Skype readies business telephone offering
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New service will feature SkypePlus voicemail and expanded conference calling, as well as let users get calls from the traditional phone network.
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Partner to sell technologies that will allow users to operate and manage telephone calls from their desktops.
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Internet communications company Skype has released Skype for Mac 2.0, a beta version of its video calling software for Apple's Mac systems. The new version is intended to streamline video conferencing between PCs and Macs.
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(InfoWorld) - SkypeÂ released the beta version of Skype 2.2, a software client that allows Windows Mobile smart phones to access the company's VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) service over Wi-Fi connections. Previous versions of the software were compatible with Windows Pocket PC devices. The beta works on 120 different Windows Mobile devices, Skype said. Users in range of a free Wi-Fi network can make free VOIP calls to other Skype customers. Users can also pay via their SkypeIn and SkypeOut accounts to receive and make calls to landline phones. New features in Skype 2.2 for Windows Mobile include an enhanced screen with presence status and notification of events such as missed calls and voicemails. The client also now supports secure connections including HTTPS, HTTPS/SSL, and SOCKS5 proxies. Skype recently said that it has seen 5 million downloads of Skype for Pocket PC. Skype promotes the use of its mobile client over Wi-Fi, not over cellular networks. Mobile operators have largely resisted Skype and some have even blocked the service because it can compete with their own voice offerings. But operators would have trouble blocking Skype calls over Wi-Fi networks, which they typically don't control. Last month, 3 Group broke from its competitors andÂ introduced a new data offeringÂ that enables customers to make and receive Skype calls over its 3G network. The service is initially available only on a single Nokia phone model and is supported via iSkoot, a company offering software that enables Skype on mobile phones. In October, Eric Lagier, Skype's head of mobile development, said that the company would introduceÂ a client that would run on Symbian phonesÂ by the end of the year. Fans of Symbian, the most popular smart phone operating system, are still eagerly awaiting the much-delayed Skype client.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.
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The day seems to be approaching when free phone service over the Internet will be available on mobile devices everywhere. On Wednesday, mobile phone giant Nokia took a step closer to that day by making Skype&#39;s Internet phone service available on its N800 Internet tablet.
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EBay  division Skype and mobile  phone group 3 said on Monday they have launched a mobile  handset that allows users to access internet calls provider  Skype while on the move.
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&quot;Skype is expanding the range of complementary platforms to provide consumers with choice and flexibility alongside the quality gains and cost-savings of modern calling,&quot; says Skype CEO Niklas ZennstrÃ¶m.
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By Andrew Murray-Watson  Skype, the internet telecoms group owned by eBay, will unveil a deal tomorrow with Spin-vox, the UK voice-to-text technology company, as it begins an aggressive strategy to become a global communications giant.
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Skype is now offering an unlimited calling plan that will allow users to make calls to both regions for a period of 12 months for under $30 USD, in an effort to get more of its 136 million plus global users to sign up for premium services.
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Voice-over-IP software maker Skype starting today will include the beta of its Skype API (Application Program Interface) with its Skype for Windows product.
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Handset allows Skype users to make free Internet calls and send IM messages to each other while on the move.
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U.K. mobile phone operator Hutchison 3G UK on Monday rolled out the Skypephone, a handset designed to simplify use of the Skype VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) application.Hutchison 3G, branded as &quot;3&quot; in the U.K., is offering free calls between Skype users through the 3G mobile phone, which goes on sale Friday in the U.K. The Skypephone will be released by the end of the year in Australia, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Macau, and Sweden.Some mobile phones already support Skype, but volume-based data usage charges typically make the service expensive to use. Skype recommends using its mobile application with unlimited 3G data plans or Wi-Fi.Hutchison 3 has been offering unlimited Skype calls on its pricier X-Series phones, but the Skypephone is simpler and aimed at the mass market, according to a company spokesman. The phone has a large button with Skype&#39;s logo that&#39;s used to launch calls and IMs.Hutchison 3 is not charging for the cost of Skype calls on its network, although it does limit the service to about 4,000 minutes per month. Hutchison 3 will then suspend outgoing Skype calls but allow incoming ones.If a user is outside of Hutchison 3&#39;s network, roaming charges apply, which can be pricey despite a rate drop from operators after warnings from the European Commission earlier this year. The Skypephone is dual-band and won&#39;t work in the U.S.Hutchison 3&#39;s Skypephone allows free calls between registered Skype users, but the SkypeOut service that allows PC users to call regular telephone numbers using Skype is not available. Those must be dialed as regular calls charged for by Hutchison 3.The candy-bar style handset , which comes in white and black, was developed by Huchison 3 and Qualcomm. It has a 2-megapixel camera, MPHutchison 3 player, Bluetooth connectivity, 16MB of internal memory that can be expanded to 1GB with a Micro SD memory card.In the U.K., the handset costs &#163;49.99 ($102) for customers who prepay their service. The phone is free for those on a contract with Huchison 3, which start around &#163;12 per month.Skype, which is owned by eBay, and Hutchison 3, agreed in 2006 to work on a mobile VOIP phone. Hutchison 3 is the smallest U.K. operator and has shown less aversion to shaking up the market, particularly with VOIP, which threatens operators&#39; revenue, wrote John Delaney, principal analyst at Ovum.&quot;The bigger operators, such as Vodafone, T-Mobile, and Orange, have all taken flak recently for alleged hostility towards customers using VOIP on their networks,&quot; Delaney wrote. &quot;Now here comes Hutchison 3, not only encouraging its customers to use VOIP, but bending over backwards to make it easy for them.&quot;&#160;
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Mobile phone provider 3 launches a pre-paid handset that will allow users to make free calls using Skype.
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Blog: Skype announced today that its application will come preloaded on select Toshiba laptops.
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Pocket PC users who were expecting to use Skype Technologies&#39;s SkypeOut service to make telephone calls via the Internet may find themselves without a dial-tone.
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Siemens have announced the availability of a range of handsets that works with (Voice over IP) VoIP software, Skype. Simply by plugging the a USB adapter in to a computer running an updated version of Skype
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SkypeÂ is looking to a 1968 ruling by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to open up the country's mobile phone industry for "unlocked" devices and third-party applications -- such as Skype.