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Skype Now Playing Nice with Outlook.com

Skype Now Playing Nice with Outlook.com

April 30, 2013 No Comments

Microsoft has announced that you can now Skype from Outlook.com. The rollout began today in the UK and will rollout to the US and Germany in the coming weeks. Soon after, the service should begin popping out everywhere else until the globe is covered.  Even with the best email service, sometimes text isn’t enough, and ...

Skype 2.5 for Windows Phone 8 Update (changelog)

Skype 2.5 for Windows Phone 8 Update (changelog)

April 16, 2013 2 Comments

 Skype 2.5 for Windows Phone 8 Update New and changed features: Message notifications for Messenger buddies are now on by default Fixed issues: Stability: Skype crashing on startup for some users who signed in with Microsoft Account Notifications: Message notifications sometimes had contact names separated with 20% instead of space. Calling: Video call button was disabled straight after accepting incoming ...

Skype App Updated – People Hub Integration Fixed and Other Goodies

Skype App Updated – People Hub Integration Fixed and Other Goodies

March 19, 2013 No Comments

Joe Belfiore wasn’t kidding when he said there was a fix on the way for Skype’s missing people hub integration on Windows Phone 8. The app has been updated to add that feature back and also a few more goodies. What’s new? Face-to-face video calls look better than ever with high definition video support. Show ...

Joe Belfiore: 7.8 Fix and Skype Integration with People Hub On the Way

Joe Belfiore: 7.8 Fix and Skype Integration with People Hub On the Way

March 4, 2013 No Comments

On Twitter, Windows Phone’s Joe Belfiore is pretty mum with Windows Phone information. Recently however, he has tweeted about to huge Windows Phone topics. One about Windows Phone 7.8 and how a fix is coming for the live tile bug. The other, information on how Skype will be integrated with the people hub in the ...

Microsoft Pushes Skype and Messenger Closer Together

Microsoft Pushes Skype and Messenger Closer Together

February 19, 2013 No Comments

The Skype Team has recently announced even more news about merging Windows Live Messenger with its services. Now. the Windows Live Messenger desktop app will be upgraded April 8th. Skype Team: Skype is known around the world for helping people stay close whenever they’re apart.  It makes us proud that more than 280 million people ...

International Carriers Watch as ‘Skype’ Breaks Records

International Carriers Watch as ‘Skype’ Breaks Records

February 18, 2013 No Comments

Back in May of 2011, Microsoft shocked everyone when they purchased Skype,  the leading Internet communications company for $8.5 billion. Microsoft however has taken the company and made it even bigger, so much so that it is now on the verge of threatening international carriers. Microsoft has pushed Skype’s traffic to grow as over 44% last year. ...

The Uprising: A Windows Phone 8 Rebellion

The Uprising: A Windows Phone 8 Rebellion

February 17, 2013 3 Comments

It seems that the many think Microsoft has been too slow with improving the Windows Phone platform overall. The general consensus is that we are the forgotten ones. With the most recent Skype release in which every platform except for the Windows Phone was greeted with the beta ability to send video messages, many are ...

Skype Goes Live With Carrier Billing in Russia (US and Canada Soon)

Skype Goes Live With Carrier Billing in Russia (US and Canada Soon)

February 6, 2013 No Comments

You will soon be able to choose a new payment option for Skype as operator billing has begun in Russia and soon in the US and Canada. With this new option, you will be able to pay for Skype’s services via your carrier. Press Release: Skype Goes Live With MACH Direct Operator Billing MACH enables ...

T-Mobile: Update for HTC’s 8X Available to Improve Skype Application

T-Mobile: Update for HTC’s 8X Available to Improve Skype Application

January 29, 2013 No Comments

T-Mobile has issued an update to it’s Windows Phone 8X by HTC device to improve the audio experience while using Skype. Details Below.   T-Mobile: A software update for the Windows Phone 8X by HTC will be available on January 28. The software update, which will be available by Over The Air (OTA), will provide ...

RIP: Windows Live Messenger Dies March 15th – Long Live Skype

RIP: Windows Live Messenger Dies March 15th – Long Live Skype

January 9, 2013 No Comments

We announced some time ago that Windows Live Messenger was merging with Skype. Well Microsoft has begun sending out emails stating that Windows Live Messenger will cease to exist March 15th 2013. Microsoft: So, what’s happening between now and 15th March? Messenger will continue to work as you know it today. If you are signed ...

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New Commercial Featuring Kids Corner On Windows Phone Shows Parents How To Silence Children The Right Way(Video)

Windows Phone UK has just published on YouTube what might be the most genuine use of Kids Corner on...

Voice-Controlled Camera for Windows Phone Patented By Microsoft

Nearly two years ago, Microsoft filed a patented that gives them the exclusive rights and ability to use the Windows Phone...

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