Skype just released an iPad version of its mobile app today, bringing a new interface optimised for large screens, as well as everything you’ve come to expect from Skype: two-way video calling, instant messaging and SMS texting.
Android: Viber is a free app we’ve previously featured for making free calls from an iPhone over 3G and Wi-Fi. Now available for Android, you can call or text other Viber users (including iPhone users) for free.
Some Skype users this morning were having problems logging in and making calls. The company has identified the problem and is working on a fix. In the meantime, Skype has published instructions for you to manually fix the problem on Windows, Mac and Linux.
Voice over IP (VOIP) telephone services can provide a telephone system for your business that’s both cheaper and more flexible than a standard office PABX. Lifehacker 101 looks at the main approaches you can take.
As was widely anticipated, Microsoft has purchased Skype for $US8.5 billion. That news has created a lot of panicked reactions along the lines of “oh no we’ll all have to use Windows Live/what about cross-platform support?/Redmond is evil”, but no matter what changes eventually happen to the Skype platform, it’s likely to be a while before we see them.
The folks at Android Police have discovered a vulnerability in Skype for Android that exposes your personal information (contacts, profile, IM logs and other info) in the database files on your phone. The video above demonstrates the vulnerability.
