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History Making Smartphone Skype Call During LeWeb Closing Session

by Jim Courtney on Thu, Dec 10, 2009 7:12 pm

At about 5:30 (GMT+1) this afternoon members of the Skype Public Chat discussion learned that not only was there a new beta version of Skype for Windows 4.2 available for download but also Skype had released its first beta version of Skype for Symbian (for Nokia smartphones).
Shortly afterwards, while listening to the final Gillmor [...]

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Categories Communications News, Mobile Applications, Mobile Devices, Skype News, Skype Software

The Future for 3rd Party Skype Developers: Bloggers Speak Out.

by Jim Courtney on Thu, Sep 17, 2009 6:09 am

The recent announcement of Skype’s decision to drop its Skype Extras (marketing) program initially caused much anguish across the blogosphere; however, more sober commentary has been appearing in the past few days. To recall the announcement:

Immediately: No new partner programs or upgrades will be placed into the Skype Extras
Going forward: Skype Extras will remain [...]

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Categories Communications News, Developers, Service Providers, Skype News, Skype Partner News, Skype Partner Solutions, Skype Platform