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=== News - 10 new results for [skype] ===

Dutch parliament appears set to pass wireless 'net neutrality' bill benefiting ...
Washington Post
By AP, AMSTERDAM — The Dutch parliament appears set to approve a bill
Tuesday that would force mobile Internet providers to let their customers
use Skype and other third-party services on their networks without charging
extra or giving preferential ...
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Skype reportedly fires some execs before Microsoft deal closes
Los Angeles Times
Skype Technologies has reportedly fired some of its top executives in a
move that would reduce those executives' payout after Microsoft completes
its takeover of the Internet calling service. "Skype, like any other
pragmatic organization, ...
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Technology keeps us close: Grandparents maintain contact with family through ...
Kansas City Star
Kent, Ohio's Barb and Bruce Vasbinder say their relationship with their
grandchildren, who live on the West Coast, just wouldn't be the same if it
weren't for Skype. With the free software application, a webcam and a
high-speed Internet connection, ...
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PlayStation Vita Will Support Microsoft-Owned Skype
ITProPortal
A recent leak indicates that Sony has continued its collaboration with
Skype for its upcoming portable gaming system, the PlayStation Vita.
According to tech website The Sixth Axis PlayStation Vita, Sony's latest in
the PSN league will support Skype, ...
<http://www.itproportal.com/2011/06/21/playstation-vita-support-microsoft-owned-skype/>
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Google building Skype-alike software into Chrome
CNET
In other words, anyone could build a rival to services such as Skype with
just a Web application. Google is a prominent advocate of the idea of
Web-based applications and the cloud computing approach it enables. Web
apps more easily span different ...
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Skype delivers deeper Facebook integration
CNET
by Don Reisinger Windows users who download the new Skype 5.5 Beta version
will now be able to instant message with Facebook friends. According to the
VoIP provider, the beta's users can also "like" and comment on a friend's
Facebook status. ...
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HTC Thunderbolt getting Android 2.3.4 update, Skype Video on June 30th
IntoMobile
And while that's great news for itself, there's more — aside from the
latest flavor of Gingerbread, the software upgrade will also bring video
calls, including GTalk and check this, Skype Video. Yep, we've been waiting
this for quite some time now and ...
<http://www.intomobile.com/2011/06/21/htc-thunderbolt-getting-android-234-update-skype-video-june-30th/>
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Skype CEO, not investors, made the key cuts
GigaOm
20, 2011, 10:58am PT 6 Comments Skype CEO Tony Bates — and not the
company's private equity investors — were behind Skype's decision to part
ways with many of its senior managers, a company spokesperson told GigaOM.
Skype Journal reported earlier ...
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ClickDesk lighting-fast beta live-chat and phone service integrates with Skype ...
Emailwire (press release)
ClickDesk integrates live-chat and phone service with Skype and Google Talk
IM. Agents can conveniently receive chats and calls from websites directly
on their IM. (EMAILWIRE.COM, June 21, 2011 ) SUNNYVALE, CA -- 2Desk
announced the public beta of ...
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Skype firing execs, Best Buy's 'Geek' squawking, NY Post exposed
Good Morning Silicon Valley (blog)
Bloomberg reports that to avoid big payouts, Skype is firing executives
before the completion of the Microsoft deal, which the Federal Trade
Commission approved Friday. The companies are now awaiting the green light
from the Department of Justice. ...
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=== Blogs - 5 new results for [skype] ===

Skype boots executives to prep for Microsoft takeover | VentureBeat
By Sean Ludwig
Internet video chat company Skype confirmed on Monday that eight executives
have left the company following Microsoft's huge $8.5 billion buyout offer
in May. The company did not say whether the executives were laid off or
resigned, ...
<http://venturebeat.com/2011/06/20/skype-boots-executives-to-prep-for-microsoft-takeover/>
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Why Skype just added deeper Facebook integration — Tech News and ...
By Kevin C. Tofel
Skype added deeper Facebook integration to its latest software for Windows,
bringing instant messaging, the ability to "like" a Facebook status from
Skype and improved contact integration. This is just the start for a
stronger ...
<http://gigaom.com/2011/06/20/why-skype-just-added-deeper-facebook-integration/>
GigaOM — Tech News, Analysis...
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Technolog from msnbc.com - Chat with Facebook friends -- on Skype
By Athima Chansanchai
If you're the type of person who likes to stick to only one IM program, and
that happens to be Skype, now you can chat with your Facebook friends from
there to consolidate your banter in one place. Last fall, Skype updated to
a version ...
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VZW leak teases HTC Thunderbolt update: Skype Video, Android 2.3.4 ...
By Joseph Volpe
It's taken Verizon Wireless a painfully long time to get here, but it looks
like the HTC Thunderbolt -- the carrier's once flagship 4G LTE.
<http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/20/vzw-leak-outs-htc-thunderbolt-update-skype-video-android-2-3-4/>
Engadget
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Skype Investor: “Amount Saved on Firings Wouldn't Have Been Worth ...
By Sarah Lacy
Members of Skype's investor syndicate are adamantly denying the Sunday
Bloomberg story that implied that several Skype executives were fired
because private equity firm Silver Lake Partners wanted to save a few bucks
paying out the ...
<http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/20/skype-investor-amount-saved-on-firings-wouldnt-have-been-worth-the-phone-call/>
TechCrunch
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