The people at Say It Visually have put together this fun little video. It’s a neat summary of what Skype can do – thanks guys 
Of course, as we didn’t produce the video, we’re not responsible for its content. But it’s cool nonetheless.
Farhad Manjoo, one of my favorite technology columnists, recently reviewed Skype for iPhone in his Killer Apps segment on SlateV:
If you have an iPhone but haven’t tried Skype on it yet, you can download it here. You can also check out Manjoo’s columns on Slate here.
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Farhad Manjoo, one of my favorite technology columnists, recently reviewed Skype for iPhone in his Killer Apps segment on SlateV:
If you have an iPhone but haven’t tried Skype on it yet, you can download it here. You can also check out Manjoo’s columns on Slate here.
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I’ve featured Canadian portrait artist Barbara Muir a couple times on this blog.
Her work caught on big time after Oprah Winfrey recently featured Barbara in her program, “Where the Skype are you?”
Barbara drew a Skype sketch of the talk show queen herself.
Now the artist’s story is being told in Canada, including an interview on Toronto’s CityNews. Barbara said she gets five to 10 calls a day from people who want to be drawn by the Skype sketcher.
CityNews reporter Jee-Yun Lee describes how she herself is using Skype from Toronto to share images of her new baby with her in-laws in Vancouver. “Oh what technology can do,” she wrote in her blog. Indeed.
Download Skype 4.1 for Windows
Skype 4.1 for Windows is now gold, and is ready for you to download.
We’ve fixed a number of bugs found in the beta release, and recommend that you update now.
We’ve added useful features like screen sharing, which is a great way to show off your latest creations and presentations, or help a friend with their computer. We’ve also included birthday reminders (though you’ll have to bring your own cake).
What’s more, we’ve listened to your thoughts and feedback and further refinements have been made to audio and video quality – so your calls should sound and look better than ever.
Download Skype 4.1 for Windows now
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Some users are finding that they’re being charged for calls which would normally be included in their subscriptions.
We’re investigating this urgently, and will update this post with more information as soon as it emerges.
Update @ 1824 BST: The problem has now been resolved. Stay tuned.
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Some of you may have seen update notifications in iTunes or on the App Store on your device, but for those of you who haven’t - Skype 1.1 for iPhone and iPod touch is now available for download.
New languages
Skype for iPhone speaks your language - it’s now available in Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish and Traditional Chinese as well as English.
Voicemail and SMS
We’ve listened to your feedback - Skype for iPhone now lets you listen to your Skype voicemail while you’re on the move, as well as send super low-cost SMSs to friends and family around the world.
… and more
Additionally, we’ve made some improvements to the look and feel, particularly when calling phones using the dial pad.
So - what are you waiting for? Download the update in iTunes, or launch the App Store on your device and tap Updates to grab the latest version.
Note: This version requires iPhone OS 2.2 or 3.0. If you’re still using iPhone OS 2.1 or 2.0, you’ll need to update to 3.0 in order to run Skype 1.1 for iPhone - it’s free and easy to do. Skype for iPhone is not supported on devices running modified versions of iPhone OS.
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What is it about us guys? Why do so many of us hate to go shopping? Maybe it’s genetic.
Whatever the reason, Joanna Van Vleck, a personal stylist from Bend, Ore. has started a company, Trunk Club, a personal shopping service to take the pain out of shopping–with an assist from Skype video calling.
She told me that her typical client is a professional guy, somewhere in his 30s to 50s, who may be too busy to shop in retail stores and possibly overwhelmed by the multitude of choices online.
Her staff of experts meets with clients virtually on Skype video calling, learns about their clothing needs, sizes, etc. and then ships off a trunk of clothes for the men to try on and discuss on Skype. Clients buy what they want and then send back what they don’t want.
The service is free, but the experts are paid a commission just as in a retail store.
So far, all the experts are women. But Joanna is on the look-out for male staffers.
Joanna said her experts aren’t meant to replace significant others.
If you get your shopping done online via Skype video calling, you save gas. And you also have more time to spend with your significant other–and doing more shopping?
SKYPE USA
I’ve been reporting lately on how the classroom can use Skype to open up to the bigger world.
Former Sen. Bob Dole used Skype video calling to tell a Kansas class about his World War II experiences.
And sci-fi author Cary Doctorow told a Colorado classroom why the local school board should approve his book.
Now CBS 13 in Sacramento, Calif., is reporting how an 18-year-old high school senior battling cancer attended his graduation via Skype video calling.
Steven Lee, just months from graduation, was diagnosed with leukemia. But reporter Ron Jones shared how Steven was able to attend the graduation at Rosemont High School while he was in San Francisco undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia.
Jones said “With a laptop in hand, Steven watched the entire graduation from his hospital bed, listening to every inspiring speech and song, but what really made it a true graduation experience is when he was able to virtually walk across the stage while I accompanied his mother to accept the diploma.
“It was quite an experience, especially being in the hospital and dealing with IT guys and dealing with my health as well,” Steven said. “Pretty awesome.”
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It’s a pleasure to announce that prices for calls to landlines/mobiles in Turkey will all be lowered. The decreases are effective as of 10:00 GMT, 17th June 2009.
Turkey decreased from €0.111 to €0.024 per minute
Turkey - Mobile - Others decreased from €0.173 to €0.13 per minute
Turkey - Mobile - Telsim decreased from €0.173 to €0.13 per minute
Turkey - Mobile - Turkcell decreased from €0.173 to €0.13 per minute
Turkey-Ankara decreased from €0.111 to €0.024 per minute
Turkey-Antalya decreased from €0.111 to €0.024 per minute
Turkey-Istanbul decreased from €0.055 to €0.024 per minute
Turkey-Izmir decreased from €0.111 to €0.024 per minute
Due to increases from our suppliers prices for calls to landlines/mobiles in the following destinations will increase slightly:
Albania - Mobile increases from €0.162 to €0.18 per minute
Benin increases from €0.121 to €0.176 per minute
Comoros and Mayotte increases from €0.323 to €0.456 per minute
El Salvador - Mobile increases from €0.12 to €0.178 per minute
Malawi increases from €0.07 to €0.105 per minute
Malawi - Mobile increases from €0.097 to €0.115 per minute
Swaziland increases from €0.12 to €0.156 per minute
Togo increases from €0.193 to €0.315 per minute
Wallis and Futuna increases from €0.668 to €0.864 per minute
These changes will be effective at 12:00am GMT, 20th July 2009.
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