SKYPE popularity and SKYPE trends

MrSeb writes "Thanks to a leaked video — a video that Microsoft made for Nokia — we now have lots of details about Windows Phone 8 (WP8). From deep Windows 8, Skype, and SkyDrive integration, through to the addition of NFC 'wallet' payments and BitLocker encryption, it sounds like Windows Phone 8 will be close to iOS and Android in terms of features. The interesting stuff is under the hood, tho...

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world…

One of the most curious aspects of the U.S. government's case against MegaUpload is the large number of the company's internal communications acquired by the FBI.Read More...

Pollster Nik Nanos tells the Globe's John Ibbitson that Stephen Harper's decision to tackle old age security reform makes good policy, but bad politics.

As global power brokers jet home from Davos, it's easy to be cynical about the value of such "gabfests," and wonder whether these face-to-face settings, with their massive carbon footprints, are worth continuing in an age of Skype and email.

The program enables elderly individuals to connect with day care centers via Skype.

Chinese prosecutors cited a poem and messages sent on Skype against a dissident who stood trial on Tuesday.

Prosecutors charged Zhu Yufu with subversion, citing his poem, It's Time, as well as text messages sent using SkypeChinese prosecutors cited a poem and messages sent on Skype in the trial of a dissident, his son and his lawyer said, in the latest case highlighting the Communist party's drive to silence political challengers.Veteran activist Zhu Yufu faced trial on Tuesday in Hangzhou, where pol...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese prosecutors cited a poem and messages sent on Skype against a dissident who stood trial Tuesday, his son and his lawyer said, in the latest case highlighting the Communist Party's drive to silence political challengers.

Walter Mossberg prueba un nuevo dispositivo que transforma los chats con video de Skype en experiencias que involucran a toda la familia o grupos de amigos en cada extremo de la conversación.

A crime is witnessed on Skype - how much evidence remains?

Jeremy Irons might have been on Skype, but he needed to see Bradley Cooper's hotness upclose at 'The Words' press conference.

Tely Labs' telyHD turns Skype video chats into room-size experiences, involving whole families or groups of friends on each end—seeing each other, chatting and sharing photos in high definition using TVs instead of computers.

Die Euro-Staaten stellen einen neuen Krisenfonds für klamme Mitglieder auf die Beine. Die EU-Finanzminister einigten auf den ständigen Rettungsschirm ESM mit einem Volumen 500 Milliarden Euro - mindestens. Außerdem erhöhen sie den Druck auf Griechenland massiv.Mehr zum ThemaInternet als Wirtschaftsmotor - Die Chancen von Firmen im WebStreit über Geld für Euro-Staaten - Kampf gegen Lagardes Bran...

Jennifer Mahoney, 32, allegedly filmed herself in New Jersey taking part in a Skype chat with a man in Texas who recorded the illegal sex acts.

eBay hat einen dicken Scheck für seine verkaufte Tochter Skype bekommen. Nahezu 2,3 Milliarden Dollar (1,79 Milliarden Euro) gingen auf dem Konto des Online-Handelsspezialisten ein und trieben den Gewinn im vergangenen Jahr kräftig nach oben. Auch der Bezahldienst PayPal trug kräftig bei, er legte ein ums andere Mal deutlich stärker zu als der angestammte Online-Marktplatz.

Online kaufen und verkaufen wird immer beliebter. Davon profitierte Ebay mit seiner Handelsplattform auch 2011. Hinzu kommt noch ein schöner Extrabonus aus dem Verkauf von Skype.

Der Online-Marktplatz floriert: Immer mehr Menschen kaufen im Internet ein, die Bezahltochter PayPal wächst und für den Verkauf der Beteiligung an Skype gab es Milliarden.

Ebay hat seinen Gewinn im Schlussquartal fast vervierfacht. Das Internet-Handelshaus machte 3,4 Milliarden Dollar Umsatz, unterm Strich blieben 2 Milliarden Gewinn. Grund für die überraschend guten Zahlen ist das Weihnachtsgeschäft - und der Verkauf von Skype.

Internet auction site eBay reports a jump in profits, helped partly by the sale of its remaining stake in Skype.

(AP) -- EBay reported on Wednesday that its net income grew sharply in the fourth quarter, helped by a gain from the sale of its remaining investment in Skype. Its results beat Wall Street's expectations, boosted by strong holiday sales at its namesake website and growth at PayPal, its online payments business.

