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Chat app Viber releases Windows Phone and BlackBerry betas, but no voice calls for now

By Sam Byford on May 8, 2012 06:26 am + 10 comments

Popular voice and text chat app Viber has expanded to BlackBerry and Windows Phone. The app offers Continue reading…
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Skype 4.0 update for iOS has UI, stability, accessibility improvements

By Chris Welch on April 30, 2012 11:34 am + 51 comments

Skype for iOS has just been updated to version 4.0, and among other additions, users can now Continue reading…
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Microsoft to integrate carrier operated services directly into Windows Phone 8

By Tom Warren on April 18, 2012 02:05 pm + 60 comments

Microsoft is planning to unveil a number of customization and differentiation improvements in Continue reading…
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Hearing the future: a first test of HD voice on Sprint's HTC Evo 4G LTE

By David Pierce on April 4, 2012 07:24 pm + 50 comments

When HTC and Sprint announced the new Evo 4G LTE, one of the hallmark features of the new phone was Continue reading…
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Republic Wireless beta will reopen to new users this summer

By Adi Robertson on March 22, 2012 11:02 am + 8 comments

Republic Wireless, the startup that offers unlimited phone service through a combination of Wi-Fi Continue reading…
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Sparrow for iPhone gets push notifications via simple jailbreak tweak

By Ellis Hamburger on March 19, 2012 02:20 pm + 36 comments

Sparrow for iPhone launched last week with push email notifications notably absent, but a new tweak Continue reading…
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Skype 5.6 for Mac adds automatic updates, feature tweaks

By Ryan Heise on March 6, 2012 11:02 pm + 26 comments

Microsoft's Skype Group has updated its Mac OS X app to version 5.6, adding a few minor interface Continue reading…
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NSA talks Project Fishbowl: secure Android devices on a secure network

By Ryan Heise on March 2, 2012 08:02 am + 5 comments

Late last year we heard rumblings that the National Security Agency was testing Android phones for Continue reading…
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Skype for Windows Phone can't run in background due to platform limitation

By Chris Ziegler on February 29, 2012 08:07 am + 105 comments

Skype's big news this week is the release of a beta Windows Phone client — the first fruit of its Continue reading…
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Skype 2.7 for Android adds video calling to Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch

By Aaron Souppouris on February 17, 2012 05:23 am + 4 comments

Skype has released an update to its Android app that enables video calling for Samsung's Continue reading…