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Next big step for Skype – 3D calling
The latest from one of the big players in the video calling arena, Skype, is that they’ve developed the tech to support 3D calling. They made an official announcement for this in an interview with the BBC on their tenth anniversary, so Happy Birthday Skype. If you’re thinking of a holographic projection of an actual…
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Android powered Botiful telepresence robot use Skype to communicate
Skype is undoubtedly the best way to communicate for free over long distances, now to make Skype more interactive and fun, Claire Delaunary has put up a project on Kickstrater for Botiful, a Skype controlled telepresence mobile robot that looks and works beautifully. The Botiful uses a Skype app on your Android smartphone to communicate…
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Skype officially adds GroupMe to its arsenal of services
Last month, Skype had announced that it will be acquiring the young mobile group messaging service called GroupMe or an undisclosed sum. They have finally let the cat out of the bag and the deal was frozen at $85 million which is not bad for a company that has been in business for less than…
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Windows gets Skype 5.5
There are a substantial number of Skype users who communicate with their near and dear ones on Windows platforms. Now, there’s a reason for them to celebrate as the famous chat software will be a lot better, thanks to a version 5.5 upgrade. The goodies include improved video and group calling, a few design tweaks,…
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Good old telephone booth hooks up to Skype for video calls and more
Skype has made the world a smaller place to live in. this is arguably true indeed, given that the revolutionary VoIP service has made calling, chatting and video-calling all over the world, a piece of cake with a cherry on top. Prof. Michael Shaughnessy has come up with a telephone booth in old British style…
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Creative unveils Skype-friendly HD webcam
Skype has had its reasons to turn its back on Microsoft’s and Logitech’s HD cameras that the firms pulled out of their factories recently, simply because these lack an onboard video processor, making them incapable to function on older computers. These do seem to work, though Skype doesn’t guarantee their capabilities. So, picking up on…
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Worlds first Skype phone booth opens up
Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport in the capital of Estonia is home to the worlds first Skype phone booth. Instead of a computer terminal the booth has a touch screen which has an interface similar to Skype’s home application. The user is automatically signed out of their account when they leave the booth to ensure account…
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Qik video connect made available for iPhone by Skype
iPhone users can now enjoy two-way video calls with Qik video connect. This unique video communication too also expands its functionalities to video recording of video mail. You can connect to Facebook and Twitter with the apps live broadcasting support feature. To spice things up a bit more it adds a newsfeed feature so that…
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Skype finally makes it to Android as a standalone app, Éclair supported
So I picked up my Android 2.1 powered mobile phone, hooked up to my home Wi-Fi network and logged into my Skype account. Not via some third party software like Fring but a dedicated, stand alone bonafide Skype created application. That’s right; Skype for Android is finally here. VoIP services on Skype are now Android…
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India goes Big Brother, has sights on Skype and Google net-messengers in addition to BlackBerry
Big Brother is the latest trend these days for the Indian Sub-continent; I’m not talking about the weird TV show with all the cameras in one house with a bunch of crazy people. India is on a whole new security kick. After making serious trouble for RIM and their BlackBerry secure messaging service, they’ve now…
