- Say hello to Skype's new one-to-one Conversation ad Skype has just announced a new display ad format known as Conversation Ads that will appear within the calling window of one-to-one Skype-to-Skype audio calls.
- Skype confirms summer hiring spree Skype has confirmed its rumoured hiring spree, stating that it needs to hire 400 people by the end of summer to "keep pace" with current growth.
- Skype continues record-setting trend Skype has set another new record for the most number of people using the service concurrently, peaking at 34 million users earlier today.
- Skype launches official iPad app, pulls it from App Store hours later Earlier today Skype launched their official iPad app only to pull it from the App Store hours later. Skype rather dubiously explained via Twitter that the iPad app had simply gone live "prematurely".
- Skype confirm $8.5 billion acquisition by Microsoft Tony Bates, CEO of Skype, has confirmed in a blog post on the Skype website that Microsoft will acquire the internet voice and video phone service for $8.5 billion. When the acquisition is complete, Skype will become a new business division of Microsoft.
- Save 90% off call costs with “virtual landline” iPhone app Dublin based internet telephonics company Blueface have recently released an iPhone app, known as Banter, that claims to save customers up to 90% off mobile phone call costs. Upon downloading the free app and creating an account, the user is given a “virtual landline” number based on their location. With this new virtual number users can then make and receive calls at a reduced rate when compared to normal and more expensive mobile phone call costs.
- Skype for Windows gets Facebook integration and group video calling In a blog post yesterday Skype announced that their latest version of Skype for Windows includes a number of deep Facebook integration features.
- Skype now available on Android Skype, a service that allows you to make voice and video calls over the internet, have just released their much anticipated app for the Android platform.