Tag: video chat
Using Skype in Ethiopia could lead to 15 years in prison
The Ethiopian government has made it a criminally offence to use VoIP services like Skype or Google Talk in their country, punishable by as much as 15 years in prison. The bans also extend to social networking features that make…
Microsoft looking for Xbox Skype developers
A job listing over on Microsoft's recruitment page states that the team are looking to build a Skype Xbox Engineering Team, suggesting video chat integration could be coming to the Xbox 360. According to the listing, Microsoft is "building the…
Is Skype making us hate our own faces??
Skype may be a wonderful tool for bringing people together visually around the world, but is it also having an unexpected effect on our self esteem? ShinyShiny's Becca Caddy investigates… A lot of people hate the way they look so…
Have Microsoft bagged Skype? [UPDATE – Yes, they officially have]
Remember last week when we told you that both Facebook and Google were fishing with big-money lures in an attempt to catch voice and video chat service Skype? Well forget that; it seems Microsoft are now the front runners to…
Skype Hits New Record With 27 Million Users Online Simultaneously
Today Skype broke a new record, reaching 27 million users online simultaneously. The announcement comes shortly after the iOS video chat release, and indicates that the recent growth in Skype's customer base can be accredited to the rise in…
Facebook adding Skype-powered video calls?
Earlier in the year Facebook and Skype joined forces to allow users of both services to communicate across both platforms. What began as just messaging and online notifications could be about to expand into full-blown video calling however, as code…
Apple's FaceTime becomes sexy-time as iPhone 4 XXX chat lines pop up
If Steve Jobs isn't all that keen on adult content hitting his Apple hardware, I reckon he'll go through the roof once details of this story hit his inbox. It appears that the FaceTime video chat service that's available to…
Skype five-way video chat added in 5.0 beta
The Skype 5.0 beta release was launched this week, bringing with it the ability to hold five-way video chat sessions amongst your group of contacts. Much like in an instant messaging conversation, you can now add contacts to chat sessions,…
Microsoft unveil Windows Live Messenger Wave 4
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer has lifted the lid on the latest version of Windows Live Messenger, dubbed "Wave 4". Better video chat, photo sharing, social network and cloud integration are top of the agenda in this latest revamp, Ballmer told…
UPDATE: O2's iPhone video chat was posted in "error"
O2 had the rumour mill grinding yesterday when their updated iPhone tariffs seemed to suggest that the iPhone 4G would support free video calling. However, a statement from an O2 representative has been issued, confirming that the listing was an…
