After missteps, Skype for iPad is finally available

After a few well-publicized launch mistakes, the much-anticipated Skype for iPad application is finally here.

“Skype for iPad is beautifully designed and optimized for the iPad,” wrote Rick Osterloh, head of product management for Skype, on the company’s official blog. …

Calling all developers: Twilio unveils Skype-like in-app voice calling

Twilio, which provides software to connect phone calls to web-based applications, announced today it is releasing a software development kit (SDK) that integrates the company’s two-way audio service into web applications with a few lines of Javascript.

Like Skype, the …

Video-calling app Tango raises $42M

Video-calling app developer Tango announced today that it has raised $42 million in its second round of funding.

The Tango app lets tablet and smartphone users make video calls to other Tango users, much like Apple’s FaceTime app for the …

Facebook confirms Skype-powered video chat, launching today

Not surprisingly, Facebook confirmed the addition of Skype-powered video chat today as part of its “awesome announcement.”

The feature, which is launching today, will allow any Facebook member to video chat with their friends with the click of a button. …

Skype on Comcast’s Xfinity TV is user-friendly for couch potatoes

The new version of video-chat application Skype for Comcast’s Xfinity TV service focuses on providing a user-friendly experience for people who spend more time in front of a television than a computer, according to employees who worked on the app’s …

Got an Android phone? You can (probably) get Skype video calling

Skype video calling is now providing most Android users with video chat. This has been a long time coming. Skype’s Android App was originally released in October 2010.

Skype for Android 2.0 works over Wi-Fi and 3G and is currently …

Microsoft Office 365 may include Skype

We could be seeing the first result of the Skype-Microsoft union with Office 365, Microsoft’s new cloud office suite.

Details on the addition of Skype, a massively popular chat application, to Office 365 were vague during yesterday’s launch. That’s because, …

Google adding Skype-like abilities to Chrome

Google plans to add real-time communications abilities into the Chrome browser, according to an announcement on Google’s Chromium-dev group. Using its own WebRTC project at its base, the company will attempt to enable real-time communications through Chrome and then, potentially, …