Read more IP telephony stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15945/ip-telephony.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:43:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68305/ebay-to-unload-skype-for-2b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEBay is selling Skype, the audiovisual chat service it calamitously bought in 2005, to a group of private investors, sources tell the New York Times . Although the price is unknown, eBay recently said it wanted about $2 billion for the the company, which is expected to pull in $600 million...http://www.newser.com/story/68305/ebay-to-unload-skype-for-2b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 5:38:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30293/skype-pushes-video-calls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe newest version of Skype is designed to make video calls easier and more widespread. Skype 4.0, which begins public testing today, detects bandwidth and attached devices to make it simpler to use a computer to add video to calls, Reuters reports. Skype's president says that the resolution of...http://www.newser.com/story/30293/skype-pushes-video-calls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Jun 2008 13:06:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25212/skype-launches-995-plan-for-unlimited-foreign-calls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInternet calling system Skype is introducing a plan for unlimited overseas phone calls for $9.95 a month, CNET reports. The plan includes 34 European and Far Eastern countries, along with Australia and New Zealand—but the deal is limited to landlines except for calls to cell phones in Canada,...http://www.newser.com/story/25212/skype-launches-995-plan-for-unlimited-foreign-calls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Apr 2008 7:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/14292/new-tools-will-mash-up-phone-mobile-net.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA startup called Ribbit today unveiled a tool to let developers create voice communication applications that unify Internet-based and traditional telephony services, including phones and text messaging. Developers can include voicemail and calling functions, and can embed their apps in Web pages and Web-based services, reports Reuters. The platform supports...http://www.newser.com/story/14292/new-tools-will-mash-up-phone-mobile-net.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Dec 2007 15:04:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/10518/uk-provider-unveils-skype-mobile-phone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish mobile phone provider "3" is unveiling a handset which lets users make free calls over the Net using Skype. The phone won't let you use Skype to make cheap calls to any phone number, like you could over the Internet, but still represents a new level of availability for...http://www.newser.com/story/10518/uk-provider-unveils-skype-mobile-phone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Oct 2007 17:06:58 CDT