the week
ZDNet (blog)
By Mary Jo Foley | September 30, 2011, 6:07am PDT Summary: In this
Microsoft news roundup: A potential Skype-acquisition hurdle, ZunePass
changes, tethering in Windows Phone Mango and more. A potential hurdle to
Microsoft's Skype-acquisition plan has ...
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/a-possible-microsoft-skype-acquisition-hurdle-and-other-microsoft-news-of-the-week/10869&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNGCZ3PZAeK-ixYnSkDOSEAG06Vesw>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/a-possible-microsoft-skype-acquisition-hurdle-and-other-microsoft-news-of-the-week/10869%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjAAOABArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNEj5mU86nAU8M0PTIKZN7mTZzRgGA>
Motorola Atrix 4G Receives Skype Video Call Capability and $24.99 Price Tag
Mobile bloom News
Aside from being great personal electronics items and fun tech toys with
lots of features, they all received some love from Skype recently. The
provider of free internet voice calls just this week released an update to
their popular Skype for Android ...
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.mobilebloom.com/motorola-atrix-4g-receives-skype-video-call-capability-and-24-99-price-tag/224901/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATABOAFArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNEQR4jmP26X0xWTMrL_gv2z_tLOtw>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.mobilebloom.com/motorola-atrix-4g-receives-skype-video-call-capability-and-24-99-price-tag/224901/%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjABOAFArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNEL7iCDUBlkgQ2esmu-59lID3Z_pg>
'Tango' Video Chat Gets a PC App to Take On Skype
TIME
Tango is basically Skype's scrappy underdog competitor, with 23 million
worldwide users compared to Skype's user base of 170 million. Google's also
moving in on this territory with Google+ hangouts. I like Tango's PC
software, which is meant to look ...
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://techland.time.com/2011/09/30/tango-video-chat-gets-a-pc-app-to-take-on-skype/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATACOAJArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNG1fE-F88T1BTVvsgPF0wmiI8i4Kg>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://techland.time.com/2011/09/30/tango-video-chat-gets-a-pc-app-to-take-on-skype/%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjACOAJArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNFSwovNc6Mv80_I6nv9Ns-g2clbFA>
Skype helps settle Mindano labor row
GMANews.TV
Videoconferencing giant Skype recently made history in the Philippine labor
front by playing a major role in settling a labor row in Mindanao. The
Department of Labor and Employment said it settled a labor complaint using
the 30-day Single-Entry ...
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/233923/technology/skype-helps-settle-mindano-labor-row&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATADOANArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNHQGJpxdY-qDfxCq50jicBCP7MIPg>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.gmanews.tv/story/233923/technology/skype-helps-settle-mindano-labor-row%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjADOANArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNHFhAcXjx2MkyM7Zz03JMh5dk_KDw>
Skype in-flight video call made on MSNBC TV
Ubergizmo
Ever received or made a Skype video call to somebody who was on an
airplane? I can't say I have, but the folks over at MSNBC have, in a news
segment shot yesterday. Time magazine's senior political analyst, Mark
Halperin, called up the studio via Skype ...
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/09/skype-in-flight-video-call-made-on-msnbc-tv/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAEOARArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNHD0D9HoHdlumDld2AUdkTna3Dwqg>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/09/skype-in-flight-video-call-made-on-msnbc-tv/%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjAEOARArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNFNB38lyyNFPxtfkLLBuUC0bRFZ5g>
Automated Skype Call Spreads Fake Anti-Virus
Techtree.com
IT security and data protection firm, Sophos has issued a warning to Skype
users about a new threat they may face. A new type of attacker has been
targeting Skype users by means of an authentic sounding automated voice
call from a user "URGENT NOTICE", ...
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Automated_Skype_Call_Spreads_Fake_Anti-Virus/551-115933-582.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAFOAVArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNGuk3pEn00rShr03SQA9-th72rtgA>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.techtree.com/India/News/Automated_Skype_Call_Spreads_Fake_Anti-Virus/551-115933-582.html%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjAFOAVArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNEsdyLe6BABTOhpCFFSwvwDP5BnAg>
The Morning Leverage: In Search Of The Next Skype
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Mike Lucas Silver Lake is on the lookout for its next Skype Ltd.,
reports LBO Wire's Mohammed Sergie. Speaking at Dow Jones Private Equity
Analyst Conference in New York, Egon Durban, a managing director with the
firm, sounded almost remorseful for ...
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2011/09/29/the-morning-leverage-in-search-of-the-next-skype/%3Fmod%3Dgoogle_news_blog&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAGOAZArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNFVXVXK6o2n6hUR8myIrlkxP2m_wg>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2011/09/29/the-morning-leverage-in-search-of-the-next-skype/%253Fmod%253Dgoogle_news_blog%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjAGOAZArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNG4mXGp7-rj-Q-WJrrbXYNUmYa2jw>
98-year-old man hip to technology
WNEM Saginaw
He's now using Skype to talk to family members all over the country. "I'll
be 99 in January," John Robson said. But his age does not stop him from
embracing new technology like Skype, and keeping in touch with friends in
family. ...
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.wnem.com/story/15580350/98-year-old-man-hip-to-technology&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAHOAdArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNGieb-j4k-lncR3EU1e7T4tgtqc4Q>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.wnem.com/story/15580350/98-year-old-man-hip-to-technology%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjAHOAdArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNEosJrOvcpO6nNJ2EyqYzfOlXioNQ>
HP Webcam HD 5210
PC Magazine
High-definition video chats with Skype (albeit at 720p). Stereo mics record
very clear sound. Bloated, poorly organized software bundle. Noise
cancellation performance needs work. The HP Webcam HD 5210 gives you solid
video recording and works with a ...
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2393396,00.asp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAIOAhArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNF0zI3m2JomH6NVeYizSFNvSu-Brw>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2393396,00.asp%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjAIOAhArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNFL_mniGnuFP8LpHonW21Aonc57-g>
Today's e-Reads: HP Braces for Trouble; EU Ponders Microsoft-Skype Deal
National Journal
An Italian software maker has asked European authorities to block
Microsoft's purchase of Skype unless it agrees to remove the Internet phone
service from Microsoft's Office product, according to The New York Times.
Google plans to build three data ...
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/today-s-e-reads-hp-braces-for-trouble-eu-ponders-microsoft-skype-deal-20110929&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAJOAlArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNHdpsEIc8FsCMNnJYs-SUrfXsvUyA>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/today-s-e-reads-hp-braces-for-trouble-eu-ponders-microsoft-skype-deal-20110929%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjAJOAlArqiX9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cdw5pT013Ao&usg=AFQjCNGo8tdSamtdme1anjJeSJJu01Cp_w>