Skype recently released a 4.0 beta version of their VoIP and instant messaging client for WIndows. It incorporates a new user interface that seems to focus more on video than on the IM or voice...

I ran across a 2 year old piece from VoIP News out of Australia that suggests some industries want to ban Skype. Given the various attempts I've heard about with regards to blocking Skype, I...

Last week, I discovered-quite by accident-that the version of iSkoot for the Nokia N95 was sending the entire session in the clear. In short, your Skype credentials, and everything you were using...

While I've recently covered the Vapps HighSpeed Conferencing service, which takes full advantage of Skype's wideband codecs for fantastic audio quality, Vapps has also updated their...

It's hard to tell if this is real or got, given that this got published on Techcrunch on April 1st, but I have to agree, this makes sense. eBay clearly hasn't got a clue what to do with Skype....

A commenter to my post highlighting the Spam Over IM on Skype problem pointed out something that I am embarrassed I didn't pick up on: it's not possible to block the spammy invites from...

Phil Wolff over at Skype Journal details something I've noticed happening to me a lot lately: to get my attention. I get "friend requests" and "chat messages" from these...

Markus Göbel is claiming that he was told about an upcoming Skype client for Symbian at the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. While he's not at liberty to disclose who it is, he can say...

I remember as a kid the old McDonalds signs where they'd say how many billions of hamburgers they've served. If you can find one of those old signs around today, it's likely to say one of...

After mucking about with the various VoIP tools, I have realized that a Skype-to-Skype, under ideal conditions, is righteous. While I realized I panned the whole concept of HD VoIP a while ago, no...

A while ago, I had ranted about how Skype really needs to be part of any so-called Unified Communications platform. Skype Journal picked up the rant and made a very salient point: "Skype makes no...

If you use Skype on Windows, you might want to make sure that you're running the most recent version. Skype Journal, among others, lets us know that Skype has released a hotfix for a potentially...

If you have a Playstation Portable (PSP)- which might not be a lot of people-now you can use it to get onto Skype and make free calls over WiFi. Supposedly, you've got to have a Sony PSP Slim and...

This post by Phil Wolff at Skype Journal summarizes a couple of key questions I've had with regards to Skype. The answers come straight from interviews done with a couple of Skype executives by...

I got an email from the Skype PR folks on Tuesday letting me know that Skype has finally made it possible to get Skype Pro in the US. When you consider what you get for $3 USD a month, it's......

If you have a conventional or IP PBX and want to add the benefits and features of Skype, VoSKY has the solution for you. VoSKY, a wholly owned subsidiary of Actiontec Electronics, has actually made...

If you've been following along here on the VoIP Weblog, you know that I've been doing some experimentation with Skype's new High Quality Video. Unforuntately, my testing has been limited...

Jim Courtney of Skype Journal and I did some testing earlier this week with Skype's new High Quality Video feature. We also compared them to SightSpeed, whom is known for having excellent video...

Yesterday, I did a call with Jim Courtney from Skype Journal. The intent was to eventually test this with the Logitech Pro 9000 that Skype's PR folks sent me. However, I had called him from my...

Being a curious lad, I decided to give the video-enabled Skype on Linux a try. The problem is, most of my native Linux machines aren't exactly current machines. I did the next best thing: ran...