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		<title><![CDATA[Google says Gizmo5 takeover will bolster Google Voice]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Google has officially acquired internet call service Gizmo5, a rival to Skype, in an effort to bolster its own web calling product, Google Voice. Though it is not revealing the terms of the deal, Google confirms Gizmo5's team of engineers will join the Voice team "to continue improving the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:28:37 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Skype eyes VoIP startup to replace disputed technology - Rumour]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Internet calling firm Skype is reportedly in negotiations to buy voice-over-IP VoIP startup Gizmo5 in a bid to substitute Gizmo5&#8217;s technology for its current peer-to-peer (P2P) system. Skype&#8217;s P2P technology is the subject of a legal wrangle between the company and its founders, Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, who...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:45:18 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[eBay sells majority Skype stake for USD1.9bn]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ eBay is selling a 65% majority stake in internet call service Skype for USD1.9bn in a deal that values the firm at USD2.75bn. A consortium of investors led by technology-focused investment firm Silver Lake is buying the shares. eBay is retaining a 35% stake in the firm.  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:43:45 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[PayPal head quashes spinoff rumours]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ PayPal president Scott Thompson is denying rumours that the firm will be spun off by parent company eBay. Talking to BusinessWeek, Thompson commented ?I think we&#8217;re going to be part of the eBay family for a long time to come.?  Analysts are speculating that eBay would sell PayPal...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:55:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Skype founders aim to buy firm back from eBay - Rumour]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The founders of internet call service Skype have secured the  backing of four private equity firms in a bid to buy back the company from eBay.  KKR, Warburg Pincus, Providence and Elevation Partners are reported to support  the bid by Niklas Zennstrom and Jannus Friis to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:21:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nokia to bundle Skype with new handsets]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 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.      ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:01:32 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[eBay to sell Skype &#8211; Rumour]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Industry insiders say that eBay is gearing up to sell internet telephony firm Skype, which it bought in 2005 for USD2.6bn, a price the auction site has since admitted was too high. Speculation over a possible deal emerged after eBay CEO John Donahue described Skype as a ?great standalone...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:29:50 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[3 launches Facebook phone]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 3 is partnering with Facebook to launch a handset aimed at social network users. The phone, called INQ1, features a 'live contact book' that lets users see their contacts' Facebook profile picture and online status. Users can receive live updates from Facebook on the front screen of their handset...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:44:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stephen Stokols:  Real-Time Video Networking]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephen Stokols is CEO of WooMe, an Internet introduction platform where people meet in speed sessions via real-time video. To launch his site, Stokols had new technology developed, which is now regarded as the highest quality real-time video technology on the Internet. Stokols talks about his experiences in developing, funding...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before David Hagan became President of Boingo Wireless, he spent 15 years bring Sprint from obscurity to a 600 million dollar a year business.  Boingo Wireless, a Hot Spot wifi travel service for laptops and dual mode handsets,  does partnerships with 150 operators including Nokia and Skype and...]]></description>
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