Skype & Windows Phone

Skype Coming to Windows Phone “Soon”

Microsoft bought out VoIP company Skype last October for $8.5 billion in cash. The amount isn’t exactly pocket change, so it’s only fair that costumers are wondering why the new Windows Phone isn’t yet equipped with the video-chatting app. All Microsoft can say is that integration is “coming soon.” Though video chat support is already [...]

Clearwire enters the LTE Race

Clearwire partners with China Mobile to Improve LTE in U.S. and Asia

Clearwire and China Mobile have announced a partnership that will make devices running on Clearwire’s planned TD-LTE network in the U.S. operable with China Mobile’s TD-LTE network in Asia. Both companies have expressed a desire to use their unpaired spectrum holdings in the 2.5 GHz band for their network. But their equipment and devices lag [...]

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AT&T and T-Mobile Deal—Dead

On Tuesday, AT&T officially announced that it has decided to drop its bid to acquire Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile USA. AT&T’s Randall Stephenson and T-Mobile’s Rene Obermann both agreed that the costs of fighting for the deal were too high. Opposition has been mounting against the acquisition from U.S. regulators and several competing wireless companies. AT&T’s [...]

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Microsoft to Drop out of CES 2012

2012 will mark Microsoft’s last appearance in the Consumer Electronics Show. The biggest U.S. technology trade show starts on January 9th, and is expected to be one of the largest shows ever. Start-ups and industry giants alike will unveil their latest projects in Las Vegas. This year, the tech show will officially be called the [...]

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Skype Offers Free Wi-Fi at Airports

Skype is letting their holiday spirit show this year by providing free Wi-Fi at most major airports. Travelers will be gifted with one free hour of Internet access at over 50 locations across the U.S. Obviously, users will need to have a Wi-Fi capable device and have the latest version of Skype installed. However, one [...]


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Clearwire enters the LTE Race

Clearwire partners with China Mobile to Improve LTE in U.S. and Asia

Clearwire and China Mobile have announced a partnership that will make devices running on Clearwire’s planned TD-LTE network in the U.S. operable with China Mobile’s TD-LTE network in Asia. Both companies have expressed a desire to use their unpaired spectrum holdings in the 2.5 GHz band for their network. But their equipment and devices lag [...]

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Mozilla, Google Seal Search Deal for Firefox

Mozilla and Google have finally struck a new search deal that would be mutually beneficial for both companies. Mozilla announced on their blog that the “new agreement extends their long term search relationship with Google for at least three additional years.” Mozilla did not reveal any other details of the new contract. The two company’s [...]

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Ice Cream Sandwich to be Available on Sony Tablets

Sony has confirmed its plans to upgrade to the newest version of Android. Known as Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest update will soon be available specifically on the Tablet S and the Tablet P. Sony did not specify when the update will be available, but these devices will be among the first tablets to be [...]

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Skype & Windows Phone

Skype Coming to Windows Phone “Soon”

Microsoft bought out VoIP company Skype last October for $8.5 billion in cash. The amount isn’t exactly pocket change, so it’s only fair that costumers are wondering why the new Windows Phone isn’t yet equipped with the video-chatting app. All Microsoft can say is that integration is “coming soon.” Though video chat support is already [...]

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Skype Coming to Windows Phone “Soon”

Microsoft bought out VoIP company Skype last October for $8.5 billion in cash. The amount isn’t exactly pocket change, so it’s only fair that costumers are wondering why the new Windows Phone isn’t yet equipped with the video-chatting app. All Microsoft can say is that integration is “coming soon.” Though video chat support is already [...]

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Clearwire partners with China Mobile to Improve LTE in U.S. and Asia

Clearwire and China Mobile have announced a partnership that will make devices running on Clearwire’s planned TD-LTE network in the U.S. operable with China Mobile’s TD-LTE network in Asia. Both companies have expressed a desire to use their unpaired spectrum holdings in the 2.5 GHz band for their network. But their equipment and devices lag [...]

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AT&T and T-Mobile Deal—Dead

On Tuesday, AT&T officially announced that it has decided to drop its bid to acquire Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile USA. AT&T’s Randall Stephenson and T-Mobile’s Rene Obermann both agreed that the costs of fighting for the deal were too high. Opposition has been mounting against the acquisition from U.S. regulators and several competing wireless companies. AT&T’s [...]

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Microsoft to Drop out of CES 2012

2012 will mark Microsoft’s last appearance in the Consumer Electronics Show. The biggest U.S. technology trade show starts on January 9th, and is expected to be one of the largest shows ever. Start-ups and industry giants alike will unveil their latest projects in Las Vegas. This year, the tech show will officially be called the [...]

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Skype Offers Free Wi-Fi at Airports

Skype is letting their holiday spirit show this year by providing free Wi-Fi at most major airports. Travelers will be gifted with one free hour of Internet access at over 50 locations across the U.S. Obviously, users will need to have a Wi-Fi capable device and have the latest version of Skype installed. However, one [...]

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Ice Cream Sandwich to be Available on Sony Tablets

Sony has confirmed its plans to upgrade to the newest version of Android. Known as Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest update will soon be available specifically on the Tablet S and the Tablet P. Sony did not specify when the update will be available, but these devices will be among the first tablets to be [...]

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Verizon’s 3rd Network Outage in a Month

Verizon, reportedly the world’s leader in 4G LTE, has been hit with another network outage, the third one in December. Verizon customers around the nation are reporting widespread outages of the newer 4G wireless service. In addition, customers who couldn’t access the 4G network say that 3G performance isn’t acting up to par either. Complaints [...]

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Verizon and Redbox Team up Against Netflix

Could the U.S.’s largest wireless company be thinking about a new partnership with DVD rental company, Redbox? Rumor mills have been running rampant with the news that Verizon could be teaming up with Redbox to launch a video streaming service to battle the likes of Netflix. Redbox’s DVD-renting kiosks have become somewhat like a permanent [...]

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Mozilla, Google Seal Search Deal for Firefox

Mozilla and Google have finally struck a new search deal that would be mutually beneficial for both companies. Mozilla announced on their blog that the “new agreement extends their long term search relationship with Google for at least three additional years.” Mozilla did not reveal any other details of the new contract. The two company’s [...]

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RIM Stock Hits 8-Year Low

In a series of unfortunate events for Research in Motion, the latest is the news that RIM’s shares fell 11 percent Friday after the company announced its decision to delay its BlackBerry 10 release. After trading, RIM stocks ended at $13.44, which was down by $1.69. It’s the lowest the company has ever seen in [...]

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