Tag: video calling
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*UPDATED* Microsoft disable Skype password reset after security flaw is uncovered
UPDATED 16:18 GMT: We've just received the following statement from Skype: "Early this morning we were notified of user concerns surrounding the security of the password reset feature on our website. This issue affected some users where multiple Skype accounts…
Skype gift cards hit the UK highstreet
Skype will be introducing prepaid gift cards to the UK highstreet after signing deals with a number of leading UK shops. The voice and video calling service will now offer £10 and £20 gift cards, stocked in 1,400 Asda, Currys,…
Using Skype in Ethiopia could lead to 15 years in prison
The Ethiopian government has made it a criminally offence to use VoIP services like Skype or Google Talk in their country, punishable by as much as 15 years in prison. The bans also extend to social networking features that make…
Skype for Android gets video calling with new update
Owners of select Android phones with the Skype app today get an update that lets them use the popular VoIP client to make video calls too. Working over both Wi-Fi and 3G connections, users can use both front facing…
Facebook adding Skype-powered video calls?
Earlier in the year Facebook and Skype joined forces to allow users of both services to communicate across both platforms. What began as just messaging and online notifications could be about to expand into full-blown video calling however, as code…
Apple Face Time will only serve niche audience, claims Juniper
Video calling will not be mass market globally within the next five years, and will remain a niche service, according to research carried out by Juniper Research. It claims the the launch of Apple's FaceTime video calling feature with the…
Cross-platform 3G video calls on iPhone 4, Nokia and Android from Fring
iPhone 4's FaceTime app, allowing users to make video calls among one another may sound nifty, but it's got a few glaring limitations that make it not quite as useful as it could/should be. First of all, it's limited…
VIDEO – Hands-on with the Nokia N8
Nokia, faced with falling confidence in their handsets, are looking to really up their game with the Nokia N8 smartphone. Their new flagship model, it runs the new Symbian ^3 software as well as packing in a 12MP camera, HDMI-out…
Gallery: iPhone 4 official pics
The iPhone 4 has been unleashed unto the tech world, and a very capable smartphone it seems indeed. With a display that packs in 4x as many pixels as previous models, 720p HD video recording, FaceTime video conferencing, the new…