Internet telephony

Microsoft Closes $8.5 Billion Skype Deal

Ina Fried in News on October 13, 2011 at 11:23 pm PT

The Internet calling firm will become its own division within Microsoft, with CEO Tony Bates becoming the unit’s president, reporting to CEO Steve Ballmer.

T-Mobile’s Bobsled Now Running on iPhone, Android and the Web

Ina Fried in Mobile on October 10, 2011 at 9:01 pm PT

T-Mobile says it has expanded its voice-over-IP calling service to run on mobile devices, as the No. 4 U.S. carrier looks for new inroads into the calling market.

Some Skype Users Having Sign-In Issues, but Workaround Offered During Repairs

Ina Fried in News on May 26, 2011 at 9:48 am PT

The Internet telephony service said a small number of users, primarily on Windows, are having trouble accessing the service. However, the company said it has identified the issue, expects a full fix in a few hours and has a temporary workaround for now.

Skype Talks About Just How Full That Half a Glass Is (Updated: Glass Now 90 Percent Full)

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 23, 2010 at 10:27 am PT

The Internet telephony service is still not back to normal after a massive outage, but a number of services have returned, it says. Skype estimates that some 10 million of its users are now online.

Skype Details Problems, Says May Take Hours to Fix

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 22, 2010 at 11:36 am PT

Amid a widespread outage on Wednesday, Skype said it had identified the issue, but cautioned it may take several more hours to resolve. The problem with the peer-to-peer network is that it can’t reach a number of its supernodes, which are key to the service’s proper functioning. Its solution, believe it or not, is the creation of “mega-supernodes.”

SkypeOut: Service Is Down for Millions

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 22, 2010 at 10:23 am PT

No, I can’t hear you now, say millions of Skype users as the Internet telephony service experiences a widespread outage on Wednesday.

Sococo Offers A Virtual View for Office Workers

Don Clark, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 15, 2010 at 11:21 am PT

Technology is helpful at work. But sometimes the best thing is to just stand up and peer over your cubicle to see who’s at their desk, who’s on the phone and who’s in a meeting. Sococo tries to simulate that experience–even for people who aren’t in the same office.

India Official Says RIM Plans to Cooperate

Prasanta Sahu and R. Jai Krishna, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 13, 2010 at 9:36 am PT

Research In Motion Ltd. has assured India it will meet the Aug. 31 deadline to provide technical solutions that will allow security agencies to monitor the company’s BlackBerry corporate email and messenger services, a senior government official said Friday.

News Byte

BSkyB Challenges Skype Trademark

Voices in News on August 10, 2010 at 12:38 pm PT

Tucked into Skype’s IPO filing Monday was a listing of challenges to its trademark applications around the world, and it turns out that News Corp.’s British Sky Broadcasting, known as BSkyB and marketed as Sky, has a problem with 60 percent of the letters in the Internet telephony pioneer’s “bubble” logo. “The key contention in the dispute is that the brands ‘Sky’ and ‘Skype’ will be considered confusingly similar by members of the public,” a BSkyB spokesman said. “This was supported by consumer research conducted by Sky.” The EU recently ruled in BSkyB’s favor over the logo, and Skype plans to appeal. Notes TechEye.net: “As far as we know BSkyB is not filing any legal action against the Isle of Skye.”

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