t do their homework well when they wrote the apps for the Android devices on the market. Skype for Android reportedly has about 10 million users and the personal information of all of those users is open and available for nefarious and malicious apps to steal. The vulnerability surfaced when the geeks over at Androidpolice took the new Skype Video app apart. Read The Full Story

Android Community reviews Skype with video for Android

Shane McGlaun, 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

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Meat and Greet over Skype

Philip Berne, 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

Shane McGlaun, 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]

Chris Davies, 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

Chris Davies, 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?

Chris Davies, 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

Chris Davies, 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

Rue Liu, 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