Posts Tagged ‘Skype’

NFC and Skype Heading for Windows Phone 8

February 6th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

It seems Microsoft is further beefing up the Windows Phone 8 functionality offering. The company is set to integrate NFC in its OS to support mobile billing and a host of other cool stuff the guys at Nokia are currently working out.

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Microsoft Plans Big Windows Phone Update

April 14th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Somewhere along autumn, Microsoft is planning a big update for Windows Phone 7. This update is called Mango and will bring developers a lot of new abilities.

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Rovio Raises $42 Million

March 11th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Rovio has closed a series A funding round and managed to pull in $42 million in fresh capital. The funding round was lead by Accel Partners and Atomico Ventures.

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Skype to go Head On With Apple’s FaceTime

December 27th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Engadget found out Skype is likely to be introducing video conferencing functionality in it’s upcoming iOS releases. The introduction of these functions bring direct competition to Apple’s FaceTime.

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Skype Finally Ready for iOS 4

July 22nd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in New Releases, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Skype has finally released an update of their VOIP software that allows for Skype to accept calls and chats while running as a background process on iOS.

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Google Blocks Apps on HTC Legend

March 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

The HTC Legend has just gone on sale in The Netherlands. Several early buyers discovered that various applications can’t be found in Android Market while they are available on other devices.