Lokeren a signé un bel exploit en réalisant un nul à La Gantoise, 3-3, alors qu’il avait concédé un partage, 1-1, lors de l’aller au Daknam. Les Gantois avaient po...lire la suitehistoires liées22:09 Oscars du film étranger: publication d’une première sélection de 9 films, dont un belge22:36 eBay: le bénéfice annuel bondit de 79%, aidé par la vente de Skype21:34 Juncker : « La zone euro au bord...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- EBay says its net income grew in the fourth quarter, helped by a gain on the sale of its remaining investment in Skype and higher revenue....

Le groupe de distribution en ligne eBay a publié mercredi un bénéfice annuel en hausse de 79% à 3,23 milliards de dollars, porté par un bénéfice plus que tripl&...lire la suite

A New York-based woman has gotten her dog back from the dead. Three years after her beloved Trouble died, Danielle Tarantola paid $50,000 to South Korean scientists to have his DNA cloned. She watched the birth of the new puppy on Skype, who she named Double Trouble. Tarantola says the puppy, who is now home with her, is not just an exact genetic replica of her old dog — “even the personality ...

Lots of talks going around the web regarding Skype app for Windows Phones and many people wonder why Microsoft is delaying to integrate Skype app for Windows Phone.

SAP-Manager Eric Duffaut steuert 2.000 Mitarbeiter, die über den Globus verstreut sind. Er fliegt viel und führt ein fast virtuelles Leben mit Smartphone, Skype und Videogrüßen. Tickt so der Manager von morgen?

Skype's an amazing way of keeping in touch with friends and family, but if there's more than one of you at either end of the conversation, using a laptop or tablet kinda sucks. Here's how to make it a more communal experience using your bog-standard TV. More »

Nokia’s Lumia 900 features a 4.3-inch display that produces very strikingly crisp dark tones. I took a stroll by Nokia’s (NOK) booth at the Consumer Electronics Show, in the Las Vegas convention center, to check out the “Lumia 900” phone that was unveiled during Monday’s keynote presentation by Nokia CEO Stephen Elop and Microsoft (MSFT) [...]

A British man has been interviewed by police investigating the death of a toddler in Norway while the child's mother was talking to him on Skype.

Nick Cannon checked into CES via Skype to promote his new headphones from Monster.

Samsungs InTouch-Kamera macht Fernseher nicht nur fit für Skype-Videotelefonie, sondern rüstet auch Webbrowser und YouTube-Client nach. Eine Infrarot-Tastatur wird mitgeliefert.

FIRST pics of British man and his ex charged with drowning a baby girl in a bucket

Norwegian Yasmin Chaudhry killed the one-year-old by plunging her into a bucket of water during a 3am Skype video call with her British partner.

A mother drowned her one year old baby daughter in a bucket live on Skype while her boyfriend watched from Britain.

Ottawa bureau chief John Ibbitson and strategist Robert Silver debate the party's future

Facebook, Skype, Angry Birds y Twitter son los programas más descargados tanto para iOS, el sistema operativo de Apple para sus teléfonos y tabletas, como en Android, el equivalante creado por Google. La empresa holandesa Distimo, dedicada al análisis de aplicaciones, ha publicado un interesante estudio en el que se exponen diferentes datos.

Far-flung families are increasingly using Skype, Apple’s FaceTime and Google chat to do things together that would otherwise require a plane ticket.

'Lucy can say hi to her grandparents in Australia on Skype.' My mom was telling me this via computer from Saskatchewan last week while she and my son had a digital dinner date

Instead of lining up to meet jolly old man, kids asked to attend weekend story time session or meet Santa in cyberspace

You can turn on your computer and Skype your therapist, meet them in Second Life or have e-therapy by email.

My friend Skyped me from a beautiful woman’s kitchen, north of Toronto, as I lay naked in the bed in Leitrim. My therapist says I should travel more

The best known services offering virtual phone numbers are Skype and Google Voice, but one service that's been gaining traction with small businesses is Toktumi.

Crushed under an avalanche of Angry Birds, FourSquare check-ins, and Skype chatter, the BlackBerry is finally losing its grip on the enterprise. At least, that's what mobile services seller iPass found in its latest survey of people who use mobile devices such as laptops and smartphones for work. Last year, mobile workers surveyed by iPass reported that ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Internet phone service Skype said Thursday that it will let users of its software make video calls to their Facebook friends and receive them, too....

ESTONIA IS one of Europe’s most wired countries. Among other things, it produced the programmers behind Skype. But the tiny Baltic state also has some major players in cybercrime.

Bewerbungsgespräche per Skype oder eine „Seite Drei“ –Trends und Moden spielen bei der erfolgreichen Stellensuche immer eine wichtige Rolle. Dabei hat nur derjenige  Bewerber eine Chance, der die Grundlagen beherrscht.