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Skype Offers 25% Discount On Annual Subscriptions

JasonHarris 28 April 2009 5:13 pm

In an effort to boost sales of annual subscriptions, Skype is offering a 25% discount on a 12-month subscription. If you act between now and May 6th, you can cut 1/4th of the cost off an unlimited SkypeOut Plan.

I currently have the US and Canada plan that allows me to do “unlimited calls” [...]

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Skype To Be Spun Off, Makes Plans for IPO

JasonHarris 15 April 2009 5:12 am

A huge shock in the Internet telephony world today, as Skype parent company eBay has announced plans to spin Skype off into it’s own separate company. Additionally, Skype will be taken public with an Initial Public Offering in 2010.

As their blog states: “Skype is a great stand-alone business with strong fundamentals and accelerating momentum,” [...]

Review: IPEVO Wi-Fi Skype Phone

JasonHarris 21 March 2009 9:26 pm

When most people think about using Skype, they probably envision a nerd with a headset sitting in front of his computer. Skype is primarily a computer-to-computer internet telephony product, but there are a few options for using your Skype service on more traditional handsets.

I have evaluated the VOIP841 from Philips before and was overall [...]

In An Effort To Become Ubiquitous, Skype Partners with Nokia

JasonHarris 17 February 2009 4:41 pm

Skype, the darling of PC-based Internet telephony, announced news today that will extend the company’s reach beyond the personal computer. At Mobile Wold Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Skype announced a partnership with mobile handset maker Nokia whereby Skype software will be pre-loaded onto some NSeries phones starting in the third quarter of 2009.

The [...]

Truphone Adds AIM to iPod/iPhone VoIP App

JasonHarris 16 February 2009 6:30 pm

Truphone, the internet telephony application for mobiles, has added AOL Instant Messenger to the list of IM systems it can interact with. Now, in addition to Google Talk, Skype, Windows Live Messenger, and Yahoo, you can chat with your AIM buddies while on Truphone on an iPod Touch or iPhone.

I have written about the [...]

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Skype 4.0 For Windows Brings A Fresh New User Experience

JasonHarris 3 February 2009 2:00 pm

With the rollout of the new 4.0 version of Skype for Windows, Skype has completely redesigned the user interface of the popular internet telephony and instant messaging platform. Skype has long had a user experience that is very familiar “instant messenger” look and feel, not all that different form other IM clients such as AOL [...]

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