Skype News

Popular Brands Succumb To Sneaky Twitter Advertising

14th April 2009

A number of popular brands have been recently caught paying for undercover publicity on Twitter. These brands are paying Twitter users, via the Magpie ad network, to tweet about their products. More »

Google Voice Launches Attack On Comms Market

17th March 2009

Google has recently announced the availability of a new voice application that will help users unite their voice communications. The service, called Google Voice, is built on GrandCentral technology that Google acquired back in July 2007. More »

Skype On More Mobile Handsets

19th February 2009

Only recently, there had been a great deal of speculation, about whether eBay was interested in selling their VoIP service, Skype. These stories have been put to rest for now with eBay announcing a partnership between Skype and the largest mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia. More »

Will eBay Sell Skype? Should Google Buy It?

2nd February 2009

As if the blogosphere was not already rife with rumours of mergers and acquisitions, the latest rumors to add to the lot are that eBay may actually sell off Skype if they get a good offer. More »

China Spying And Censoring Skype Conversations

8th October 2008

A report from Canadian researchers affiliated to the University of Toronto have revealed that China has been blocking messages that contain certain ’sensitive words’. More »

Skype To Team Up With 3 For Mobile VOIP

12th October 2007

BBC reports today indicate that mobile provider Three will team up with Skype to deliver a Skype phone in the U.K. that will allow free phone calls without the hassle of turning on the computer, buying special software or headsets and setting up new accounts. More »