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Skype Outage Impacts Millions
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 1:29pm | 168Read More...Earlier today, Benzinga reported that Skype – the online messaging tool co-owned by eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) – was down for some users. Now it appears that the service is down for everyone, causing minor communication problems to general users and business professionals alike. Many corporations use...
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Skype Down For Some Users
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 12:37pm | 52Read More...Having trouble signing into Skype? If so, you're not alone. The eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) online messaging tool is having some technical difficulties today, as evidenced by all the tweets that have been popping up.
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Marc Andreessen Talks RockMelt, Public vs. Private, And More With CNBC
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 3:43pm | 206Read More...Marc Andreessen, co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, was on CNBC today speaking about the invention of RockMelt, the growth of tech companies, and whether they should stay private or go public. “Many of the best new tech companies are staying private longer,” he said, adding...
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Skype And Facebook: A Match Made In Heaven?
Friday, October 15, 2010 - 11:22am | 188Read More...CNN reports (via All Things Digital) that Facebook is slated to announce a partnership with Skype that will enhance the user communication experience. All Things Digital's Kara Swisher says that the partnership will include the integration of SMS, voice chat, and Facebook Connect. CNN's Damon Brown...
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Skype Appoints Tony Bates as New CEO
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 2:36pm | 43Read More...The Board of Directors of Skype S.A. today announced that it has named Tony Bates, Senior Vice President of Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors.
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Skype to Appoint New CEO, TechCrunch
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 12:38pm | 15Read More...Skype will name a new CEO today, TechCrunch reports. The CEO's name is still unknown.
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What's Hot On TheStreet
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 11:46am | 261Read More...Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Cisco to Enter the Home, Take on Skype Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is set to bring its high-end videoconferencing technology into the home, according to the Wall Street Journal, marking the next big push in the company'...
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Facebook, Skype & Google: The Ultimate Partnership? (GOOG)
Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 1:35pm | 387Read More...Facebook and Skype are in talks to establish a partnership that would combine the communication services, the Wall Street Journal said, citing a person familiar with the situation. The WSJ is reporting that Facebook users would be able to sign into Skype through their Facebook Connect accounts....
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Facebook And Skype To Integrate With Google Voice
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 11:01am | 142Read More...Facebook and Skype may team up with Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Voice to take over the communicative world. Facebook's goal, according to sources: To mesh communications and community more tightly together and add more tools to allow users to do so, according to All Things Digital. All Things Digital...
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India Seeks BlackBerry Data From Google, Skype Users (GOOG) (RIM.TO)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 10:45am | 218Read More...Concerns by India on the usage of BlackBerries by terrorist organizations have led to notices being sent to Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Skype to allow officials’ access to web data. BlackBerry maker RIM (Toronto: RIM.TO) saw shares fall to a 17-month low of C$45.70 Tuesday, amid India’s threats to...
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Indian Security Concerns Could Affect Google and Skype (GOOG)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 10:12am | 273Read More...Ongoing BlackBerry security concerns raised by the Indian government could affect other Internet communications companies, such as Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Skype. BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) has recently been entrenched in negotiations with leaders of India, as the company...
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New Chairman For Skype
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 2:50pm | 109Read More...Skype Technologies SA has named former Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications President Miles Flint as chairman. Skype is the world's largest provider of international phone service. Mr. Flint, became affiliated with Skype when private equity firm Silver Lake Capital invested in Skype last year. Flint...
