Microsoft adds Facebook video calling to Skype for Windows

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ummary: Skype not only powers Facebook’s video calling feature, but it now offers Facebook-to-Facebook calling directly from its Windows clients. The Mac update is coming soon.

01/18/2012 — Filed under: Internet
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Google Looks to Speed Up the Internet

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Google technicians want an overhaul of the Web’s TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) transport layer and are suggesting ways to reduce latency and make the Web faster.

01/1/2012 — Filed under: Internet
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Microsoft Leads Stalwarts in Topping Estimates; Google Falls

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Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp. and International Business Machines Corp. issued results yesterday that topped analysts’ estimates, showing that buoyant business demand is girding the largest technology companies against Europe’s debt crisis and a consumer-spending slump.

12/31/2011 — Filed under: Internet,Markets
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Microsoft’s Windows 8 on Tablets a Necessity: Analyst

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Microsoft’s Windows 8 on tablets is more than a sideline or gimmick, according to an analyst. Instead, it’s a necessity for the Windows franchise.

12/29/2011 — Filed under: Internet
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Microsoft Windows 8 Will Succeed, Says Acer President

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When Microsoft (MSFT) finally enters the tablet business later this year with Windows 8, it may find itself shut out of a market ruled by Apple’s (AAPL) iPad and Google (GOOG) Android devices.

12/18/2011 — Filed under: Internet
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Microsoft’s decision to exit electronics shows leaves cloud

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Microsoft’s recent decision to end its run at the International Consumer Electronics Show has left a cloud over the world’s largest gathering of gadget geeks.

12/17/2011 — Filed under: Internet
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Google, Facebook were dominant websites in 2011

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Online giants Google and Facebook came out as the most-visited websites of 2011, according to a Nielsen report.

12/14/2011 — Filed under: Internet
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Citibank lets customers use points as ‘social currency’ on Facebook

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Citibank customers can now use Facebook to pool their rewards points online.

12/8/2011 — Filed under: Internet
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Skype announces major update to Android app

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Skype has just announced a major update to its Android application, version 2.6. This update brings with it photo and video sharing over 3G or WiFi, and apparently improves both

12/3/2011 — Filed under: Internet
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Microsoft could charge for Skype video archiving and authenticationussions.

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Microsoft may charge business users for Skype video archiving and authentication, but keep the base consumer video service free, according to one high-ranking company executive.

11/30/2011 — Filed under: Internet
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