Skype now lets you start a video call by just creating a link and sharing it with people, without anyone having to sign up or download the app.
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Microsoft patents folding phone dock — that’s a folding dock for phones
No, it's not a folding phone. Does it matter anymore that Microsoft isn't doing anything in its own mobile hardware sandbox? This thing is supposed to work with an iPhone.
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Cortana now inside Skype on Android and iOS apps
Cortana can do a lot of what Google Assistant can do on Allo. But instead, it's Skype. Is it trying hard enough to convert it into a general chat app?
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Skype gains convenient Send Money functionality for PayPal transfers on Android and iOS
PayPal just made it easier for IM and video chat addicts to exchange money on mobile devices with direct Skype Android and iOS app integration.
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Radiofrequency-powered cellphone has no battery, no plug
In addition to those waves, photodiodes also help in collecting ambient light to power a barebones phone through a phone call through Skype.
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Microsoft is reformatting Skype and is clearing away older apps
How is Skype being shaped? Why, like Snapchat, of course! Stickers, shortform video loops and a whole lot more is coming your way on the big platforms.
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Hop: how instant messaging should have been done decades ago
There's no reason to have more than one way to send electronic text messages between people over the internet. Hop upgrades the most widely-used and accessible method with modern chat functions.
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Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ Microsoft Edition also coming April 21 with Microsoft ‘customization’
Office, OneDrive, Cortana, Outlook and "more" productivity-focused apps are pre-installed on the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 Microsoft Edition.
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Maybe Microsoft should have kept updating Windows Phone 8.1
Windows 10 Mobile has caused Microsoft's market share to plummet. Maybe they should have kept going with Windows Phone 8.x for a while longer.
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Microsoft’s fastest and smallest ever Android app is Skype Lite for India
Skype Lite follows in the footsteps of similarly frugal Facebook, Messenger and Shazam derivations, catering specifically to the Indian market for now.
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Skype lightens the load with Mingo, unreleased app in alpha on Play Store
Skype is still a thing, believe it or not. And it still wants to be a thing for Android users, especially as special server-facilitated chat apps bundle in every conceivable feature possible. But how do developing countries cope with features, features and features with sky-high .APK sizes?
Well, Microsoft has reformulated Skype into Mingo, an unreleased app in alpha testing on the Play Store, with something that its existing counterpart never had: SMS compatibility.
In fact, avoiding data bucket sips is a priority for Mingo — again, the user interface should be pretty easy stuff for Skype familiars — with “Economical Calling” and “On-Demand Sync” options and a data usage tracker. Mingo uses both rich data services as well as cellular infrastructure.
The only we you can get the app for testing right now is through a direct link (that’s the source link) and not through a search. Keep in mind that applicant pools are limited from the get-go, so don’t be surprised if you come away disappointed and without a download.
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Lenovo is the latest Android OEM to allow pre-loads of select Microsoft apps
If you can’t beat them, join them. This seems to be Microsoft’s thinking in a nutshell after acknowledging Windows 10 Mobile isn’t the focus right now, with more and more interesting Redmond-developed apps reaching the iOS-using masses, and popular productivity services like Office, OneDrive and Skype brought closer and closer to Android enthusiasts.After fighting many of them in courts on patent infringement allegations several ...
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All your Moto Z questions answered, and Encryption “Responsibility” | Pocketnow Weekly 210
We’re going to tackle ALL of your questions about the Moto Z, the Moto Z Force, and Moto Mods! Plus, we’ll chat about mobile use in the military, Google’s potential VR strategy, and what responsibility do companies have to provide access to encrypted devices? Make sure you’re charged and ready for episode 210 of the Pocketnow Weekly!Watch the live video broadcast at 2:00pm Eastern on July 21st (click here for your ...
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Skype dropping Windows Phone support in October, leaves more than 80 percent of user base behind
In what could be a stunning blow to Microsoft’s mobile ecosystem, Skype has announced that it is shedding support for Windows Phone 8 and 8.1 in October. The development comes as the messaging service completes its rerouting from peer-to-peer communications to a cloud-based service.Avid developer Rudy Huyn was not pleased with the decision.Skype will drop the support of WP8.1 devices, seriously?7~80% of ...
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One-tap access to bots on Skype now with iOS app
Bots are taking over the world. And they’re here to help.No, we’re not talking “Big Hero 6” style or even RoBoHoN-style, we’re talking about services you chat with like Facebook M or Google Assistant or Bing’s army of bots to help ...
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