Skype 4.2 Beta for Windows – pay for WiFi with your Skype Credit with Skype Access
The beta version of Skype 4.2 is now available to download – you can find out more on the main blog, but I wanted to focus here on Skype Access, a great new feature which arrives on Windows for… Read more
Skype 4.2 Beta for Windows – includes Skype Access, call transfer and more
The beta version of Skype 4.2 is now available to download – bringing back call transfer and, most importantly, adding Skype Access. The impatient among you can download it right away, but you might like to read on to… Read more
Skype 4.2 Beta for Windows
Skype 4.2 Beta for Windows is here. We have put long working hours into fine tuning the Skype client for you to incorporate your feedback and introduce new features to it. We have introduced in this version Skype Access which… Read more
Skype for Symbian beta release
We're pleased to announce that we are ready to release a limited beta of our upcoming Symbian phones client, Skype for Symbian. This beta release of Skype for Symbian supports more than ten different handsets, with the production release planned… Read more
[Resolved] ThreatFire 4.7.0.11 causes Skype to crash
Pc Tools the company producing ThreatFire security software has fixed this issue with their threats database update on 11th December. We have tested this fix and confirmed that it solves the problem.Everyone running ThreatFire security software should update their installion.We… Read more
Maxim – It's just about getting stuff done. Better. Faster. Cheaper.
var so = new SWFObject(“http://download.skype.com/share/videos/business/player.swf”, “maxim-videoplayer”, “660″, “363″, “9″, “#ffffff”);so.addParam(“allowFullScreen”, “true”);so.addVariable(“videoUrl”, “http://download.skype.com/share/videos/business/case-study-maxim.flv”);so.addVariable(“videoH264Url”, “http://download.skype.com/share/videos/business/case-study-maxim.f4v”);so.addVariable(“videoThumb”, “http://c.skype.com/i/images/business/photos/maxim.jpg”);so.addVariable(“sharePageUrl”, “http://blogs.skype.com/sites/business/2009/12/maxim.html”);so.addVariable(“chapters”, “en”);so.addVariable(“controlsVisible”, “false”);so.addVariable(“shareHtmlCode”, “true”);so.addVariable(“chaptersFolder”, “http://www.skype.com/business/case-studies/maxim/”);so.write(“flashcontent_maxim”); Maxim are avid users of Skype with over 2000 employees in 70 offices across the world using it for video and… Read more
Virtual school visits using Skype
Peace One Day aims to make free education materials available to every school on Earth, inspiring young people to act on Peace Day – the 21st September. As part of our partnership with Peace One Day, we’ve sponsored the… Read more
The Phone Box Experiment: One man. A phone box. In the middle of nowhere.
Find out more at the Phone Box Experiment website. Rob Cavazos is Skype’s newest recruit and will be living out by a phone box somewhere in the south of Spain for as long as he can take it. Inspired… Read more
Skype for SIP beta program opens up to all businesses
Following the introduction of the Skype for SIP beta program in March, we heard from nearly 10,000 businesses of all sizes and service providers who were interested in connecting their existing SIP-based communications solutions to Skype. With today's opening up… Read more
Koobface worm
You may have seen news articles about the ‘Koobface’ worm, a malicious piece of software which has been targeting various social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, and which can also send unsolicited messages to your Skype contacts. To… Read more
