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Say hello to the future

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:54:16 +0000

Comments So, Skype is not going under? that's good news. I have long replaced my phone with Skype. and use it for home and business communication, loving every minute. omrilotan | Thursday, Nov 19 We all knew there was a bright future for Skype a couple steps ahead! Congrats :-) carolaclavo | ...

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Nokia N900: First Look

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:45:41 +0000

Browsing the web like a normal browser including non-mobile versions of Google Reader and Calendar IMing and making Skype and VOIP calls SSHing into my main server and running mutt Connecting to the main screen instance on the same server for IRC with irssi (Figure 1) Editing files with vim ...

GigaOM Network found this 30 hours ago on linuxjournal.com

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eBay sets Skype loose at $2.75 billion valuation

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:04:15 +0000

The auction site has sold off its telephony unit, finally, after plans to take it public and a legal dispute with the company's founders.

Consumerist found this 42 hours ago on news.cnet.com

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eBay Successfully Sells Skype—Gets $1.9 Billion Cash Up Front

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:36:16 +0000

eBay ( NSDQ: EBAY ) has closed its deal to sell VoIP service Skype for roughly $2.75 billion. The group of buyers—including Joltid Limited, Andreessen Horowitz and others—are paying $1.9 billion in cash up front, with $125 ...

Silicon Alley Insider found this 45 hours ago on paidcontent.org

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News Room

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:30:11 +0000

Featured Release Read More Recent Stories RSS Feeds Nov 19, 2009 eBay Inc. eBay Inc. Completes Sale of Skype Read More Share Nov 11, 2009 eBay Inc. eBay Motors Launches Free Vehicle History Reports Exclusively through Experian’s AutoCheck Read More Share Nov 9, 2009 Skype Skype and USO to Keep ...

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Updated: EBay Confirms Deal With Skype Cofounders; They Get 14 Percent Stake In Spinoff

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:36:47 +0000

As expected , eBay ( NSDQ: EBAY ) announced a deal today between the Skype investor group and Joltid, the owner of the code that runs Skype. Joltid and Skype cofounders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis will get 14 percent of the new ...

mocoNews found this 44 hours ago on paidcontent.org

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Skype Settlement: Zennström And Friis Have Won It Again

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:36:47 +0000

You’ve got to hand it to Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis. They braved not one but at least two high-risk court actions to wrestle back the phone app they created seven years ago - and it’s they who emerge as winners from F ...

mocoNews found this 44 hours ago on paidcontent.org

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Google confirms acquisition of VoIP company Gizmo5

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:12:00 +0000

Google on Thursday officially confirmed its acquisition of the VoIP company Gizmo5. Unnamed sources leaked the information earlier this week, including the alleged $30 million price tag. The startup initially had been eyed by Skype, however the deal never materialized....

Obsessable News Feed found this 2 days ago on electronista.com

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From the Department of Oh No, She Didn't: Whitman Defends eBay's Skype Debacle

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:30:42 +0000

If spinning is an intense political skill, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman is doing her very best at trying to create a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. As Om Malik reports on GigaOm , Whitman–who is trying to nab the Republican gubernatorial nomination for California–told a ...

Digital Daily found this 6 days ago on kara.allthingsd.com

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Skype sale to go ahead as creators get stake

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:09:00 +0000

Anyone concerned that the rumbling battle over Skype between its builders, current owners and potential buyers would lead to the threatened service shutdown can rest easy now that the feud has been settled. Founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis have agreed to drop their legal action against ...

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Skype Founders Assembling Killer Team For New Online Music Startup

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:49:20 +0000

Now that they got what they wanted – a renewed stake and board representation in the Skype that will be spun off eBay soon – the Scandinavian duo Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis can divert more of their attention again to the latest Internet venture they’re putting their ...

ReadWriteWeb found this 11 days ago on techcrunch.com

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Google aquires Gizmo5, VoIP for Google Voice on the horizon?

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 22:38:00 +0000

The implications of this deal are exciting. Google has purchased, in cash, the internet VoIP company Gizmo5 for a cool $30 million. The deal brings a true SIP/VoIP provider into the Google fold — the potential to merge the acquired technology with Google Voice and/or Google Talk is ...

Engadget found this 11 days ago on boygeniusreport.com

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Rdio: First Screenshots Leaked of Skype Founders' New Music Service

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:33:53 +0000

We've been lucky enough to get our hands on leaked screenshots from one version of Rdio , the forthcoming music app from Skype, KaZaA and Joost creators Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis. Zennstrom and Friis were the original financiers behind peer-to-peer file sharing site KaZaA , but Rdio ...

The Next Web found this 11 days ago on readwriteweb.com

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Menq's $80 EasyPC E790 netbook runs Windows CE now, should run Android later (video)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:20:00 +0000

Don't be fooled by that background: this Menq EasyPC E790 is only using Windows CE 5.0 for the sake of this hands-on. The successor to the $89 E760 we saw last year still sports a Samsung ARM processor, bumps the 7-inch display's resolution to 800 x 480, and at least as far as this ...

Tech Blog found this 5 days ago on engadget.com

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Google to acquire Gizmo5, swing at Skype with VoIP-enabled Google Voice?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:54:00 +0000

There's no official word on this yet, but the inimitable Michael Arrington says that Google's up and purchased VoIP company Gizmo5 for "around $30 million in cash." You know, pocket change for the crew in Moutain View. The deal would presumably bring Gizmo's SIP-based VoIP talents to Google ...

Switched found this 11 days ago on engadget.com

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Exclusive: Google Has Acquired Gizmo5

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:37:25 +0000

Last month Skype was in talks to acquire VoIP startup Gizmo5 . It was a perfect backup plan in case all that IP litigation didn’t work out. – Gizmo5’s SIP infrastructure could theoretically replace Skype’s proprietary P2P back end. After the Skype settlement , though, ...

The Next Web found this 12 days ago on techcrunch.com

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Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman Defends Skype Buy

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:38:51 +0000

Meg Whitman, former chief executive officer of eBay, defended her decision to buy Skype in a radio interview with KTKZ’s Capitol Hour featuring Eric Hogue. Whitman is running for the office of the Governor of California on a Republican ticket , and is currently leading in the Republican ...

Digital Daily found this 10 days ago on gigaom.com

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O'Brien: Beware the hype around mergers

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:18:14 +0000

"Good" DEALS gone bad Four acquisitions gone bad, and the consequences: Time Warner buys America Online When: Jan. 10, 2000 Value: $165 billion Problem: All the talk of synergy never happened. Solution: AOL unit will be spun off in IPO later this year. eBay buys Skype When: Sept. 12, 2005 Value: ...

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Skype snags chief technology strategist from Cisco

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:55:37 +0000

Skype said it has named Jonathan Rosenberg as its chief technology strategist.

GigaOM Network found this 12 days ago on blogs.zdnet.com

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GPS tracker/PND/GPS mobile phone

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:44:39 +0000

7-inch Mini PC, Supports On-line Video in YouTube, Built-in Wi-Fi and LAN Plays on-line video directly in YouTube Lightweight and slim with shockproof feature Without virus break-in Built-in Wi-Fi and LAN Supports Skype and Skype talk Reset to ...

SlashGear found this 8 days ago on menqgroup.com

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