Microsoft announced today that it will acquire Skype for $8.5 billion in cash and that Skype will form a new business division within Microsoft. Despite Microsoft’s position as a longtime Apple… Read more »
Fring released an update Thursday for its iPhone app that brings group video chat over Wi-Fi and 3G to the service. Android users can also get in on the action, using… Read more »
iPhone VoIP app Viber introduced a new update Thursday that introduces text messaging and some excellent UX refinements. Viber is growing fast (with 10 million downloads since its introduction), and smart… Read more »
The enterprise collaboration space has entered an exciting new phase in the world of collaboration. Not only are new software and applications coming to market, but also new concepts for how to work… Read more »
Skype announced on its blog today that it now supports the H.264 video format on iOS devices, a change that will allow users to chat across multiple platforms, since H.264 is… Read more »
Skype’s new mobile video chat support for iOS just arrived, but how does it compare to Apple’s FaceTime? I tested the new version of Skype on a Wi-Fi call between two… Read more »
Just a few years ago, consumer-grade software couldn’t match the functionality and power of enterprise tools, where most of the money and efforts went. But the consumer web has innovated at… Read more »