skype
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An EU Court Decided That ‘Skype’ Sounds Too Much Like ‘Sky’
The problem with words is that sometimes they can sound all too similar. An EU court has decided that’s certainly the case for Skype — which apparently sounds too much like the name of broadcaster Sky.
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Hackers Posed As Hot Girls On Skype To Steal Intel From Syrian Rebels
It’s kind of the oldest trick in the book. Catfishing is where you pretend to be someone you’re not online so that you can trick someone else into doing something. And based on a new report, this is exactly how pro-Assad hackers have been robbing intel from opposition forces: They have been posing as hot…
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Skype Will Now Work Straight From Your Browser Without Any Software
Skype for Web makes chatting face-to-face with your aunt easier by eliminating the need to download a pesky app. Skype’s wonderfully easy to use provided you’ve already got it on the device you’re using. Skype for Web makes it easier to get your chat on when Skype isn’t already installed. All you’ve got to do…
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Microsoft Is Officially Killing MSN Messenger Once And For All
Ever since Microsoft acquired Skype, it’s been slowly but surely pushing those last MSN/Windows Live Messenger clingers-on into its brave new, Skype-based world. And now China, the last MSN Messenger stronghold, is finally getting the boot, ending the messaging service’s 15-year run once and for all.