Today, Skype has announced that its popular video calling service is available as a preview for BlackBerry Z10 users. The app first rolled out onto BlackBerry Q10 devices last month as a preview, and now the Z10 is getting it’s moment of video-chat glory. However, it seems a lot of the features in the app Read The Full StoryRead similar

Mobile VoIP service Viber has decided to put down roots on the desktop, with the launch of OS X and Windows versions that turn the messaging system into a legitimate Skype alternative. The new Viber Desktop apps – which come alongside updates to its mobile software – support the majority of the features smartphone users Read The Full StoryRead similar

CopyTele, or more specifically, its Secure Web Conference Corp. division has sued Microsoft’s Skype due to patent infringement. Copytele says that Skype infringed on 2 of its patents, one regarding a “method and apparatus for securing e-mail attachments”, and the other for a “portable telecommunication security device.” However, CopyTele didn’t sue Skype because it was Read The Full StoryRead similar

Skype has landed for BlackBerry 10, but would-be VoIP users will need a Q10 initially, until BlackBerry updates its initial Z10 smartphone. The new app, confirmed as incoming only earlier this week, offers voice and video calling, instant messaging, and text messaging, just like Skype on other mobile platforms; however, it requires BlackBerry 10.1, loaded Read The Full StoryRead similar

Amongst the flurry of announcements this morning at BlackBerry Live in Orlando, CEO Thorsten Heins finally made good on an app promise from this past January. Yes, Skype is now available on the Z10. Users that want to make VoIP calls will have to upgrade to the latest iteration of the platform, BB10.1, in order to download the preview from BB World. Additionally, Heins also told attendees that Moog will be bringing its music app, previously exclusive to iOS, to the BB10 platform starting today. So, slowly, but steadily BlackBerry's following through on its vision to make BB10 a robust develope... Read similar

As the Skype Video Messaging universe expands, it would seem only natural that the Microsoft-owned company might have brought the service to Windows 8 first and foremost. As it is, this final push for the service hit their hero operating system last. Here it is, at long last – the Windows 8 version – fully Read The Full StoryRead similar

Windows 7 users have been able to sneak a peek at Skype's new Video Messaging feature since earlier in the week, but now the referenced Windows 8 version is available as well. The new tool, the service's version of video voicemail, is still "in its early release," so you may run into a bug or two. To that end, the team invites testers to reach out with feedback through a handful of channels. It's all outlined at the source link below.Filed under: Internet, SoftwareCommentsSource: SkypeRead similar

Skype has officially announced the availability of its BlackBerry 10 app, out initially for Q10 devices, which means not many people will have access to it, since the Q10 doesn’t ship until the beginning of May. As you my have seen from my review, I do have access to a Q10 currently, and the Skype app is one of the ones that I’ve been testing alongside the device itself. The good news is, the app provides does indeed provide access to Skype VoIP and chat services. The bad news is, it does so with a bare minimum of elegance resulting in a painful UX. Users of Skype for Android will ... Read similar

BlackBerry continues to slide out of relevance for virtually all smartphone users as competing devices gain popularity. One of the big issues for people who still like BlackBerry devices is that there are so few developers producing apps for the BlackBerry devices that it can take a very long time for BlackBerry fans to get Read The Full StoryRead similar

CopyTele, a "patent enforcement entity" based in New York, has filed a patent infringement suit against Microsoft in connection with its Skype IP calling and messaging service, now used by 280 million people every month. The two patents in question come from Secure Web Conference Corporation, a subsidiary of publicly-traded CopyTele. They are 6,856,686 B2 ('686 Patent), and 6,856,687 B2 (’687 Patent), respectively covering "method and apparatus for securing e-mail attachments" and "portable telecommunication security device." "The Patents-in-Suit, generally speaking, relate to secure web-based... Read similar