Skype

Skype this summer released Skype for Mac 2.6, the latest version of its communication software for Mac users. In addition to improved quality, stability and more features, the company has done something entirely new: for the first time, Mac users will be able to enjoy a new Skype feature before it's available to Windows users.

Skype has introduced a new call-transfer feature that is exclusive to the Mac platform. Users can now select More > Call Transfer to transfer an ongoing call to another Skype user on their contact list. This will be a useful feature for businesses and families alike. Read more

Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- SHAPE Services has announced the availability of IM+ for Skype for iPhone, the Safari web application for accessing Skype ecosystem from the mobile environment. The application is designed especially for iPhone's touch screen and complements the design and interface of Apple's masterpiece. For a limited time IM+ for Skype iPhone version is being offered free of charge to all iPhone users.

Now iPhone owners can log onto http://skypeforiphone.com using the device's Safari web browser and talk with their Skype contacts or call any landlines and mobiles in a cost-efficient way. "Noticing the public interest for Skype on iPhone, we decided to use our mobile IM and mobile Skype experience and develop an application for them; this has also been a move towards our IM+ for Skype platform coverage. It is truly easy and convenient to access and use. We are looking forward to hearing some feedback from iPhone users", said Igor Berezovsky, the company's CEO. "No tweaks are necessary." Read more

May 14, 2007 -- Skype, the leading Internet communications company, today announced that it is teaming up with Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, to address the growing popularity and demand for Internet communications among U.S. consumers. Starting today, Wal-Mart is offering Skype Certified™ hardware in the Internet and voice communications area of 1,800 of its stores throughout the country, providing more opportunity and accessibility for people looking for affordable calling options. This partnership gives shoppers immediate hands-on access to headsets, webcams and handsets designed to work with Skype, as well as the first pre-paid cards for Skype available in the U.S. Read more

March 5, 2007 – The world leader in consumer cordless phones, Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. , announced today the availability of the Panasonic Wi-Fi phone for use with Skype, the world's fastest-growing Internet communications offering.

The KX-WP1050, an easy to install and use Wi-Fi Panasonic product, is one in a series of planned products that are Skype Certified. This new device uses Wi-Fi access to allow Skype users to make and receive free Skype-to-Skype calls, make inexpensive SkypeOut calls to landlines and mobiles worldwide, and receive SkypeIn calls from landlines and mobiles. With the included Wi-Fi base unit, the solution is simple to plug in and use, without using a PC. Read more

January 9, 2007 — NETGEAR is introducing three new products and showcasing several more Innovations Award honorees at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week. NETGEAR will demonstrate the new Digital Entertainer HD (EVA8000) media receiver, new Dual-Mode Cordless Phone with Skype™ (SPH200D), and new Storage Central Turbo (SC101T), along with award-winning RangeMax™ NEXT wireless routers, Powerline adapters and ProSafe® wireless networking solutions for growing businesses. From Monday, January 8 through Thursday, January 11, the company is exhibiting in booth #36219 in South Hall 4 of the Las Vegas Convention Center, where it is also hosting its “Blogger-in-Residence,” Videocasts, and Podcasts “Live From CES” to online visitors from around the world. Read more

December 13, 2006 -- Skype, the global Internet communications company, is now offering U.S. and Canadian consumers the new Skype Unlimited Calling plan, a paid annual subscription service that allows registered users to make 12 months of unlimited SkypeOut™ calls to any phone within the U.S. and Canada. This is the first time that Skype is making an annual subscription calling plan available anywhere in the world.

Skype allows its users to make great quality voice and video calls over the Internet. In addition, Skype can be used to share files, send instant messages, conduct conference calls, and more. Read more

October 9, 2006 -- One Voice Technologies, Inc. today announced that it will exhibit the ultimate Digital Home experience at the upcoming DigitalLife tradeshow, held October 12-15 in New York City at the Javits Convention Center, exhibit booth #557 and in PC Magazine’s Digital Village. One Voice will demonstrate to attendees and press their industry leading Media Center Communicator voice recognition application for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 along with One Voice’s My Voice Remote for XP Media Center 2005. For more information regarding DigitalLife, please visit www.digitallife.com. Read more

September 12, 2006 - NETGEAR, Inc. today announced worldwide shipments of the NETGEAR WiFi Phone for Skype (model SPH101), the first publicly announced device certified to make Skype WiFi Internet calling a reality for the more than 113 million registered Skype users. The phone, which has already racked up an impressive number of sales orders from eager Skype devotees around the world, is shipping to pre-order customers in the U.S. and Canada starting this week at an MSRP of $249.99. It will be available in Europe and Asia-Pacific by early October.

"We're delighted to announce volume shipments of NETGEAR's WiFi Phone for Skype to our loyal pre-order customers, and to meeting the backlog of an enthusiastic international following," said Vivek Pathela, NETGEAR's vice president of product marketing. "Our phone is the ideal solution for die-hard Skype users worldwide, who are now able to take advantage of NETGEAR's innovative wireless networking technology, and experience Skype in a truly mobile fashion, without a PC. Read more

Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic is working to develop a Panasonic Wi-Fi phone for use with Skype. This is the first Wi-Fi product in a series of planned products for use with Skype's service. With this new product, consumers will be able to make and receive Skype calls to Skype users from Wi-Fi Access points in the home, office or elsewhere.

"This new Wi-Fi phone for use with Skype follows the shift toward Internet calling entering the mainstream consumer market," said Mike Timar, national marketing manager, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company. "This exciting product will enable greater flexibility in communications for home and business users." Read more

July 20, 2006--Skype, the global Internet communications company, today announced collaboration with hardware partners to deliver the first WiFi phones for Skype software, making Internet calling on the move a reality. By enabling consumers to make Internet calls without a computer, Skype is freeing people from their computers and saving them money.

"We want to give people the freedom to move around while talking and have access to Skype wherever they are - whether in front of a computer or while moving around the home or office," said Stefan Oberg, General Manager Hardware for Skype. "Now people can make wireless Internet calls and enjoy the great Skype cost savings and sound quality free of a computer." Read more