Category: Skype

Facebook integrates with Skype and launches video chat

David Cowling | July 7, 2011 | Comments (0)

Facebook has further integrated Skype into it’s platform, now allowing users to video call each other inside Facebook. The feature is being rolled out to all users globally and Australian users are now able to access this feature. Facebook has made a page specifically explaining all the video chat features here: http://www.facebook.com/videocalling I can see [...]

Microsoft Purchases Skype for $8.5 Billion

David Cowling | May 11, 2011 | Comments (1)

Microsoft has just announced their purchase of VOIP software, Skype for $8.5 Billion USD. It is surely expected that Microsoft will closely integrate Skype with Microsoft Office, Windows Phone, XBox Live, Kinect, and no doubt various other Microsoft platforms. Skype currently has over 660 Million accounts globally and over 150 million regular users. Windows Live [...]

Facebook and Skype integrate

David Cowling | October 18, 2010 | Comments (0)

Facebook and Skype have integrated their products which will now you to view your Facebook news feed and phone book in Skype version 5.0 for Windows. This will allow Skype users to direct call their Facebook friends. If their Facebook friends have Skype accounts then the Skype-to-Skype call is free. Users will also be able [...]

3 Mobile gives free access to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, Foursquare

David Cowling | July 12, 2010 | Comments (0)

Similar to other telco’s – 3 Mobile has announced customers on post-paid cap plans will now get free mobile internet access to social networking sites including Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn and Foursquare. Due to the popularity of social networking sites 3 is making this offer available with no time limits or data limits – you [...]

Skype to roll out group video chat feature

David Cowling | May 6, 2010 | Comments (0)

Next week Skype is going to roll out a new feature on their VOIP software so up to 5 people can participate in a group video conversation. It is believe the feature will initially be free, but in the coming months Skype does plan to start charging for this service. Last year eBay sold Skype [...]