Skype

July 10, 2006 - SanDisk® and Skype™ have announced that Skype users can now make free calls and chat on almost any PC without having to download software. The Skype software will now come pre-loaded on SanDisk's newest Cruzer® Micro and Cruzer Titanium lines of Skype-certified U3™ enabled smart drives. This will allow consumers to make free PC-to-PC audio and video calls to Skype users in most major markets.

SanDisk's Cruzer Micro and Cruzer Titanium with U3 gives users a portable way to carry files and programs without leaving any personal information behind on a computer. This means Skype users can take their Skype account complete with their contacts, settings and preferences on a device that is smaller than a pack of chewing gum and make calls, with video as an option, from any PC such as those in Internet cafes and hotels. This compact Skype is particularly useful for business travelers, leisure travelers, students and anyone who uses multiple computers. Read more

June 2006—Just in case anyone needed another reason to own a Sennheiser headset, Skype Technologies has announced a promotion offering free “SkypeOut” calls to landlines and cellular phones within the US and Canada via the internet through 2006.

With more than 100 million “Skypers” worldwide, Skype is rapidly becoming the universal key to free and very-low-cost global communication. Sennheiser Communications, a subsidiary of the German company synonymous with quality headphone and microphone products, recently joined forces with Skype and has developed a series of Skype-certified headset models specially optimized for this PC-oriented speech application. Read more

May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NETGEAR today announced pricing and pre-order availability for the much-anticipated NETGEAR Skype WiFi phone (model SPH101), the first device certified to make mobile Internet telephony a reality for the tens of millions of Skype users worldwide. The phone can be pre-ordered now exclusively online at an MSRP of $249.99, with additional information at www.netgear.com/go/skypephone.

NETGEAR's Skype WiFi phone (SPH101) is the first Skype Certified device to enable consumers to make unlimited free domestic and international calls to other Skype users over a wireless network without being tied to a computer. The WiFi phone will work anywhere in the world a user has a secured or open access to a WiFi network -- in any home, office, public hotspot, or municipal wireless access point that does not require browser-based authentication. Pre-loaded with Skype software and ready out-of-the-box to use with a wireless network, the user experience remains the same as currently enjoyed by 100 million registered online Skype users, who talk for free with their friends using Skype, or pay only a few cents per minute to connect with non-Skype users. The WiFi phone's intuitive on-screen color menu shows saved Skype contacts and their online availability for easy communications, similar to the PC experience. Read more

April 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Combining the freedom of hands-free connectivity with mobile entertainment, Motorola, Inc. and Skype, the global Internet communications company, today unveiled the Motorola Talk & Tunes Wireless Internet Calling Kit with stereo - an unprecedented innovation in Bluetooth technology that lets Skype users simultaneously and wirelessly listen to music and manage calls over the Internet from a PC. Read more

March 10, 2006 - RTX America just announced a free USB DUALphone firmware update. The USB DUALphone can now check Skype™ voicemail, receive incoming chat alerts and perform other Skype functions, all from the DUALphone's sleek, cordless handset. The update adds to a long list of existing features, such as wideband audio and Skype online presence.

January 5, 2006 - Combining the optimum in mobility, voice quality and ease of use, Philips Electronics is teaming up with global Internet communications company Skype to introduce a new Internet phone, the VoIP321. The new cordless phone has dual functionality so consumers can make free Skype calls, as well as ordinary landline calls – giving them maximum freedom and the ability to toggle between both communications mediums. Through Skype and Philips' joint product, consumers can experience a new level of communication simplicity.

January 4, 2006 - NETGEAR, Inc. and Skype, the global Internet communications company, today announced they are working on a family of innovative new products, including the world's first Skype wireless mobile telephone and a router equipped to optimize Skype.

January 3 ― Eastman Kodak Company and Skype announce the availability of the latest innovation in digital storytelling ― KODAK Photo Voice ― that combines live voice and online photo sharing. The beta version of KODAK Photo Voice, the first Skype certified online photo sharing experience, is now available as a free download at www.kodakgallery.com/photovoice.

December 1, 2005 – Skype, the global Internet communications company, today released the beta version of Skype 2.0, the newest version of its software that allows anyone with an Internet connection to make free Internet calls. The software is designed for greater ease of use, integrated video calling, and enhanced features that allow people to stay in touch and express themselves online. Skype also announced its collaboration with global headset and Webcam partner Logitech, as well as partnerships with Webcam manufacturer Creative, and with weblog software and services company Six Apart.