Cheaper SkypeOut calls to India will continue
Good things often come in threes. Godfather, anyone? The blue three-wheeled car in Mr. Bean's parking-lot revenge episode? Here is the third installment in a series of blog posts about cheaper SkypeOut calls to India: The "Talk more to Bangalore"… Read more
Skype takes video one step further
Skype conversations have had visual flavor ever since video was introduced in Skype 2.0 for Windows. Now, video makes a somewhat different appearance in version 3.5 which went public today. It lets you download videos from top independent video-sharing sites… Read more
Jingle Networks provides 1-800-FREE411 service to Skype users in the US
Jingle Networks, operator of the [1-800-FREE411]( http://www.free411.com/partners/skype/?cm_mmc_o=atbyp%20VzyfY%20mbfwlCjCmLY5w%20PkBTCjCPkBT%20z_BAf%20mLY5w%2fdywwSvvCjC-g6AblbfbBE%2f-czywEwll) directory assistance service has partnered with Skype to make their free directory service easily accessible to Skype users in the United States. The [1-800-FREE411](http://www.free411.com/partners/skype/?cm_mmc_o=atbyp%20VzyfY%20mbfwlCjCmLY5w%20PkBTCjCPkBT%20z_BAf%20mLY5w%2fdywwSvvCjC-g6AblbfbBE%2f-czywEwll) service will now give U.S. Skype users (using [Skype… Read more
Sailing the oceans on HMS Feature Bloat?
We hate feature bloat, too. Question is, have we succumbed to the unspeakable? Or are these concerns premature? Read more
Last days to call India and Pakistan up to 50% cheaper
Our campaign that allows you to call India and Pakistan for up to 50% cheaper is coming to an end. Tomorrow (31st of July) will be the last day to take advantage of these really friendly prices. Note that international… Read more
Would Skype blend?
Hardware is temporal. Software is forever. You cannot kill software, for it's like Casper the Friendly Ghost. No matter how sharp your spear or cutting blades, the attempt will be futile. I run Skype 2.6 for Mac that came to… Read more
The unofficial alternative to customer support
Skype's customer support crew is officially fluent in seven languages — English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Japanese, and Spanish. Read more
What is VOIP or voice-over-IP?
Every now and then we get an email or chat message asking us: "What's VOIP?" (or voice-over-IP, as it's also known). A very valid question and if you were to search skype.com for this term a few weeks ago then… Read more
Battle of the emoticons
Every once in a while, you stumble across an article that expands your horizons. (Reminds me of Stephen Wright, the comedian, who said, "Some people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths." But that's an unnecessary digression,… Read more
From Lahore to Bangalore
This may be worth reading if you have family, friends or colleagues in Pakistan or India. With a combined population of 1.3 billion, there are plenty of phone numbers to call. Our marketing folks figured this out as well… Read more
