Skype in pictures

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  IN PICTURES: Rdio Launch Party
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  So you think you know Skype?

• IN PICTURES: Rdio Launch Party

  By Patrick Budmar | 06 February, 2012 10:35

  Rdio, the latest digital music service by the creators of Skype, celebrated its launch in Australia with a rave-infused party at the Beach Road Hotel in Bondi.

• Rdio turns on Australian social music streaming service

  By Hafizah Osman | 20 January, 2012 08:14

  Rdio launched with more than 12 million songs available on every major platform

• Cisco's Umi still dead. As a doornail. Really, really dead

  By Jim Duffy | 05 January, 2012 04:28

  Cisco's Umi consumer TelePresence product really is dead - a fact the company had to reiterate to a disbelieving public this week even though it had telegraphed the move back in April. 

• Skype Offers Free Holiday Wi-Fi for Travelers

  By Jared Newman | 20 December, 2011 13:48

  Skype will help ease the pain of holiday travel this winter by offering free Wi-Fi at over 50 U.S. airports to certain customers.

• Web 'Handles' vs. Phone Numbers

  By Matt Hamblen | 19 December, 2011 22:09

  Forget phone numbers and email addresses; the era of the Internet "handle" is emerging.

• Microsoft: 5 smart and 5 dumb moves the company made in 2011

  By Julie Bort | 12 December, 2011 22:26

  Love it or hate it, Microsoft is a company that brings out strong emotions in just about every IT professional. With 2011 about to end, it is time for our picks of some of smartest moves this powerful software company made this year - and some of the moves we'd say were not so bright.

• 'What's your handle?' to replace 'What's your number?'

  By Matt Hamblen | 02 December, 2011 22:13

  Forget phones numbers and email addresses. The era of the Internet handle is emerging.

• Facebook and Skype deepen integration

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 18 November, 2011 03:02

  Facebook and Skype have broadened the scope of their technical integration to make it possible for two people to do a video chat - one using the Skype interface and the other using the Facebook interface.

• Analysis: Why I'm not sold on mobile video chat

  By Ginny Mies | 09 January, 2011 04:55

  Prior to CES, there were only a handful of phones with front-facing cameras: the iPhone 4, the EVO 4G and the T-Mobile myTouch 4G to name a few. This year's CES was all about 4G, for sure, but video chat is definitely one of the apps carriers love to use as an example of how great the next generation of data speeds is.

• Google voice chat not ready for business--or is it?

  By Jeff Bertolucci | 26 August, 2010 08:26

  Google's new Gmail calling may be a great way for consumers to make free and low-cost voice calls, but the service isn't quite ready for business customers using Google Apps, the search giant's suite of cloud-based productivity programs.

• Skype 'rescues' professor stranded in Europe by volcano

  By Brad Reed | 23 April, 2010 05:50

  When professors "phone it in," it usually means they're being lazy or dispassionate about the lessons they're teaching. But for Columbia University Law professor Tim Wu, phoning it in was the only way he could teach his classes this week.

• So you think you know Skype?

  By Tim Greene | 24 November, 2009 08:49

  With Skype's legal troubles now cleared up, it's a good time to learn more about the company than just what features it offers. Here 10 questions designed to give you a better understanding of the peer-to-peer VoIP vendor.

• Business-Ready Skype Tools Slash VOIP Costs

  By Zack Stern | 15 April, 2009 09:49

  VoIP (voice over IP) calls cost less than traditional phone systems, while adding additional features. Skype says that about 35 percent of its customers are using the service at work, so the company has tailored features to help that audience manage Skype and save money. Especially with the recent iPhone and BlackBerry clients, Skype could cut your business costs.