Skype, the online phone service long favored by political dissidents, criminals and others eager to communicate beyond the reach of governments, has made online chats and other user information ...

Download Squad's Lisa Hoover has gotten the oppty to play with a private beta of MOBIVOX. The utility lets Skype users access their contacts via cellphone, or via any other connection, for that matter ...

Skype today announced a significant expansion of its Skype Access service by partnering with a number of Wi-Fi hotspot providers. Skype Access, which allows Skype users to access the internet at ...

Skype has released a new app for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches that can give travelers access to more than 1 million Wi-Fi hotspots around the world, at places like hotels, airports, train stations ...

The sound card drivers might not be updated. A recent Windows update might have reset the settings to default and Skype might not have permission to use the ...

and Boingo announced today a partnership that would give Skype subscribers access to Boingo's 18,000 global hot spots to make free VoIP calls for a mere $7.95 per month for unlimited access (the Skype ...

Remember that new version of Skype that hit the interwebs in January? To promote the company’s new deal with Boingo— Skype Access, which lets you pay for Wi-Fi on Boingo’s networks using your Skype ...

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Internet-calling companies such as eBay unit Skype have asked European policymakers to adopt policies that let consumers access their services through smartphones on any public network. The Voice on ...

Skype petitioned the Federal Communications Commission earlier this week to force U.S. mobile operators to loosen controls on what kinds of hardware and software can be connected to their networks. In ...

Net phone company is pushing for rules that would let consumers decide which devices and software they use on cell phone networks. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering ...