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Week in Review: LulzSec arrest, Apple loses iCloud exec
News This week a teenager was arrested on suspicion of hacking, a prominent figure in Apple's iCloud strategy left the company and the Apple iPhone celebrated its first birthday.
By Maggie Holland Published
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Skype execs get the boot
News A number of high flying executives from the internet calling company have been let go before the Microsoft acquisition is finalised, according to reports.
By Jennifer Scott Published
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Microsoft given regulatory green light for Skype buy
News The software giant has been given antitrust approval to buy the VoIP firm.
By ITPro Published
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Skype fails again
News The web-based calling service has broken down for the second time in as many weeks.
By Jennifer Scott Published
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Skype labels reverse engineering effort ‘nefarious’
News A Russian researcher claims to have reverse engineered the Skype protocol.
By Tom Brewster Published
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Week in Review: Ballmer bullied, Skype screwed and PayPal
News This week, Ballmer faces criticism, Skype falls down and PayPal is out for Google’s cash.
By Jennifer Scott Published
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Call failures sore subject for Skype
News Microsoft’s multi-billion dollar acquisition drops calls and blocks log-ins, with little explanation offered.
By Kristi McCann Published
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Week in review: Google vs. Facebook, Chromebooks, Microsoft
News Facebook won't be getting a new Chromebook from Google after its naughty smear campaign against the search giant, while Microsoft finds some spare change behind the sofa and uses it to buy some company called Skype.
By Alan Lu Published
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Skype: Hello, this is Microsoft calling
News Inside the Enterprise: Microsoft has paid a handsome sum for Skype. But how will it integrate it with its existing communications products?
By Stephen Pritchard Published
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Microsoft confirms $8.5 billion Skype deal
News Skype gets acquired for a third time, as Microsoft closes a deal worth a whopping $8.5 billion.
By Tom Brewster Published
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Microsoft closing in on Skype deal?
News The Redmond giant is reportedly set to splash around $8 billion on money-losing Skype.
By Tom Brewster Published
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Skype Android app flaw places data in danger
News Skype says it is looking into a flaw which could allow hackers to acquire user data including contacts and instant message logs.
By Tom Brewster Published
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