Archive for April, 2011

Google Maps 5.3 for Android – Personal Location History Dashboard

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

I saw how Google Maps 5.3 for Android works on an EVO 4G. Very impressive. But it was one of my collegues phones and I did not want to dig in to see where he has been . But according to a post on Google Mobile Blog, Your location history, provided that you have [...]

How to keep & maintain an online relationship tip #1 (Skype!)

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

?Be honest. OK? That?s the only thing you have. You can?t touch the guy, you can?t do anything with him. So the one thing that you should be is completely honest.? -  luckysister2 Two observations on this episode of Jazmine?s YouTube diary. First, Skype is just assumed. It is not novel, special, [...]
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Google Goes After About 6000 Nortel Patents To Protect Android And Chrome

Monday, April 4th, 2011

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In an attempt to ward of or have means to negotiate, Google has entered in to a “stalking horse asset sale agreement”with Nortel to buy nearly 6000 patents and patent applications spanning wireless, wireless 4G, data networking, optical, voice, internet, service provider, semiconductors and other patent portfolios. According to news sources, Google [...]

VOIP Calls Used By Scammers

Monday, April 4th, 2011

© B RosenScammers have taken to making VOIP calls via Skype, attempting to scare victims into downloading and installing rogue antivirus software. Like other VOIP services, Skype is very inexpensive and has over 600 million users, making it an enticing target for criminals. But this isn't the only way that scammers are making their voices [...]

Samsung Galaxy Tab WiFi Only $349.99 At Fry’s

Friday, April 1st, 2011

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Looks like Samsung Galaxy Tab prices are falling like recent hail in the bay area. No sooner than we typed out that Sprint is selling Galaxy Tab for $199 (with a two year contract) or $429 without the commitment, for the 3G version.
Today we hear that Fry’s is offering the WiFi variant [...]

Smurfs v. Skype: ?We want our blue back.?

Friday, April 1st, 2011

The Smurfs are making their case to Skypers worldwide. "We want our blue back,? said Grouchy Smurf. ?Today is a day of action. We?ve gone too long without smurfalicious Online Numbers in our village. Skype should smurf it right now. ? I came to the story when I looked at Skype and [...]
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Lightower Fiber Networks Completes Open Access Inc Acquisition.

Friday, April 1st, 2011

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BOXBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lightower Fiber Networks, a leading metro fiber network and bandwidth service provider, announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Open Access Inc., a provider of diverse, cost-effective, [...]

Skype Outages And MAC Client Woes!

Friday, April 1st, 2011

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Yesterday I watched a video (See Below) interview of a Game developer CEO, Jason Asbahr from Montrous . It was all about why the game developers dropped Skype for MAC 5.0 and went back to Skype for MAC 2.8. Since I use my Skype mostly on PC’s and Mobile phones, I have not experienced [...]

Don’t Talk Drunk, Let GoogleVoice Voicealyzer Take Over The Talking, Texting!

Friday, April 1st, 2011

Just like when you try to drive while you are drunk, talking while you are drunk can lead to serious accidents. Sometimes seemingly nice people blurt out the worst things when they are drunk.
You are in luck if you are a Google Voice user, Google Voice just announced Voice-lizer, for Google Voice. This will save [...]

Is it just me, or was Wikipedia?s paywall hacked?

Friday, April 1st, 2011

Can you confirm that Wikipedia?s paywall is down or hacked? If you have any clues as to how it was done or who was behind it, please email tips@SkypeJournal.com or contact me. We?re running down the story. Thanks.
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