Oct 14, 2011 6:23 AM
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) today finally got the keys to Skype, so to speak: the deal for Microsoft to buy the internet telephony giant for $8.5 billion formally closed. The deal was first announced in May but needed to pass successfully through regulatory approval in several major markets—most recently, Europe, just…
Posted In: Advertising, Apps, Legal, Regulatory, Mobile, Events, CES, Companies, Microsoft, Countries, Europe, Russia, Luxembourg, skype
Oct 11, 2011 2:10 AM
No, T-Mobile is still the only major carrier in the U.S. without the iPhone. But it is finding ways of targeting those high-spending, loyal iPhone users out there anyway: it has launched some new functionality for its Bobsled internet calling service that means that service now works via Apple’s wireless…
Posted In: Apps, Mobile, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Facebook, Google, Android, T-Mobile, skype
Oct 6, 2011 10:15 AM
It looks like Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) could be jumping its last major regulatory hurdle in its bid to buy Skype: it is expected to get clearance from the European Union’s competition commission, paving the way for the transaction to close by the end of this year. The deal was first…
Posted In: Legal, Appeals, Regulatory, EC, Technologies / Formats, Browsers, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, Google, Android, Microsoft, Nokia, Countries, Europe, skype
Sep 20, 2011 5:31 AM
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: » Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) stock reached an all-time high yesterday, closing at $411.63 and valuing the company at $381.62 billion, as reports of new products—believed to be new models of the iPhone—continue to swirl. (CNET)
Posted In: Mobile, Social Media, Technologies / Formats, 3G, Companies, Apple, iPhone, DoCoMo, Google, Android, Nokia, Samsung, Verizon, Vodafone, Countries, Asia, China, Japan, bada, hacking, meego, n9, oracle, skype
Aug 24, 2011 6:34 AM
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: » AT&T’s handset roadmap for Q3 and Q4 (or a part of it, at least) has been uncovered. It’s a mix of Android, WP7 and BlackBerry devices, but no sign of the iPhone yet. And its first LTE tablet, the…
Posted In: Apps, Mobile, Companies, Apple, iPhone, AT&T, Google, Android, HTC, LG, Microsoft, Windows Phone, RIM, BlackBerry, Samsung, Sprint, Countries, Asia, Korea, groupme, kinzo, skype, verifone, verzo, verzo kinzo, windows phone 7
Aug 22, 2011 6:36 AM
Tom noted the other day how the two big news stories that bookended last week—Google (NSDQ: GOOG) buying Motorola (NYSE: MMI), and HP (NYSE: HPQ) canning its mobile strategy—could prove to be a boost to Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and its Windows Phone OS. Now, there are reports emerging of handset…
Posted In: Legal, Mobile, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Facebook, Google, Android, HP, HTC, Hutchison Whampoa, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Motorola, Nokia, Countries, Europe, UK, brew, inq, skype, windows phone 7, wp7
Aug 21, 2011 6:20 PM
While regulators have yet to give Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) the final approval to buy Skype, the Internet communications company is making some acquisitions of its own. Today, it announced that it will be acquiring GroupMe, a group messaging company, for an undisclosed sum a price reported to be between $50…
Posted In: Apps, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Facebook, Google, Android, Microsoft, Windows Phone, RIM, BlackBerry, Countries, Europe, Luxembourg, groupme, skype
Aug 17, 2011 5:45 PM
Mobile users in the iOS world can now use Skype to log into over 1 million Wi-Fi access points around the world, Skype announced Wednesday. The new application is a revamped version of Skype Access, and is now available in the App Store.
