Skype to get an open source version for Linux
Online reports were claiming that Skype was going open source.
Skype has blogged about these rumors and have admitted that they are working on releasing an open source edition of Skype for the Linux platform.
But they are not prepared to give out all the details. [...]

imo.im is a worthy challenger to Meebo
Meebo is probably the most well known web based instant messaging service today.
They have a couple of rivals including imo.im which continues to enhance their features to make it a worthy challenger.
imo.im enables connectivity with a variety of instant messaging services like AIM, Google Talk, ICQ, [...]

Xobni now comes with Twitter support
Xobni has announced that they have now added the support for Twitter social network on their Microsoft Outlook plug-in.
They already support Facebook so adding Twitter was an obvious next step.
The service also has support for other networks including LinkedIn, Hoover’s, Skype, and Yahoo! Mail.
Here are some [...]

Skype founders suing eBay
The original founders of the VoIP Company Skype have filed a lawsuit against the Skype’s current parent company eBay along with the people who are interested in acquiring it. The other parties include Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Index Ventures.
The company claims damages that are growing [...]

Google: We are not blocking Skype on Android
Google faces complications on the Apple iPhone platform with their Google Voice service.
The company is now facing controversies on their own mobile platform Google Android.
Industry sources have accused the company of blocking Skype on the Android platform.
Skype enables anyone to make cheap international calls using the internet [...]

Skype advertising banned from television for misleading consumers
Skype had a television ad developed by the Albion agency.
The ad showcased a dad with his newly born baby taking to the baby’s grandparents.
The problem was the high quality of transmission that is showcased in the ad.
Skype admits that they used the best possible equipment available [...]

eBay working on developing alternative technologies for Skype
Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom created Skype along with Joltid which provides technology used in Skype services.
The duo sold Skype to eBay in 2005 for a massive price tag of USD 2.6 billion.
eBay still licenses technology for running Skype from Joltid.
The two groups are currently involved [...]

ooVoo launches business solutions for video conferencing
ooVoo has announced the launch of their video conferencing solutions for business customers.
With this, they are taking on some of the biggest companies out there including Cisco and eBay.
Cisco owns WebEx and has their own telepresence video conferencing systems.
Skype is of course one of the most popular [...]

Skype 3.0 for Windows Mobile released
Skype has released a brand new version for the users of Windows Mobile powered mobile devices.
This is a major release and it comes with several new features.
Skype 3.0 for Windows Phones adds two new major features: SMS and file transfer.
They have also fixed a lot of bugs since [...]

Skype 1.1 released for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch
Skype developers have released a new updated version for the users of Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.
This release is now available on Apple App Store.
As usual, this version is totally free.
This version is now available in several new languages including Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, [...]