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By: Skype Looks to Accelerate Mobile Video Chat With iOS App: Tech News «

Skype Looks to Accelerate Mobile Video Chat With iOS App: Tech News « — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 07:00:42 +0000

[...] in the past. The company also supports BlackBerry devices and other Android phones through a relationship with Verizon Wireless. Osterlow said Skype will be moving quickly to tie in even more mobile users over [...]

By: After Verizon, Skype Friends Japan’s KDDI: Tech News «

After Verizon, Skype Friends Japan’s KDDI: Tech News « — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:54:07 +0000

[...] If its deal with Verizon Wireless was merely an indication of Luxembourg-based Skype’s true intentions to closely partner with large cellular providers and find future growth, then today that became clear-as-a-day. The company announced that it is signing up KDDI, a Japanese phone company, which will integrate Skype into some of its handsets. Recent ResearchMobile Overview, Q2 2010 Green IT Overview, Q2 2010 Infrastructure Overview, Q2 2010 Connected Consumer Market Overview, Q2 2010 [...]

By: Skype Expands to Most Android Phones, Wi-Fi Only in U.S. : Tech News «

Skype Expands to Most Android Phones, Wi-Fi Only in U.S. : Tech News « — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:53:42 +0000

[...] been available on Android phones from other U.S. carriers. Initially, my colleague Om Malik feared the Verizon deal was engineered by the carrier to combat the iPhone and would prevent other carriers from getting [...]

By: Why T-Mobile May Add UMA Software to Android After All: Tech News «

Why T-Mobile May Add UMA Software to Android After All: Tech News « — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:26:16 +0000

[...] As more consumers cut the landline cord, cellular calls in the home become important, a trend sure to be a hot topic at our Mobilize event later this week. For a carrier like T-Mobile that doesn’t have the largest coverage footprint, this trend towards a cell-phone-only society can put the company at a disadvantage: if customers don’t have good T-Mobile coverage at home, they won’t be apt to pick T-Mobile for service on that single handset. Skype calls over Wi-Fi aren’t even an option for T-Mobile since Skype for Android is limited in the U.S. to handsets on the Verizon Wireless network exclusively. [...]

By: 5 Things Android Tablets Need To Succeed

5 Things Android Tablets Need To Succeed — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:10:52 +0000

[...] beginning to move to Android, but developers need to be wary of exclusivity deals with carriers, as Skype has with Verizon[1]. Similarly, manufacturers need to make sure they don’t shoot themselves in the foot by adding [...]

By: Skype Files for IPO

Skype Files for IPO — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:34:11 +0000

[...] Skype’s revenues are only going to accelerate as the company’s deals with folks like Verizon Wireless and television makers such as Samsung and LG start paying [...]

By: Who Blocked Who in Skype and Fring Fight?

Who Blocked Who in Skype and Fring Fight? — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:48:29 +0000

[...] lies in between the two company statements, Skype does have a history of claiming openness while some of its actions dictate otherwise. Perhaps the best example is that of Skype Mobile for Android handsets. Instead of fully supporting [...]

By: After New iPhone App Launch, Skype Ready With 2-Way Video Calls on Nokia N900

After New iPhone App Launch, Skype Ready With 2-Way Video Calls on Nokia N900 — Mon, 31 May 2010 14:34:58 +0000

[...] over 3G, which tells me they are using a solution very similar to the one they cobbled together for Skype-over-Verizon. For an alternate explanation, check out Andy Abramson’s post who thinks the magic is [...]

By: Ubergizmo: Skype is half-baked on Android | Skype Journal

Ubergizmo: Skype is half-baked on Android | Skype Journal — Sat, 22 May 2010 19:30:16 +0000

[...] you’re running into the Verizon-Skype exclusive. Nexus One is only available from T-Mobile so no Skype mobile (at least the voice parts) for you. [...]

By: Neil Kumar

Neil Kumar — Fri, 07 May 2010 21:44:06 +0000

I think Both Verizon and Skype are looking for some publicity and that’s why they are backing each other up. Of course there is a cost for business relationship. Common scene if Skype is going to use Verizon’s network to make money then they will have to cut a pay check to Verizon. Also Skype is still an unknown player in the US market, they need a partner like Verizon.

By: Billy

Billy — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:33:29 +0000

Will Skype be releasing an iPhone 3G app soon, like the Skype-Verizon Deal. I have an Iphone/At&t, but im thinking of going with Verizon because of the Skype app, my girlfriend is in western Europe and the WiFi is getting old… 3G network sounds great…
Any feed back would be great…

By: Skype Now Available on Verizon – GigaOM

Skype Now Available on Verizon – GigaOM — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:15:36 +0000

[...] I had outlined previously, the current Skype-on-Verizon deal is an exclusive between the two companies, though both of them are dodging answering this question. The Skype on the iPhone still [...]

By: Skype Deliberately Crippling Functionality of iPhone and WinMo and Verizon Apps? | Blog Ahmad Shamli

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:47:09 +0000

[...] outlets rejoice at the "openness" Verizon wireless is finally showing, it turns out to be a limited, crippled version, which is designed to fit Verizon’s agenda, NOT customer [...]

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:51:27 +0000

It's really sad to see what's happening with Palm. I really expected great things when the Pre was released.

By: Why Skype Just Hung Up On Windows Mobile – jkOnTheRun

Why Skype Just Hung Up On Windows Mobile – jkOnTheRun — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:58:17 +0000

[...] Note that Skype Lite for mobiles — and I assume Android since I haven’t seen it in the Android Market for some time — is also on the disabled list, and that actually does surprise me. This client geared for Java-based phones only debuted about a year ago. Perhaps Skype is changing focus and evolving their business model — instead of targeting device platforms and end-users, maybe we’ll see more deals with carriers like the recent one with Verizon. [...]

By: Why I Jailbreak my iPhone: The Top 10 Jailbroken Utilities & Apps | Crazy Hawt

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:26:10 +0000

[...] on them. Skype still hasn’t been enabled to work over 3G (some speculate this is due to the Verizon deal). My3G takes care of all of this. By enabling it on an app, that app is made to think it is on [...]