Skype founders settle differences with eBay
US based online retailing giant eBay has settled their legal differences with the founders of the Skype service which is now owned by them.
Skype would now get the ownership of the technology that power its engine. This technology was originally licensed by eBay from Joltid which was founded by [...]

Skype Extras program discontinued
Skype has announced that they are discontinuing their Extras developers program.
The company said in a blog post:
Despite the incredible breadth of Extras developed for Skype, simply not enough people were using them to justify our continued support of the Extras programme. Unfortunately, effective today, we will shut down the Skype [...]

Belkin Skype Phones launched in India
Belkin has launched their Skype phones in the Indian market.
These Skype powered phones would allow Indian customers to make cheap international calls using their internet connections.
There are two models on sale now. One is a regular desktop model while the other one is a wireless version.
These [...]

Brian O’Shaughnessy leaves Google for Skype
Google loses another high profile individual to a relatively smaller company.
Brian O’Shaughnessy is a well known face in Google Public Relations department.
He is now leaving the search engine giant to work for eBay owned VoIP service provider Skype.
O’Shaughnessy would be moving to Luxembourg to join his new position in Skype.
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Asterisk is to get Skype functionality
Asterisk is one of the most popular open source PBX platforms. The developers have now announced that the platform is all set to get Skype functionality.
They would soon be releasing a beta version of Skype For Asterisk which would be an add-on channel driver module.
This module would enable the users [...]

Skype to launch a $9.95/month international calling plan
Skype is scheduled to launch a new international calling plan for its users today.
This plan would cost USD 9.95 a month and would allow the users to make unlimited calls to land-line phones in 34 countries.
This plan would cover major countries including most of the European countries in [...]

eBay considering selling off Skype
John Donahoe CEO of eBay has been quoted as saying that the company is considering selling off their Skype division if they fail to find a user for it to support their core e-commerce business.
Ebay had paid around USD 3.1 billion for Skype and later on went to wrote down the [...]

Hutchison 3G launches Skypephone
U.K. mobile phone operator Hutchison 3G UK has now launched the much in news Skypephone device.
This mobile device has been designed to make it easier for people to make VoIP calls using the Skype technology.
The company is offering free calls between Skype users through this mobile device which supports 3G network.
They [...]

Skype working with 3 Mobile to launch Skype compatible mobile phones
VoIP company Skype has said that they are working with wireless carrier 3 Mobile to launch mobile products which are compatible with their technology.
The company is working on plans to launch a customized cell phone currently codenamed White Phone.
This device would initially be sold [...]

Asus Eee PC a bit hit in Taiwan
Asustek Computer has just launched a low priced mobile computer named Eee PC in the market.
And market sources suggest that the device was a best seller on the launch day in the Taiwan market.
The device has been designed for kids and elderly people. Asus is also likely to [...]