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Video calling

SkypeKit: “Naked” Skype Support Arrives for Hardware-Embedded Skype and PC Applications

by Jim Courtney on Tue, Jun 22, 2010 2:06 pm

This morning, at the CEA Line Show in New York, Skype is taking the first step in the evolution of its revamped developer platform with the beta release of SkypeKit, “empowering consumer electronic and desktop software innovators to embed Skype into their products”.
In summary:

Most importantly, SkypeKit allows developers to embed all the functionality of [...]

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Categories Communications News, Developers, Embedded Skype, Skype Hardware, Skype News, Skype Partner News, Skype Platform, Using Skype, Video calling

GIPS, Google and All That Co-opetition Jazz!

by Jim Courtney on Wed, May 19, 2010 6:05 am

Ok so I’m the last to write about Google’s announcement this morning on its acquisition of Global IP Solutions, a major provider of IP-based communications infrastructure with not only its voice and video codecs but also voice and video engines that mean simply “supply me with an Internet connection, a microphone and a set [...]

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Categories Communications News, Communications Technology, Mobile Applications, Video calling, Web 2.0 Tools and Applications

It’s Been a Week for New Skype Video Experiences

by Jim Courtney on Mon, May 17, 2010 7:05 am

Over the past week I have been experimenting with two relatively new features that build out the Skype video experience:

HD video using the recently released FREETALK® TALK-7140 HD webcam and Skype for Windows 4.2
Skype Group calling using the beta release of Skype for Windows 5.0

FREETALK® TALK-7140 HD Webcam
At a price point that makes [...]

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Categories Communications Technology, Skype For Business, Skype Hardware, Skype for Personal, Using Skype, Video calling

Video Calling on iPhone and iPad: By Year End?

by Jim Courtney on Fri, Apr 23, 2010 1:04 pm

Ok, so the iPad does not have a camera of any type. But is its form factor not a “natural” format for video calling? When Global IP Solutions put out a press release yesterday I was a bit skeptical about who would take up on their “one way Video Conferencing/Chat capabilities for iPad developers, [...]

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Categories Communications News, Communications Technology, Developers, Mobile Applications, Video calling