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Skype security flaw exposes user identity and filesharing habits
Techworld.com
By Joan Goodchild | CSO | Published: 10:26, 05 December 2011 A Skype vulnerability which can expose the location, identity and the content a user is downloading has been discovered by researchers.Spokespeople for Microsoft, which owns Skype, ...
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Social media 'invaluable for expats' Telegraph.co.uk By Leah Hyslop The research showed that while email is still the most popular way for expats to stay in touch with far-flung friends and family, an increasing number of people are finding more modern communication tools like Twitter and Skype ... See all stories on this topic »

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Joe McQuaid's Publisher's Notebook: What would Shirer have made of Skype?
The Union Leader
You can watch TV newsmen using the Skype Internet service to beam their reports in real time from the other side of the world. Cellphone video from dangerous places can be uploaded and transmitted in the blink of an eye. My buddy and colleague, ...
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Mall Santa Hops on Skype, Will Talk Red Ryder BB Guns for 10 Minutes Hot Hardware This year they'll need to sign up in advance for a one-hour story time session on Saturday morning, in which they'll also have a chance to sit on his knee and have their photo taken; the rest of the time he'll be on Skype. "Santa has gone digital! ... See all stories on this topic »

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Israel withdraws 'insulting' ads
The Australian
TWO elderly Israelis, on Skype to their granddaughter in the US, a lit menorah in the background, ask if she knows what holiday it is. "Christmas," she replies cheerfully, as they exchange looks of horror. In another scene, a Natalie Portman lookalike ...
See all stories on this topic »Technology keeps up school, social contacts
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The Allegheny Intermediate Unit speech and language and English as second language programs both provide instruction via Skype and other conferencing software to students. Teachers at both Hampton Township and North Hills school districts use the Smart ...
See all stories on this topic »Scott Wills, 51, Tech professor was devoted to his students
Atlanta Journal Constitution
It was no surprise that last month he watched one of his Georgia Tech students on Skype defend her dissertation proposal while he lay dying in his hospice bed. The student, Dana Forsthoefel, will cherish that memory. She said Dr. Wills, whom she met as ...
See all stories on this topic »No more SMSes, apps the way to go
Business Standard
Skype is known for its video calling capabilities and does it quite seamlessly. All you need is the app on your phone (available across platforms) and a Skype account. This will enable you to make video calls (provide you have a front facing camera on ...
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