Fugitive CEO Tracked Down After 1 Minute Skype CallAugust 26th, 2006 Chief executive Jacob "Kobi" Alexander, who turned fugitive, has been tracked down in Sri Lanka by a private investigator based on a one-minute Skype call he made from Columbo. Alexander, aged 54, faces fraud charges over a stock options scandal involving the voicemail software firm he founded, Comverse.
Skype 2.8 Gold for Mac 2.8 released: An overviewJuly 21st, 2009 For Mac users availing Skype's beta version have reasons to cheer with the release of Skype 2.8 Gold over the internet. The new version of Skype for Mac will be able to make full or partial screen sharing through video chat , provide a chat notification whenever a contact changes their mood status, and enable you to get wifi connectivity at public hotspots, purchasing it with your Skype account.
Skype 2.5 Heuristic Stealth Mode CrackedMay 17th, 2006 Skype 2.5 introduced strong stealth techniques in the software to make it harder to detect and block using ip filtering techniques. Unfortunately it has been cracked.
Google Introduces Video and Voice Chat to Gmail, Interested?November 12th, 2008 Now there is more to cheer for Gmail chatters. Google Inc has added a voice and video chat feature to its Gmail email service on Tuesday.
Google Acquired YouTube For $1.65 BillionOctober 9th, 2006 Google Inc. announced today that it has agreed to acquire YouTube for $1.65 billion in a stock-for-stock exchange. Both companies have approved the deal, which should officially close in the fourth quarter.
EBay to sell stake in Skype for $2B, reverses puzzling 2005 acquisition of telecom serviceSeptember 1st, 2009 EBay to sell part of telecom service Skype for $2BNEW YORK — EBay Inc. is trading control of the online telecommunications service Skype for about $2 billion, reversing a 2005 acquisition that many analysts considered a head scratcher from the beginning.
Skype's Founders are in Talks to Buy it Back from eBayApril 11th, 2009 Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, who sold Skype to eBay four years ago for $2.6 billion, wants to buy them back. Yeah, weird may it sound but that is what is buzzing around in the technology world right now.
Google Ventures in Online Video Ads for AdSenseMay 23rd, 2006 Google Inc. will begin distributing online video ads later this week, diversifying beyond the static text ad messages that generate most of its profits today. Video ads, announced late Monday, will affect thousands of Web sites that rely on Google AdSense to post contextual ads on a web page.
Compete in 2005 TopCoder Open Competition for a shot at the $150,000 Prize PurseJune 22nd, 2005 Sun Developer Network is sponsoring 2005 TopCoder(r) Open Competition. You can program in any of the languages - Java, C++, C# and Visual Basic.
Signing in with The Latest Online Instant MessengersOctober 4th, 2008 Instant Online Messengers are the best form of social networking service over internet. Messengers like Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, Rediff BOL and Google Talk have served millions of people to be linked with people from across the globe, make new friends, increase their social boundaries and also share information of different kinds.
Twinkle Softphone: ReviewOctober 5th, 2009 Twinkle seems to be one of the most ambitious Linux softphones. This free open source softphone offers voice communications and instant messaging using SIP protocol. Twinkle is one of the most widely used SIP softphones.
CNN Competition For Indian Citizen JournalistsSeptember 29th, 2006 Eligibility
To be eligible for CNN Citizen Journalist Award, a participant:
must be a citizen and resident of India;
should not be a professional journalist, a freelance journalist or an employee of any media / publishing / broadcast or online news organization; and
must be more than 18 years of age. How can you compete for CNN Citizen Journalist Award?
The winner of the Competition will be chosen from among those persons who, prior to 30 September 2006.
Eric Schmidt, Google's CEO, Joins Apple's BoardAugust 30th, 2006 Apple Computer said that Eric Schmidt, chief executive of Google, was joining its board. Eric was elected to the board at a meeting yesterday, Apple said.
Question: Videocasting / Vodcasting With Mobile or Camcorder?September 21st, 2007 We will soon get into vodcasting / video blogging. I am looking at using either a decent mobile camera with video capabilities like the Samsung U600 or using a digital camcorder.
eBay 1st-qtr profit, revenue fall on weak economy but beat analyst expectationsApril 22nd, 2009 eBay 1st-qtr profit, sales fall on weak economy
NEW YORK — EBay Inc. said Wednesday the weak economy led to lower earnings and revenue for the second consecutive quarter, but the online marketplace operator's results still beat analysts' expectations.
We have seen enough of Skype. Though audio- video conferences over the internet never had a good alternative, but certainly there is a new kid on the block who talks of quality and quantity at the same time. ooVoo is FREE video calling. See up to six friends, family or colleagues at the same time – with video quality that’s quite good. ooVoo is an iChat-like video conferencing and chat tool for Windows, loaded with useful, powerful tools that make it a viable alternative for small work groups using conference calls and screen-sharing applications.
Friends who don't have ooVoo can video call you from their Web browser. 
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February 19th, 2009 at 7:27 am
Wow its really a good software. you must try it.
February 19th, 2009 at 10:50 am
I gotta say.. Videoconferencing is really a big help for us!
February 24th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
I ran across an interesting article titled “Talk Is Cheap” reviewing top VoIP programs at DealDogs.net. This is the article link here to read a description and see videos about top webchat programs.