The Microsoft-owned Skype is going through a bit of a transition at the moment, away from the desktop-centric, cheap peer-to-peer connections of old, to a more mobile-friendly client-server system. Part of this move is a new Windows 8-friendly app, which will be live and ready come Friday. Read More >>
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"Yeah, it's been doomed to receive a shitty generic non-brand nickname, each one different between each different person, who remembers their first exp..." More »
It's rumoured that Facebook is extending its standalone Messenger app for iPhone to include video chat capabilities, and 9to5mac reports that the current beta version is "smooth most of the time". Read More >>
No — not an Onion article. A Washington, DC-area plastic surgeon is being hit with patients rendered so self-conscious by their video chatting visages that they're asking for phone-specific facelifts. Technology is great, except when it's so, so awful. Read More >>
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"She's having to much fun drinking Smoothies, Ice Cream Sandwich's and going down the slide on the Android stand.. can't blame her, I would too" More »
The time has very much passed for Chatroulette (pictured), but according to Napster co-founders Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker (immortalised in The Social Network), a video-chatting service with social networking profiles is The Next Big Thing. Called Airtime, investors include Ashton Kutcher and Will.i.am. Read More >>
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