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• After The Buyout: Skype To Work With Silverlake Companies?

  PaidContent - 2009-11-30

  Skype is enjoying getting to know its new owners as a “truly independent” technology company after the sale by eBay, says product strategy strategy Michael Bartlett.“eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) has been a great parent to us, but now we’re truly independent so now we can really focus on our core...

  Tags: Technology Company, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., Corporate Governance, Wireless And Mobility, Strategy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Mobile, Companies, Patrick Smith

• Skype Founders Invest In Casual, Mobile Gaming Firm Zattikka

  PaidContent - 2009-10-02

  Zattikka, the casual and mobile gaming company founded by Virgin Interactive vet Tim Chaney, has raised a seed round of funding led by Atomico Ventures. Atomico Ventures is the early stage VC firm created by Skype founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom. The amount of the funding was not...

  Tags: Mobile, Mobile Gaming, Casual Game, Game Company, Founder, Skype Technologies S.A., Atomico Ventures, Games, Advertising & Promotion, Mobile Applications, Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Marketing, Entertainment, Gaming, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Tameka Kee

• Nokia to bundle Skype with new handsets

  Strategy Eye - 2009-02-17

  Skype has signed a deal with Nokia to integrate its VoIP internet call technology onto Nokia handsets. The agreement promises to cause headaches for mobile operators, which are dependent on call charges and marks the latest push by Skype into the mobile space. ...

  Tags: Nokia Corp., Mobile, Handset, Skype Technologies S.A., N97, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Skype, Truphone, Andrew McDonald, Apple Inc.

• Mobile Content Bits: WeMix Rings Up Phonezoo; Skyfire Update; MySpaceID On Vodafone; Amobee; Skype

  Content Next - 2008-12-09

  -- Ludacris's WeMix Partners With Phonezoo: Ludacris is launching WeMix a new user-generated music site with Phonezoo to give independent artists a way to create and distribute ringtones. WeMix is kicking off with a channel on Phonezoo that will include profiles of artists and ringtones. As a whole, WeMix...

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• Hipsip Offers Free Skype and SIP Calling From Any Mobile Phone's Browser

  - 2008-04-01

  Sipcall.com Inc. launches Hipsip, a free worldwide mobile communications community, providing Skype, SIP and EmailCall from any mobile phone.

  Tags: cell phone, mobile, phone, SIP, Skype Technologies S.A., Web browser

• 3 Skypephone Delivers Free Skype to Skype Mobile Calls and Instant Messages at the Touch of a Button.

  - 2007-10-29

  LONDON, October 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Skype, the global Internet communications company and 3, the mobile operator, have launched a new affordable handset that lets you make free Skype to Skype calls and send free Skype instant messages from your ...

  Tags: IM, mobile, Skype Technologies S.A.

• MOBIVOX Names Former Head of Skype Mobile, Nitzan Shaer as COO

  - 2007-10-23

  Shaer Also Joins Board of Directors in Company Providing Free International Calling from ANY phone

  Tags: mobile, Skype Technologies S.A.

• MOBIVOX Expands to 6 Additional Countries; Free International Calls and Free Skype(TM) Calling From Mobile Phones Now Offered to Customers in Austria, Chile, Hong Kong, Hungary, Luxembourg and New Zealand.

  - 2007-06-13

  MONTREAL, Jun 13, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- MOBIVOX, the only provider to enable SkypeTM on ANY cell phone, today announced it will now expand its mobile service by offering it to customers in Austria, Chile, Hong Kong, Hungary, Luxembourg a MONTREAL, Jun 13, 2007 (CCNMatthews...

  Tags: cell phone, mobile, Mobivox, phone, Skype Technologies S.A.

• MOBIVOX Enables Skype and Free International Phone Calls From ANY Cell Phone

  - 2007-05-10

  MOBIVOX today announced the Beta launch of its groundbreaking hosted service, making it the first ever communication provider to bring Skype to ANY mobile device. The service also offers free international fixed and mobile calls between MOBIVOX users. Best of all, MOBIVOX works with every mobile phone and requires NO...

  Tags: cell phone, mobile, MOBIVOX, phone, Skype Technologies S.A.

• Mobile VoIP faces hurdles in U.S. Skype seeks access to mid-tier feature phones.(Spotlight)

  - 2007-03-12

  Byline: PHIL CARSON When Skype, the PC-based Voice over Internet Protocol provider, petitioned the Federal Communications Commission last month to allow consumers to load third-party, IP-based software onto their mobile phones, the company wa Byline: PHIL CARSON ...

  Tags: carrier, handset, mobile, network, phone, Skype Technologies S.A., VoIP