Tagged #skype

Jun 30 AT 9:25 AM Alberto Vildosola 12 Comments

Skype 2.0 lands on the Market with new interface, two-way video calling support

A little bit late to the party, Skype has finally added video calling support to its Android app. The company released version 2.0 of Skype to the Android Market this morning, featuring a brand new interface and SMS messaging support as well.

Now for the bad news. Skype’s video calling feature will only ... Read More »

Apr 14 AT 9:30 PM Alberto Vildosola 25 Comments

Warning: Skype vulnerability leaves your private information out in the open

The guys at AndroidPolice have come across a quite serious vulnerability in the Skype for Android app. The hack allows any other application to access a whole lot of personal information  like “account balance, full name, date of birth, city/state/country, home phone, office phone, cell phone, email addresses, your webpage, your bio, and more.” That’s a ... Read More »

Jan 06 AT 2:39 PM Nick Gray 7 Comments

Skype announces their acquisition of Qik, may soon offer their own video calling service for Android

CES is always filled with surprises, but we were certainly not expecting Skype to announce their acquisition of Qik. As you know, Qik got started as a small start-up which allowed users to simultaneously record and stream video from their mobile handsets. With the release of the Sprint HTC EVO 4G, Qik added real-time video ... Read More »