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Articles tagged with: Skype
EBay completes sale of Skype for $2 billion
EBay has completed its sale of Skype for about $2 billion to an investor group that included the founders of the Internet phone service. more
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EBay settles lawsuit filed by Skype founders
EBay has settled a legal skirmish with the founders of Skype that threatened to complicate eBay's plans to sell most of the Internet phone service to a group of investors for $2 billion. more
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Skype founders file lawsuit against eBay
A company owned by the founders of Skype has filed a copyright infringement suit against the Internet phone service and parent eBay - an action that could crimp eBay's plans to sell Skype for about $2 billion to a group of private investors. more
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Wiretapping Skype calls: virus eavesdrops on VoIP
Some computer viruses have a crude but scary ability to spy on people by logging every keystroke they type. Now hackers and potentially law enforcement have another weapon: a virus that can eavesdrop on voice conversations that go over computers instead of a regular phone line. more
EBay to sell part of telecom service Skype for $2B
EBay is trading control of the online telecommunications service Skype for about $2 billion, reversing a 2005 acquisition that many analysts considered a head scratcher from the beginning. more
Skype snooping trojan detected
A new trojan has been released that has the ability to snoop on phone calls on the popular voice over IP (VoIP) program, Skype. more
EBay working on alternative software for Skype
EBay is developing software it might use to continue running the online telecommunications service Skype if it cannot resolve a legal dispute with a separate company run by the service's founders. more
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Mobile Data Usage on INQ1 Tops Performance of Smartphones
Hutchison Whampoa backed mobile phone manufacturer, INQ Mobile has released data on usage of its first phone, the INQ1 on the Hutchison 3G UK network. The company's handset was built from the ground up with social media and internet services at its core. An average of 65% of INQ1 customers are using Facebook, with the majority of users accessing once a day or more. more
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Retro Star Trek Communicator Offers Skype Chat
With the new Star Trek movie, based on the original characters, hitting cinema screens in 2009, retro sci-fi chic is definitely cool again and Star Trek fans can now get hold of the only officially approved replica of the original series communicator. more
Skype Growth Helps IPO Outlook
EBay's decision to spin off Skype, its phone-service-via-Internet unit, was greeted by approval from eBay's investors and analysts. But will Skype's initial public offering enjoy the same response? more