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by JayTBennett
Feb 16, 2012
If you've been watching the world of Windows Phone and Microsoft you'll know that last year Microsoft bought Skype in what was it's single biggest acquisition to date (and all for a...
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by Seth Brodeur
Feb 09, 2012
Queue "Eye Of The Tiger," as it looks like group-texting app GroupMe is looking to make a comeback to Windows Phone. The developers have put out a call across the Twittersphere for...
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by Rafael Rivera
Feb 03, 2012
In an exclusive report this morning, The Verge is trumpeting that the elusive Skype for Windows Phone application is "currently [in] testing" and that "at least one source indicated...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jan 28, 2012
File this under rumor, folks, as these screenshots can easily be faked, but PocketPC.ch is reporting that Windows Phone "Tango" will be known as Windows Phone 7.6 and has the build number...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jan 14, 2012
We've heard this before, numerous times. But to reiterate (and to beat the dead horse some more), Skype is coming to Windows Phone. The service will arrive as an app "soon" (we...
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by Seth Brodeur
Dec 19, 2011
Microsoft just scooped up the domain name SkypeSexFinder.com when it recently expired. While it is likely just a defensive move to prevent others from registering the name, what is fascinating...
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by Paul Acevedo
Oct 28, 2011
Windows Phone advertisements are popping up all over the place lately. Check out the above ad for the HTC Radar which one of our readers spotted while using Skype.
Seeing as how Skype calling and...
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by Paul Acevedo
Oct 26, 2011
We first learned about the Tango video calling app back in September. Not to be confused with the Windows Phone Tango update (though it’s inevitable), Tango is simply a cross-platform video...
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by Rich Edmonds
Oct 20, 2011
Last we spoke of an app for Skype coming to Windows Phone was back in April, at MIX'11. An app was demoed and was slated for a "late fall 2011" release. Neil Stevens, Skype's Vice President and...
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by Daniel Rubino
Oct 16, 2011
While it doesn't contain the Windows Phone app for Skype, Microsoft has gone ahead and made their marriage to the VOIP company official by launching their own site.
Nothing new is revealed outside...
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by Rich Edmonds
Oct 14, 2011
Microsoft has closed the deal on its acquisition of Skype, which saw the software giant forking out $8.5 billion. What's interesting to see from this deal is what will be brought to Windows 8 and...
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by Rich Edmonds
Oct 07, 2011
The European Commission has approved Microsoft's acquisition of Skype (for $8.5 billion), which we reported on earlier this year with gaining the approval of the FTC. What does this mean for...
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by Rich Edmonds
Aug 25, 2011
In the above video you can see a demo at TechED 2011 in New Zealand for Microsoft's Lync, which is the inter-office communication and VoIP system. The app is slated for a Q4 release and will...
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by Seth Brodeur
Aug 25, 2011
Just one day after spotting an Asus WP7 phone with what looked like a front-facing camera, Windows Phone NZ is now reporting that Microsoft has confirmed at Tech Ed New Zealand that Mango phones...
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by Daniel Rubino
Aug 21, 2011
The official GroupMe app was just released for Windows Phone not too long ago and while nice, it seems a bit redundant with Mango's groups feature. Still, it's a neat service and was one growing...
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by Seth Brodeur
Aug 10, 2011
Neil Stevens, Skype's Vice President and General Manager of Products and Marketing, spoke with Forbes yesterday about what is in store for the video messaging platform after its purchase by...
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by Daniel Rubino
Aug 03, 2011
Looks like Skype, now owned by Microsoft, is serious about bringing video calling over to Windows Phone. In a job advertisement put out by the company, they are looking to hire someone
"...for...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jun 18, 2011
The Federal Trade Commission has approved the deal which will see Skype being bought (for $8.5 billion) by and integrated into Microsoft with further development cross-platform and additional...
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by Daniel Rubino
May 11, 2011
With the combination of Microsoft and Skype today, have we just sealed the fate of humanity, pitting us in a war against the machines...err, our phones?
Well, I for one welcome our new VOIP...
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by Rich Edmonds
May 10, 2011
Picture this - you wake up tomorrow morning, turn on your Mango powered Windows Phone (since this is entirely hypothetical), and what do you see? The voicemail alert. You open up the built-in...
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by Daniel Rubino
May 10, 2011
According to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft could announce as early as tomorrow a deal to buy Skype for a near record $7 billion dollars. The deal would be the largest acquisitions by Redmond...
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by George Ponder
Apr 13, 2011
Skype, the popular internet messaging service, is heading to Windows Phone 7. Joe Belfiore, Microsoft's VP of Windows Phone Program Management, provided an early glimpse at the communications app...
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by Rich Edmonds
Apr 13, 2011
Today was a superb day for both the Windows Phone 7 platform and the development community behind the 13,000 Marketplace apps. Luckily we were at the front (literally) of the action in Las Vegas...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 13, 2011
Las Vegas, April 13th...
Microsoft today showed off the next version of Windows Phone, coming this fall, called 'Mango' as well as announced new developer tools what will give devs a chance to go...
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by Daniel Rubino
Mar 07, 2011
While Skype is still mum on the whole official support thing, the homebrew scene is still alive and kicking on filling in any gaps. We reported awhile ago about a small project to bring Skype to...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 16, 2011
This afternoon we attended the "Windows Phone developers day" at Mobile World Congress, during which an extensive Q...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 15, 2011
We had a chance to talk with Skype last night here at Mobile World Congress and as of now, no news and nothing revealed regarding Windows Phone 7 and an official client for WP7.
Of course, we were...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jan 24, 2011
Due to having no sockets support, multitasking or the ability to run native code, companies like Skype and Viber are sitting on the sidelines, preventing any true VOIP application on Windows Phone 7...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jan 09, 2011
I don’t believe Microsoft could have fit anything else into CES this year without the entire building expanding, providing the audience with insights into what’s coming and what’s to be expected....
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by Daniel Rubino
May 15, 2010
...and now for the clarification about the claim Skype won't be doing a Windows Phone 7 client.Turns out it's a mixed bag. According to MobileTechWorld, the actual quote from Dan Neary regarding a...
