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Skype on iPhone Makes Calls on 3G – Free until the end of the 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 11:51 AM

I was updating my iphone apps and discovered there was a new update for Skype. I looked at the release notes and you can now place free Skype-to-Skype calls on the 3G network. You could always place Skype-to-Skype calls using WI-FI, but now, when you are on the go, you can place calls via the 3G network. According to the notes this will be free until the end... Read More...

by willburns1 | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: skype, iPhone, app, 3G, calls

AT&T Allowing VoIP over 3G network for iPhone
Thursday, October 8, 2009 12:24 PM

This is big news on October 6, AT&T announced that they are going to allows applications like Skype use the 3G network for VoIP calls. This is a huge deal because this means you can place free calls from your phone wherever you have a 3G connection. You could potentially use the smallest iPhone plan and then use the Skype to bring down the minute usage. I... Read More...

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Filed under: skype, AT&T, 3g network, 3G, voip

Mac OS X gets a new Skype Version 2.8.0.722
Monday, October 5, 2009 5:51 PM

Mac just got a new version of Skype that has a couple new features. You can now share your desktop with the person your chatting with. This could come in handy when your trying to show someone something on your computer. Skype has also added better sound and video quality to the Mac version. I had noticed that the PC versions of Skype had better video quality... Read More...

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Filed under: skype, update, mac osx

How to Forward your Google Voice Number to your Skype Account
Monday, August 3, 2009 7:59 PM

When I got Google Voice I was thinking to myself wouldn’t it be great to if you could forward it to your Skype account so you can get calls on your computer without paying for the skypeIn internet number service. And then I was thinking why couldn’t you, so I did a Google search and sure enough it is possible. You have to use a third party website however to... Read More...

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Filed under: skype, google, voice, forward

Skype is releasing iPhone Application
Monday, March 30, 2009 5:58 PM

So Skype is releasing an iphone application to do skype IM and Skype calls. The iPhone app hits Tuesday march 31st. It allows you to chat with your Skype friends as well as call them using skypes VOIP connection. You have to be on WiFi however to be able to use the application. I think this is a great application for the iphone but it brings great functionality... Read More...

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Filed under: skype, iPhone, app, application

iChat vs. Skype - why does my ichat video chat not work
Monday, September 8, 2008 2:53 PM

I have owned a mac for several years and I have noticed that the ichat video conference feature never really worked that well. The real problem was that you could not get connected consistently. Sometimes it would work right and sometimes it would not, and that is the way that it would go when it came to connecting with people. I have done some research on the... Read More...

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Filed under: skype, Webcam, video, ichat, chat, not, working

RocketFish Webcam campatible with Mac OSX and Windows
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 10:54 AM

I have recently bought a RocketFish webcam. My problem was that I wanted to have a webcam that would work well for my Mac as well as my PC. Well this little camera works just fine using the default iSight driver and its plug and play. It also works well with Windows and It's compatible with both the Windows and Mac Skype programs. Some of the webcams that... Read More...

by willburns1 | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: OSX, Mac, Windows, rocketfish, compatible, works, skype, Webcam