July 26, 2012
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UPDATED: Early this morning, July 26, on the US East coast, Google Talk, and related communication services went down. By 1 PM Google is reporting that the service is back to normal. Google Talk: Down and out in Google IM, … Continue reading
July 24, 2012
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The question was: “Is Skype snooping on your conversations?” The answer is yes. According to a Microsoft Skype spokesperson, “As was true before the Microsoft acquisition, Skype co-operates with law enforcement agencies as is legally required and technically feasible.” So … Continue reading
June 19, 2012
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No, that’s not my prediction for Microsoft’s mysterious Monday announcement. No, it’s what Microsoft is already doing with last week’s unexpected release of Skype 4 for Linux. Microsoft–Microsoft!–of all companies has just shipped its first mass-market, end-user Linux desktop program. … Continue reading
June 14, 2012
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You could have knocked me over with a feather. The last thing I expected was to see a new version of Skype, the popular Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) program, arrive for Linux. But, just in time for Skype’s new in-your-face advertising … Continue reading
June 13, 2012
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Hundreds of millions of people use Skype for its free voice over IP (VoIP) services every day. Indeed, Skype claims that in March 2012, 35-million people were all talking at the same time on the service. But, how many of … Continue reading
May 8, 2012
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With Google+ Hangouts, you’ve long been able to do free videoconferencing for up to ten people. Now, with Google+ Hangouts on Air, anyone can also broadcast to a world-wide audience. According to Chee Chew, a Google Engineering Director, “If you … Continue reading