Posted In: Apps, Gadgets, Mobile, Technologies / Formats, VOIP, Companies, Microsoft, skype
Aug 11, 2011 5:49 AM
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: —BlackBerry/London riots: As Prime Minister David Cameron considers whether social media services like RIM’s BlackBerry Messenger service should be switched off in potential future riot situations, one interview that highlights just how significant a role it played in communications…
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Legal, Patents, Marketing, Mobile, Social Media, Companies, Adobe, Google, Android, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Nokia, RIM, BlackBerry, Sprint, Twitter, Countries, Asia, China, Europe, UK, blackberry messenger, heello, onlive, openfeint, skype, tencent, the9
Aug 4, 2011 10:45 AM
Here’s a look at some of the top stories in mobile today:
Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Movies, Gadgets, Tablets, Mobile, Technologies / Formats, VOIP, Companies, Apple, Google, Android, Microsoft, Windows Phone, RIM, Verizon, chrome os, itc, skype
Aug 2, 2011 10:46 AM
Here’s a look at some of the top stories in mobile today:
Posted In: Apps, Gadgets, Tablets, Mobile, Social Media, Technologies / Formats, VOIP, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Google, Android, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Nokia, security, skype
Jun 30, 2011 6:44 AM
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: —Oracle/Android: We knew Oracle was going to be asking for a lot in damages from Android-maker Google (NSDQ: GOOG) over alleged patent violations; now we know how much. $2.6 billion.
Posted In: Legal, Patents, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Apple, Google, Android, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Nokia, skype
Jun 28, 2011 4:55 AM
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Samsung/Apple: Looks like the two companies’ legal disputes over trademarks, patents and copying are spilling over into the other key area where Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Samsung meet…as customer and supplier. This report says that Apple is considering using…
Posted In: Gadgets, Tablets, Legal, Patents, Mobile, Companies, Apple, iPad, Google, Android, HTC, Microsoft, Samsung, gps, hp, opera, skype, tom tom, touchpad
Jun 15, 2011 6:55 AM
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Acer cuts its tablet forecast; Facebook apparently lining up a new photo app; some consolidation in the GPS space; LightSquared gets more scrutiny; Skype on HP’s new TouchPad.
Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Music, Gadgets, Tablets, Legal, Regulatory, FCC, Mobile, Companies, Facebook, Microsoft, acer, garmin, gps, iconia, navigon, skype, touchpad
Jun 14, 2011 3:24 AM
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) settle their patent dispute; two more companies—the New York Times (NYSE: NYT) and OpinionLab—file suits against Lodsys; Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) buys Telcordia; Skype signs a deal with Comcast; (NSDQ: CMCSA) and the…
Posted In: Legal, Patents, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Research & Metrics, Research, Companies, Apple, iTunes, Comcast, New York Times, Nokia, ericsson, lodsys, skype, telcordia
Jun 12, 2011 2:02 PM
Wireless carriers are the punching bags of the mobile industry, notorious for holding back innovative services they don’t control to preserve existing profits. Oftentimes they’ve earned that enmity, but making the leap from a voice-oriented world organized around a ten-digit number to a data-oriented world organized around bits and identity…
Posted In: Apps, Gadgets, Mobile, Technologies / Formats, SMS, VOIP, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Facebook, Google, imessage, phone numbers, skype, sms
Jun 7, 2011 12:47 PM
Another issue with Skype’s voice-calling service Tuesday forced the company to acknowledge problems with logging into the application, the second hiccup in the weeks since Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) agreed to purchase the company.
Posted In: Apps, Mobile, Companies, Microsoft, Windows Phone, skype
May 26, 2011 11:25 AM
Such is life in the clouds: the occasional thunderstorms illustrate how tenuous it all can be. The silver lining for Skype Thursday is that people have come to rely on its services so much that they freak out when it goes down.
Posted In: Apps, Mobile, Technologies / Formats, VOIP, skype
May 10, 2011 5:35 PM
Why is Microsoft paying $8.5 billion for Skype when less than two years ago the VOIP service was valued at under $2 billion? Asked about that premium during a call with analysts this afternoon, Microsoft CFO Peter Klein said the company arrived at the valuation after determining both the “intrinsic…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technologies / Formats, VOIP, Companies, Microsoft, Windows Phone, skype
May 10, 2011 1:30 PM
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer and (a very quiet) soon-to-be Microsoft Skype division president Tony Bates went on CNBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) this morning to defend the rationale of the $8.5 billion acquisition. The bottom line: Microsoft believes its many products—from Hotmail to Xbox—can all benefit from tie-ins to the…
Posted In: Advertising, Technologies / Formats, VOIP, Companies, Microsoft, skype, steve ballmer
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