Skype in pictures

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

• Online services increased their effort to protect user data, EFF says

  By Loek Essers | 01 June, 2012 12:13

  While some online services are stepping up their efforts to protect private user data from government requests, there is plenty room for improvement, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) said on Thursday. It is time for all companies that hold private user data to make public commitments to defend their users against government overreach, the foundation said.

• Angry Birds tops companies' app blacklist

  By Brad Reed | 16 May, 2012 05:35

  It seems that your boss doesn't want you to launch digital birds at evil green pigs during office hours.

• iPad app built “from the ground up": LinkedIn

  By Patrick Budmar | 01 May, 2012 16:52

  LinkedIn joins services such as Facebook and Skype that have finally jumped on the iPad bandwagon with their apps.

• Skype investigates tool that reveals users' IP addresses

  By Jeremy Kirk | 01 May, 2012 12:40

  Skype said Tuesday it is investigating a new tool that collects a person's last known IP address, a potential privacy-compromising issue.

• Microsoft-Barnes & Noble deal could lead to Windows-based tablet

  By Matt Hamblen | 01 May, 2012 05:29

  Microsoft's new partnership with Barnes & Noble could lead to development of a Windows-based tablet or e-reader, not just a Nook e-reader application for Windows 8, some analysts believe.

• APP OF THE DAY: Skype

  By Patrick Budmar | 26 April, 2012 10:15

  It’s been a long time coming, but Skype is finally available on the Microsoft’s own Windows Phone 7 platform.

• Skype app released for Sony's PlayStation Vita handheld

  By Jay Alabaster | 25 April, 2012 16:43

  Internet telephony operator Skype has released an app for Sony's PlayStation Vita handheld game console.

• Skype app for Windows Phone released

  By John Ribeiro | 23 April, 2012 14:13

  Internet telephony provider Skype released its app for the Windows Phone operating system on Sunday on the Windows Phone Marketplace, a couple of months after releasing the beta version of the app.

• 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.