
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>electronista | Skype News</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/</link>
<description>electronista is the leading source for electronic news. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for gadgets News. Period.</description>
<language>en-us</language>
<image>
<title>Skype, Latest News, Headlines, Stories;</title>
<url>http://photos.macnn.com/logo-electronista.jpg</url>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/</link>
</image>
<item>
<title>Briefly: Google+ Hangouts remote desktop, Skype update in Windows 8</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/02/google.adds.remote.desktop.feature.to.google.hangouts/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1367511249_googleplusremotedesktophangoutsthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google+ users can now remotely control a desktop in Hangouts, something suggested by the company to help in long-distance technical support. The feature uses the same background tech from Chrome Remote Desktop, according to Google staffer Daniel Caiafa in a Google+ update. When enabled from the Apps section, Hangouts Remote Desktop will ask permission to allow the other user to control the compute...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/02/google.adds.remote.desktop.feature.to.google.hangouts/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 16:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Outlook.com users in UK gain in-browser Skype calls, US in future</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/30/skype.in.outlookcom.accompanied.by.windows.client.update/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1367337262_skypeforoutlook1.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft has added the ability to make Skype calls within the Outlook.com e-mail service. The site, which left beta in February, will allow Outlook users in the United Kingdom to access their Skype contacts, make calls, and communicate using instant messages, all from within the browser instead of launching external applications....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/30/skype.in.outlookcom.accompanied.by.windows.client.update/</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Saudi govt moves to exert control over Whatsapp, Skype</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/31/messaging.tools.could.be.in.violation.of.saudi.laws/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1364776558_saudi-flag.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has issued orders to its regulatory bodies to ensure that communication tools like Skype and Whatsapp comply with the government's stringent requirements governing Internet communications. The kingdom's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) announced last week that it had "become evident that some communication applications through (the) Interne...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/31/messaging.tools.could.be.in.violation.of.saudi.laws/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Windows 8 Skype gets contact blocking in update</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/30/contact.blocking.performance.updates.included.in.new.update/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1364683029_skype-win8-update.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Windows 8 users running Skype will now have the option to exert greater control over who can contact them, thanks to a new software update. Version 1.6 of Skype, tipped by the company in a blog post on Friday, brings the ability to block contacts. The update also includes a number of performance enhancements for the audio and video chatting software....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/30/contact.blocking.performance.updates.included.in.new.update/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 22:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Skype provides video messaging, Messenger migration dates</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/15/users.to.start.move.from.windows.live.messenger.april.8th/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1360954231_skypevideomessagingthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft has updated Skype to allow video messages to be sent to users, in the US and the UK. The new addition to the VOIP-based service comes at the same time as a revised timetable for Microsoft's migration of users from Windows Live Messenger to Skype shows it will start restricting access to Messenger from April 8th, forcing users to change services....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/15/users.to.start.move.from.windows.live.messenger.april.8th/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Skype offers direct carrier billing to users in Russia</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/05/mobile.payments.service.mach.plans.same.for.us.canada/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1351096381_skypev6in.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Voice over IP service Skype has started to support direct carrier billing for Skype Credit in Russia, with the United States and Canada set to follow. The new mobile payments option will allow Skype users to purchase Skype Credit directly from the mobile device through their smartphone's browser, with the charge being applied to their account....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/05/mobile.payments.service.mach.plans.same.for.us.canada/</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Microsoft to retire Windows Live Messenger on March 15th</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/09/deadline.issued.for.user.migrations.to.skype.service/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1352717750_skypelogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft has announced the date when it will shut down Windows Live Messenger. Users of the messaging service will have until March 15th to migrate over to Skype before the servers are shut down for most of the world, with mainland China being the sole market left using the service due to Skype being run by a company called TOM....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/09/deadline.issued.for.user.migrations.to.skype.service/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Changes to Skype terms confirms Video Messaging service</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/05/pre.recorded.video.messaging.to.be.added.in.near.future/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1352717750_skypelogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Skype is planning to offer video messaging as part of its paid-for service. A change to the terms of service confirmed rumors that the Microsoft-owned messaging network would allow its users to send a pre-recorded video clip to other Skype users, with limitations placed on how many can be sent on non-premium accounts....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/05/pre.recorded.video.messaging.to.be.added.in.near.future/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Syrian rebels use Skype, satellite phones to avoid outages</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/02/smuggled.equipment.used.to.bypass.phone.lines.cell.networks/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1352717750_skypelogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[It has been revealed that Syrian rebels have resorted to using Skype to communicate with each other during the recent country-wide Internet outage. The messaging and voice-calling service was used alongside stockpiled equipment and a satellite connection so as to communicate with others around the country as well as overseas, despite government efforts to stop this from happening....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/02/smuggled.equipment.used.to.bypass.phone.lines.cell.networks/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Skype, TomTom, Vimeo iOS apps get major updates</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/28/skype.allows.merging.messenger.hotmail.outlook.contacts/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1354118195_skype-ipadchat.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Several key iOS apps have received major updates today, most notably Skype and Skype for iPad.  The pair can now access Messenger, Hotmail, and Outlook.com contacts after a person has entered their Microsoft account info.  People who haven't used Skype before can now finally create an account from within the app, and instant messaging has been improved with selectable emoticons, and the ability to...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/28/skype.allows.merging.messenger.hotmail.outlook.contacts/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
