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Microsoft's Ballmer undergoes rebirthing
Microsoft will also soon introduce Skype powered by Windows 8, Ballmer said. His company r bought the leading internet video and voice-calling service for $8.5 billion and it still works. So far. -
Microsoft uses Linux for Skype supernodes
Microsoft has overhauled its Skype voice-over-IP service by replacing peer-to-peer client machines with thousands of Linux boxes. -
Microsoft plans to put Skype in browsers
Software giant Microsoft is trying to jack Skype's voice calling functionality under the bonnet of browsers without the need for a standalone client. -
Cisco calls for open video call standards
IT giant Cisco is voicing some of its concerns about Microsoft picking up web conferencing service Skype, and is approaching the EU courts to tinker with some of the fine print. -
Internet faced with Wild West clean-up
Kevin Bermeister, one of the original financial backers of Skype, said he has noticed how ISPs are starting to get chummy with Big Content to bolster their own revenues. -
Microsoft boss tunes up his fiddle as results lick Redmond
FinancialSkype also helped and brought the Vole a one-time gain of $225 million thanks to favourable foreign currency rates. -
Scales fall off entrepreneurs’ eyes
Silicon Valley comes to OxfordFrost & Sullivan hove into view in the shape of David Frigstand – he frankly acknowledged that it had never preducted the success of Apple and Skype. And here’s more from what is rapidly becoming a runaway hit, Zen and the Art of Being an MBA: “We’re seeing an increase in chaos. -
Office props up Microsoft
FinancialThe quarter's earnings see a generally stable MSFT, but perhaps in a transitional phase. Following the Skype buy, the VOIP service will have its results integrated into Microsoft's for the second quarter. -
Gentle Ballmer meekly suggests the competition is doomed
Crucially, Ballmer also confirmed that the expensive shopping trip to Skype's headquarters was about the social web. AKA, Facebook. -
State trojan will see heads roll in Germany
AnalysisRules imposed by the court limit any sort of trojan employed by police and intelligence services to surveillance of VoIP, i.e. voice chats over Skype. -
Microsoft gets EU green light over Skype deal
Microsoft’s deal with Skype has been given the nod by EU officials, despite some anti-competitive worries. -
Ballmer's bonus suffers again
They also liked the way be bought the online chat company Skype, which has not yet been completed, and partnerships with Facebook and phone maker Nokia. -
Dutch suspect Iran hacked websites
The certificate would only allow Iran to access the email and Skype accounts of dissenters, but also install monitoring software on their computers. -
Nokia says sorry about the hack
The database table records includes members' email addresses and, for fewer than 7 per cent who chose to include them in their public profile, either birth dates, homepage URL or usernames for AIM, ICQ, MSN, Skype or Yahoo. -
Microsoft integrating Skype with Xbox
It turns out that Microsoft's plans for Skype include shoving it under the bonnet of its Xbox console. -
German hacker cracks mobile encryption
Nohl, makes his cash working for mobile operators who hire him to detect vulnerabilities in their systems. He said that many operators run unencrypted data networks because it allows them to more easily filter out competing, unwanted services like Skype. -
iPad 2 gets Skype, at last
Skype has released its iPad app. At last. -
ARM threatens Intel notebook hegemony
“It’s important to look at the amount of work being done between common apps. Look at Skype on Android vs PC. The PC version is doing vastly more work.
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