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Skype protocol cracked?

July 14, 2006 Chinese engineers claim that they've reverse engineered it. Could this spell licensing trouble for eBay? TAGS: Skype, protocol, VoIP, Google Talk, client software, blog posting, engineer, eBay Inc., API, call, developer, blog, IP, Google Inc.

Analysts mixed on eBay's purchase of Skype

September 12, 2005 Some industry observers praise a "strategically positive" move. Others say entering the nascent Net calling market is risky. TAGS: Skype, eBay Inc., online auction company, online auction, portal, Internet phone, purchase, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., acquisition, Amazon.com Inc., MSN, Microsoft Corp.

Commentary: eBay's scary Skype purchase

September 13, 2005 Skype and its voice services give the auction giant no sustainable advantage in communications or communities. TAGS: Skype, voice service, eBay Inc., voice, commentary, VoIP, communication, community, telecommunications, acquisition, Google Inc., customer service, MSN, Real-Time, Yahoo! Inc., IM

BT guns for Android and Skype with Ribbit buy

July 29, 2008 In the deal, announced Tuesday, BT has agreed to pay $105 million in cash for Ribbit, which bills itself as "Silicon Valley's first phone company." TAGS: British Telecommunications, Google Android, Skype, Silicon Valley, platform, IP telephony, spokesperson, telecommunications, developer, Google Inc., e-mail

Europe VoIP group resists emergency-call regulations

December 17, 2007 Google, Intel, Microsoft, Skype try to persuade European regulators that VoIP providers should not have to provide access to emergency services. TAGS: Skype, VoIP, regulation, VoIP company, proposal, innovation, telephony, Europe, eBay Inc., Google Inc., Intel, Microsoft Corp.

Search giants hear voices

March 7, 2005 Net telephony catches ears at Yahoo and Google. Also: Is Skype on anyone's shopping list? TAGS: VoIP, voice service, portal, Skype, Web portal, Yahoo! Inc., VoIP company, IP telephony, MSN, telephony, Time Warner Inc., voice, Google Inc., America Online Inc., telecommunications, U.K.

VoIP wants to cut the computer cord

September 26, 2005 So-called softphone technology could let everything from an iPod to a PDA act like a telephone. TAGS: softphone, VoIP, Skype, telephone call, VoIP service, mobile device, Time Warner Inc., microphone, Google Inc., PDA, Yahoo! Inc., digital camera, CEO, IP, Apple iPod, camera

Google, eBay: Strategic bedfellows

August 28, 2006 The Net giants, which butt heads when it comes to e-commerce, make deal that's all about keeping your enemies close. TAGS: eBay Inc., alliance, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Skype, search result, U.S., MSN

Software lets people search VoIP chitchat

March 28, 2005 United Virtualities offers free, ad-supported application that lets people search Net phone conversations. TAGS: VoIP, VoIP phone, conversation, Skype, Internet phone, Google Inc., U.K., Yahoo! Inc., IM, America Online Inc., IP, PC, e-mail

New competitors in Microsoft's crosshairs

November 2, 2005 Plenty of companies will get caught in the wake as Microsoft races to compete with Google. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Skype, Microsoft Windows Live, phone number, eBay Inc., Trend Micro Inc., Microsoft Corp., antivirus, security, virus, Google Inc., PC, Microsoft Windows

Video site buying spree in the offing?

October 10, 2006 Some observers wonder if more deals will follow Google's acquisition of YouTube. TAGS: Internet video, YouTube, acquisition, Web company, Google Inc., investor, CEO, Skype, value, Yahoo! Inc., video, Sony Corp.

CES 2006: Computing

January 5, 2006 roundup Flash memory to give notebook hard drives the boot, Yahoo execs on electronics and the Net, and more. TAGS: CES 2006, Cornice Inc., Consumer Electronics Show, Olympic Games, computing, flash memory, Bill Gates, Skype, Lenovo, exec, notebook computer, electronics, Yahoo! Inc., IBM Corp., Dell, Google Inc.

Can you hear VoIP now? Small firms get the call

March 9, 2005 VoIP sellers target smaller game. Also: Google takes "aggressive" look at Net phone options, and AOL unveils plans. TAGS: Internet phone, VoIP, IP telephony, phone provider, telephony, VoIP company, America Online Inc., Skype, Google Inc., broadband, Yahoo! Inc.

New Internet telephony players emerge

March 27, 2006 Lycos, Jajah get into Net telephony business, competing with big players like Skype, Yahoo, Microsoft and Google. TAGS: Lycos Inc., telephony, Skype, IP telephony, Yahoo! Inc., call, VoIP, U.S., eBay Inc., mobile phone, person, IP, Google Inc., PC, video, Microsoft Corp.

Salesforce CEO's vision for 'business Web'

January 18, 2006 Company further details "on demand" software marketplace, an effort to encourage more Web business. TAGS: Salesforce.com AppExchange, Salesforce.com Inc., Marc Benioff, mashup, Skype, Google Maps, on-demand, CEO, RSS, developer, vision, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Gates memo warns of 'disruptive' changes

November 9, 2005 In a memo to top company executives, the software giant's chairman ponders the challenges posed by a host of online competitors. TAGS: Ray Ozzie, memo, Bill Gates, Microsoft Outlook Web Access, Microsoft Office Live, challenge, Research In Motion Ltd., chairman, Microsoft Windows Live, Skype, Google Inc., software company, Microsoft Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Office

Joy: Future of the Web is mobile devices

September 29, 2005 Want to see where the Web is headed? Bill Joy, Sun co-founder and venture capitalist, says look no further than your cell phone. TAGS: venture-capital company, co-founder, venture capital, Sun Microsystems Inc., mobile device, Skype, platform, cell phone, Google Inc., PC

MSN buys into Net-calling future

August 31, 2005 Microsoft announces the buyout of VoIP start-up, aiming to replicate Skype's service inside its IM client. TAGS: Joe Laszlo, MSN, VoIP, Skype, IM, MSN Messenger, acquisition, voice, IP, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft Windows

Time running out on the big carriers

February 28, 2006 Venture capitalist Gary Morgenthaler explains why the technology deck is inevitably stacked against regional Bells. TAGS: VoIP, Skype, Google Inc., video

Year in review: Industry honchos have their say

December 22, 2005 Revisit in-depth interviews from 2005 with luminaries from Bill Gates to Ray Kurzweil and the man who brought you Pong. TAGS: Adam Curry, John Chambers, Bill Gates, CEO, Cisco Systems Inc., vision, broadband, Skype, radio, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.
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