Posts Tagged ‘Skype’
Skype Video Messages now available in Windows desktop app, due soon for Windows 8
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Microsoft launched its new Skype Video Messages feature for iOS, Android, and Mac back in February, but the company didn’t make it available initially for its own Windows platform. Today, Microsoft is releasing a preview of Skype Video Messaging for Windows desktop users. The traditional desktop app that runs on Windows 7 and Windows 8 will include the new feature, allowing users to trade short video messages (up to three minutes long) with other Skype members.
The feature is still not available on Microsoft’s Windows 8 Skype app, but the company is promising to make this available “shortly.” Skype says it’s still testing the feature, and at the moment you get 20 free messages before you have to subscribe to Skype Premium for $ 4.99 a…
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Skype video calling launches for Outlook.com, available in UK today and US in ‘coming weeks’
Author: Alexander McQueen
When Microsoft first unveiled its Outlook.com webmail service in July, the software maker promised Skype video calling from the web. While Outlook.com has seen a number of updates over the months, including a calendar UI refresh, Skype integration has been missing in action. Fortunately, that’s changing this week. Microsoft is announcing that Outlook.com will now support Skype video calling.
The roll out will start in the UK today, followed by US and Germany availability in the “coming weeks,” and worldwide support by the summer. The integration works by first installing a browser plugin that interfaces with Skype and Outlook.com. The plugin supports the most recent versions of Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox, and Skype users…
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No Comments »Bing, Skype, and Xbox rebranding plans revealed in Microsoft design presentation
Author: Tiffany Shoman
At a recent design day event in Norway, Windows Phone design studio general manager Albert Shum and Todd Simmons, creative director at Wolff Olins, held a talk about “re-imagining” Microsoft. After switching its Windows, Office, and Microsoft brand logos last year, it appears the company has some additional plans for Bing, Skype, Yammer, and Xbox. Simmons revealed a concept video from two years ago of how Microsoft looked to rebrand its key products. Part of the video includes a new Bing logo that looks very similar to a paper airplane.
At first it seems the clip is simply an old concept, like similar ones Microsoft has experimented with previously, but later in the presentation Simmons reveals design work for the same Bing logo and…
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No Comments »Microsoft could make 3D Skype calls a reality with new meeting tech
Author: Laura Clark
A 3D telepresence technology that started life as a Microsoft research project may soon become an official product, a new job listing suggests. Microsoft has begun advertising for a new software development engineer who will be tasked with helping it develop hardware and software capable of offering holographic meetings for remote workers. The company says it is also looking to extend the technology to Skype, allowing consumers to enjoy “high-definition communication” in its voice and video calling software.
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Microsoft could make Skype holograms a reality with new 3D meeting tech
Author: Heather Brown
A 3D telepresence technology that started life as a Microsoft research project may soon become an official product, a new job listing suggests. Microsoft has begun advertising for a new software development engineer who will be tasked with helping it develop hardware and software capable of offering holographic meetings for remote workers. The company says it is also looking to extend the technology to Skype, allowing consumers to enjoy “high-definition communication” in its voice and video calling software.
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Skype launches BlackBerry 10 preview, but only for Q10 owners at first
Author: Jenny Zhao
For all the hullabaloo about Skype coming to BlackBerry 10, there wasn’t much to show at the Z10′s launch beyond a logo. We’ve got more to work with today — sort of. A preview version of Skype has indeed popped up in BlackBerry World with voice, video and instant messaging like we’ve seen on other platforms. However, no one in the general public can actually use it yet: the app requires BlackBerry 10.1, which won’t reach the market until the Q10 ships to Brits and Canucks. That leaves Americans and Z10 owners in the lurch for a few weeks, although they can at least see the light at the end of the VoIP tunnel.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Microsoft, Blackberry
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Skype 2.5 update for Windows Phone 8 sheds the preview label
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In spite of progressively advancing in version numbers, Skype for Windows Phone 8 has remained in a preview state for the past few months. It’s time for the app to get in the big leagues with its 2.5 update. The launch is the first to drop the sneak peek tag, primarily by taking care of notable bugs with both video geometry as well as crashes when signing in with a Microsoft account. Frequent chatters may such as that message notices for Messenger pals are now energetic by default. There is one word of warning for HTC 8X owners: they’ll require the newest firmware to avoid a defect that silences the mic. Offered that’s no obstacle, however, we ‘d recommend swinging by the Windows Phone Store if you’re at all interested in Microsoft’s official mobile VoIP suite.
Filed under: Mobile phones, Mobile, MicrosoftCommentsVia: Skype, Joe Belfiore(Twitter)Source: Windows Phone Store
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Skype for Windows 8 gains contact blocking and performances improvements
Author: jos
Those of you utilizing Skype in Windows 8 will be delighted to already know that Microsoft’s just bumped the app to variation 1.6. It’s been a couple of months because the last upgrade, and this revision brings even more attributes to the table, consisting of contact obstructing and a slew of performance tweaks. You’re now able to block individuals, with an option to remove or state the offending celebration. Speed and reliability have been improved, particularly when loading contacts, and a variety of bugs have been taken care of, consisting of one where the outward bound video was not always displayed after changing cameras. The upgrade’s available in Windows Store, so exactly what are you waiting for?
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Skype and Spotify founders join Rovio’s chairman in EU initiative to inspire web startups
Author: Brian McKinnell
The European Commission is today forming a new advisory team, called the Leaders Club, which it hopes will stimulate the development of even more web startups within the region– so that “the best concepts start in Europe and remain in Europe.” Goinged up by the outspoken Neelie Kroes, Europe’s Vice-President for the Digital Agenda, the Leaders Club of effective web business owners (complete listing of names below) will satisfy routinely to discuss exactly what has and hasn’t already worked for each business, finest practices for helping new fledglings expand, and a broader technique for motivating individuals to set even more of them up.
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No Comments »Skype and Spotify founders join Rovio’s chairman in EU initiative to inspire web startups
Author: Jon Mitchell
The European Commission is today forming a new advisory group, dubbed the Leaders Club, which it hopes will spur the development of more web startups within the region — so that “the best ideas start in Europe and stay in Europe.” Headed up by the outspoken Neelie Kroes, Europe’s Vice-President for the Digital Agenda, the Leaders Club of successful web entrepreneurs (full list of names below) will meet regularly to discuss what has and hasn’t worked for each company, best practices for helping new startups grow, and a broader strategy for encouraging people to set more of them up.
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