Yesterday the security blog Superevr reported in detail an XSS vulnerability of the current Skype iPhone app, that allows someone to steal your entire address book: A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability exists in the "Chat Message" window in Skype 3.0.1 and earlier versions for iPhone and iPod Touch devices. Skype uses a locally stored HTML file...
Skype officially announced today that they are going to acquire GroupMe, a service that lets you create private messaging groups right from your phone & send unlimited text messages throughout the group for free. GroupMe was founded just over a year ago by Jared Hecht and Steve Martocci in NewYork. According to Skype CEO Tony Bates, they have...
Skype has released a new app for iOS users, Skype WiFi (formerly known as Access). This new app will enable users to make calls at over 1 million hotspots around the globe. All that is required is Skype credit, and you pay for only the minutes you use, plus it's a pay-per-use model for getting...
We have two deals to report this Saturday, and they're pretty decent from Skype and Griffin. 15% Off Skype Subscription Plans If you use Skype on your iPhone, it's amazing how your long distance charges can be reduced thanks to SkypeOut plans. I've been using their unlimited USA/Canada subscription plan for...
One of the best live-streaming video applications for the iPhone is Qik. Making its debut in Cydia in the Fall of 2008, it eventually hit the App Store a year later on Christmas Eve. Qik made live instant sharing of video mainstream, and led to other similar apps like Ustream and Justin.tv to be launched....
With Microsoft confirming its outright purchase of Skype for $8.5 billion today (to possibly rival FaceTime), we noted last night the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board was expected to gain a notable return on investment. This should come as fantastic news for Canadians. The CPPIB invested $300 million in September of 2009, with Morgan, Barclays,...
Late last night news broke that Microsoft had purchased Skype for a reported $7 billion dollars. That number has been confirmed to be $8.5 billion dollars, and today at a press conference, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer explained the reason behind Skype's acquisition. Ballmer explains: "We will move beyond email and text to rich experiences. Talking...
Update: It's been confirmed--Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5 billion dollars. A huge story has been leaked tonight: Microsoft has purchased Skype for a reported $7-8 billion dollars as confirmed by the Wall Street Journal. Earlier this year Microsoft and Nokia teamed up to 'disrupt mobile ecosystems'. A deal could be announced as early as Tuesday,...
If you're not using Viber, you're missing out on one of the best free VoIP apps on the iPhone. We first reviewed Viber in early December. It's an awesome app because the call clarity is excellent when you have a good connection, plus it uses Push notifications to alert you of an incoming call, saving...
We all love Skype--when it's not down. The latest rumour coming from Engadget is that Skype video chat will be coming to the iPhone, with the big announcement coming at CES in 2011. Skype has been telling everyone that it'll be making a "series of video-related announcements" at CES next month... and it's participating in...
A must-have VoIP app has hit the App Store. Viber is a free app that will make calls to other friends with the app over 3G/WiFi. There's no sign up involved, it runs in the background, and you get a push notification when you get a call. This app is going to save you big...
There's a hot new app that's available in the App Store for free, called netTalk. This VoIP company has created an app for the iPhone that allows free calling to numbers to Canada and the USA over both 3G and WiFi (and even EDGE). It doesn't use your daytime minutes, can't receive incoming calls, and...
