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VoIP calls included in latest Skype Android upgrade

The majority publicity about the (practically non-existent) security threat in Skype for Android means that the big push to get user to upgrade was based on security concerns. However, it also included an important, though less publicized upgrade which allows … Read More …

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Skype release fix for Android Security issue

So, after all the scare-mongering that followed the puclicizing of a security issue in Skype for Android, a fix is quickly in place without any users being affected! Sayings about mountains and molehills immediately spring to mind. Here is what … Read More …

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Skype, Skype recording and freedom

I was just reading this article on the Epoch Times website, which tells how the military junta which rules Burma (although they like to call it Myanmar) have cracked down on the use of Skype by Burmese citizens to communicate, … Read More …

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Skype for Android Security issue – Update: Email from Skype

Like any responsible software manufacturer who becomes aware of a possible threat to their customers’ data, Skype sent me- and presumably all other registered users of Skype for Android – an email today. It confirms what I reported yesterday regarding … Read More …

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Skype security threat on Android is being overstated

First: as the late great Douglas Adams said: “Don’t panic!” This story, while it is of course true, is being reported in a rather alarmist way in many places. Have a look at this article on Mashable.com for a clear … Read More …

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Skype is connecting classrooms and cultures around the world

As was widely reported on the web today (see CNet and THV) “Skype in the Classroom” was launched at the start of the month, and now being used to help students in different countries and cultures around the world to … Read More …

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Microsoft says Skype for Win7Phone by end of year

PC Magazine is reporting on its website that support for Skype will be among the multiple updates that Microsoft is planning to push out to its Windows 7 Phone OS this year.  They’re also promising that the update process will … Read More …

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