Last week, we had reported that  
in the chat message window, which allows an attacker to run malicious javascript code that can enable the attacker to get information, including a user’s address book from the victim’s iOS device.
It looks like Skype has fixed the security vulnerability in the major update it rolled out yesterday.
Skype has just released a new update to fix the syncing issues that plagued yesterday’s update, in which we (more…)

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The latest version of the Skype app finally adds support for Bluetooth headset, thus enabling hands-free Skype calls and also gets anti-shake technology, which Skype claims
. Skype seems to have also tweaked the user interface.
Bluetooth support for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 4th Generation, and iPad 2
Advertising will be shown to users that do not have Skype Credit, a calling subscription or premium subscription
Skype iPhone and (more…)

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Screenshot by Joe Aimonetti)

A new security hole found in Skype for iOS could allow a hacker to access your entire address book, according to a blog post from security firm SuperEVR.

According to the post, “[a] Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability exists in the ‘Chat Message’ window in Skype 3.0.1 and earlier versions for iPhone and iPod Touch devices.” So, what does this mean? Basically it means (more…)

for iPhone , iPad and iPod touch.
The application provides iOS device users cheap Wi-Fi access at over one million locations around the world, including hotels, airports, train stations, convention centres, bars and restaurants. 
Use Skype WiFi to connect to WiFi hotspots at hotels, airports, train stations, bars and restaurants – available at over 1 million hotspots worldwide.
Just one tap to connect – then browse the internet, check email, (more…)

, Skype for iPad is finally live on the App Store.
All features of the iPhone app are available on the iPad app, difference being that the app now utilizes the extra screen real estate available on the iPad. The 
 cameras make it an ideal video chatting device and that is what compelled Skype to release a native app for the iPad.
Two-way video calling.
 With Skype video calling available on iPhones, as well as in Skype for Android, Skype (more…)

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Folks at RazorianFly report that Skype briefly posted a promo video of the Skype for iPad app on their YouTube channel and then quickly removed it.
reports that Skype VP of Consumer and Product Design Rick Osterloh has confirmed in an interview that Skype is planning to release an iPad app.
Osterloh says that the iPhone version of Skype burst out of the gate quickly, with a big launch and “a userbase that doubled in just a month’s (more…)

to buy them, Microsoft has surprised everyone by announcing that it has acquired Skype for $8.5 billion.
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The acquisition will increase the accessibility of real-time video and voice communications, bringing benefits to both consumers and enterprise users and generating significant new business and revenue opportunities. The combination will extend Skype’s world-class brand and the reach of its networked platform, while enhancing Microsoft’s (more…)

app that finally brings video calling feature to iPhone ,
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users can make 2-way video calls while iPod Touch 3G and iPad users can receive video calls. Users can also call Skype desktop users from their iDevices.
According to the what’s new section, Skype has added the following new features in v3.0:
– Call Skype desktop users (Mac OS X or Windows) and other iPhone users.
– Two-way video calls supported on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and (more…)

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already offer video calling feature in addition to Apple ’s FaceTime video calling feature.
has been telling everyone that it’ll be making a “series of video-related announcements” at CES next month… and it’s participating in a panel called “Video Calling Gets Ready for Primetime,” so yeah, needless to say, we’d have to guess that Skype’s finally getting ready to enter the mobile video calling game in a big way. Anyhow, the final piece (more…)

It allows you to make calls with high quality sound, and supports multitasking. This means you can receive Skype calls while other apps are running, even when your iPhone is locked. And during a call, you can keep the conversation going while you switch to another task, such as checking a movie listing or reading an email.
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, which allowed users to make VoIP calls over 3G, they had announced plans to charge users a small monthly fee on top of (more…)