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Skype to let competitors license speech codec for free
downloadsquad.com - 3/4/2009
Skype to let competitors license speech codec for free
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Voice over IP company Skype is known for a couple things. One of them is annoying the #@&! out of telephone companies by offering cheap or free voice and video calls over the internet. But another thing that Skype does well is offer users the ability to communicate across long distances ...
nytimes.com - 3/12/2009
Google’s Free Phone Manager Could Threaten a Variety of Services
— nytimes.com — The new feature could take revenue from telephone companies, eBay and a string of technology start-up firms.... > (more) Google’s Free Phone Manager Could Threaten a Variety of ...

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share.skype.com - 3/3/2009
SILK, our super wideband audio codec, is now available for free - Skype Blogs
— share.skype.com — improving audio bandwidth going from 8 kHz to 12 kHz, meaning that a SILK conversation sounds like... you are in the same room as the person you are speaking with providing real-time bandwidth scalability to deal with degraded network conditions ... (more) SILK, our super wideband audio codec, is now available ...

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developer.skype.com - 3/3/2009
silk - Skype Developer Zone
— developer.skype.com — SILK – Super Wideband Audio Codec This page is the first source for information for Skype's new... default audio codec for all Skype-to-Skype calls - SILK. Here we will present you with all SILK related news, public information, links, etc. Please come ... (more) silk - Skype Developer Zone

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TechBlog — ... get it, or he's being patronizing. Your choice. • Yahoo's Bartz: Search data critical to us; I use Google Maps - Yahoo not ready to give up on search. • Microsoft Planning Ad-Supported Model For Office 14 - As a way to "get pirate customers into the revenue streams." • Palm: Q3 Revs Miss; Burning Cash; Seeking More Capital (Updated) - Will Palm make it long enough to the get the Pre out the door? • Pirate Bay Day 11: trial ends, verdict awaited • Skype to let competitors license speech codec for free • The end of paper? - Hardly. ...

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Skype To Give Away New SILK Audio Codec
techcrunch.com 3/4/2009 — Skype’s new state of the art speech codec SILK will be made available to third party licensees for free, the company is announcing later today. Skype GM Jonathan Christensen will be speaking about the new program at the eComm event in San ...
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