After what seems like an eternity in closed private testing, Google is starting to send out beta invitations for Google Voice (formerly GrandCentral). The company also reportedly snagged about a million US phone numbers to use for the service, which lets users give out a single phone number that will ring all their phones and [...]
The developers at Skype must be working overtime this week. Yesterday saw the launch of Skype 3.0 for Windows Phones. Today Skype pushed out version 4.1 for Windows and Skype 1.1 for iPhone and iPod Touch.
Skype 4.1 for Windows includes support for screen sharing, birthday reminders, and improved audio and video quality. The latest version [...]
After months of beta testing, Skype has released an updated VoIP and chat client for Windows Mobile. Skype 3.0 for Windows phones should work with most phones running Windows Mobile 5.0 or newer. It’s designed to support WiFi, 2G, or 3G internet connections, although you’ll get the best voice quality when using WiFi.
The new [...]
PamFax is a plugin for Skype from the same people who make Pamela, an application that lets you record Skype conversations. As you may have guessed from the name, PamFax lets you send documents to fax machines using Skype.
The company recently released PamFax 2.0, which adds a ton of exciting new features including support [...]
If you make a lot of PC to phone calls using Skype but haven’t already signed up for a 12 month unlimited plan, you might want to think about placing an order before May 6th. Because Skype is offering a 25% discount for customers who sign up for unlimited SkypeOut plan between now and then.
The [...]
It looks like Skype will become its own company again next year. But eBay isn’t looking to sell Skype back to founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, despite recent reports that they were hoping to buy the company again. Instead, eBay put out a press release today announcing that it would separate Skype from eBay [...]
A few years back online auction site eBay purchased Skype for about $3 billion. But the two companies have always seemed like an awkward fit. After all, while in theory it might make sense to integrate Skype’s VoIP and chat technology into eBay’s site to help facilitate auctions, the truth is that email works just [...]
Call Graph is a Windows utility that lets you record Skype conversations in MP3 format. We first looked at Call Graph last year when there were no restrictions on the service, and it wasn’t entirely clear what the company’s business plan was.
Now there are two versions, Call Graph Standard and Premium editions. The Standard edition [...]
Skype Call Recorder is a no-frills Windows utility for recording both ends of a Skype conversation. Because of the way Skype transmits your voice across the interwebs, you can’t just use most all-purpose audio recording apps like Audacity or the Windows Sound Recorder. Instead you need to use third party apps or Skype plugins that [...]
As expected, Skype showed up in the iPhone App Store today. But iPhone users who have upgraded to the developer preview of the iPhone 3.0 software are noticing a special feature: They can make Skype calls over 3G wireless network connections.
Skype for the iPhone is only supposed to be able to make voice calls over [...]
