Installation And Operation Guide For Skype On The Apple MacBook Laptop
Skype software is a popular web chat program that has made it easy for people to keep in touch via the internet. Skype unlike many other webchat programs works on both a PC and MacBook, this allows people that have either machine to keep in contact with each other. The latest version of Skype for the MacBook is version 2.8 which enables, webchat, video calling and voice chat operation
The first step you need to do to get Skype 2.8 is visit the website and download the very latest version compatible for the Mac osX operating system. The Skype homepage will direct you to the Windows version, however you will need to visit the Apple page by default. Once you have downloaded the latest Mac version click on its installer and proceed through the guide step by step.
After installation, things are just as simple as any Windows PC. Skype 2.8 has certain minimum system requirements so that it runs smoothly on your system. An Intel processor and a minimum Random Access Memory of 512 MB is required to run this software on your system. Other requirements are a microphone and a high-speed broadband connection to make clear audio and video calls to your friends and family members, sitting miles away from you.
When installing you can keep the logging settings at automatic, every time you switch on your Macbook it will load up as part of the start up routine. However if you will not be using Skype daily then it might be wise to set this to off. The settings can be found under the Applications-Skype tab in your Macbook. If you have an integrated iSight camera this can be used with your Macbook by clicking on the Photo Booth option in the Application Menu.
The Skype automatically integrates your iSight with the chat and you can video chat with your friends. Depending upon your destination country, you get International calling plans from Skype for MacBook. Usually, the American and Canadian calling cards cost $2.95 for unlimited calls. Barring few countries, the International calling rates vary between $5.95 and $12.95.
The unlimited calling plans are always useful than the fixed plans, because they allow you to call any person at any time at any place of the world.
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Skype to offer HD video calling on new TVs
Here’s some god news for the Skype users! Here’s another addition to Skype’s voice and video calling technology. It’ll soon be embedded in upcoming high-definition televisions with Internet capabilities!
Skype announced on Tuesday that its Internet phone services shall soon be included in Panasonic’s 2010 VIERA CAST-enabled HD TVs and LG’s new LCD and plasma HD TVs with NetCast Entertainment Access. Both these televisions are expected to be available in the middle of the year.
Both the companies, LG and Panasonic will be selling webcams that support the 720p high-definition format and are meant for making video calls with the televisions.
Skype, sold to an investor group in November, alredy offers free voice and video calls to other Skype users.
It also added that the users who use Skype on their personal computers will soon be able to make 720p high-definition video calls.
EBay completes sale of Skype for USD 2 billion
As on Friday, EBay has successfully completed its sale of Skype for about USD 2 billion to an investor group that included the founders of the Internet phone service.
Last week, one of the largest and the most popular online auction site, EBay settled a legal scuffle with co-founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis which allowed the deal to move forward. The settlement gave Skype the ownership of critical software that had been licensed from the company they founded — Joltid Ltd.
On Thursday, EBay said that the online retailer sold about 70 per cent stake in the company for about USD 1.9 billion plus USD 125 million that it will receive later.
The company shall retain the remainder 30 per cent of the stake.
EBay to Sell Majority Stake in Skype
Internet commerce portal eBay announced Tuesday that it planned to sell a majority stake in Skype to a group of private investors led by equity firm Silver Lake Partners.
Under the terms of the deal, buyers will acquire 65 percent stake in Skype calling service in exchange of $1.9 billion in cash which however includes a loan of $125 million from eBay. The latter will continue to hold 35 percent equity investment in Skype which has been estimated to be worth $2.75 billion under the conditions of the present deal.
Skype is an internet calling service which has established its presence in the highly competitive market of web-based calling services. According to industry estimates Skype is predicted to garner more than $600 million in revenue in the current year.
The group of buyers for Skype is led by Silicon Valley-based private equity firm Silver Lake Partners. Other significant names in the group are Andreessen Horowitz, a recent venture capital firm floated by Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen and Index Ventures, another venture capital firm based in London which was of the first investors in Skype.
EBay acquired Skype for $2.1 billion in 2005 in a deal that was rumored to have paid much more than the internet calling service was then worth.
Skype coming to iPhone, BlackBerry
The internet telephone unit from eBay Inc., Skype, is now coming soon to your iPhones and Blackberry! Skype has announced its plans on Monday to launch its service for iPhone users on Tuesday and for BlackBerry in a couple of months, till May.
For Apple’s iPhone, Skype plans to launch the service on Tuesday at the CTIA annual mobile showcase in Las Vegas.
With an aim to multiply its users, Skype is trying to make a move forward by offering its services on the smart phones. They currently have more than 400 million users. The company has been offering schemes like cheap and sometimes free calls made using its computer application.
The Chief Operating Officer of Skype, Scott Durchslag, expects that their application will mange to gain popularity on Apple’s popular iPhone. He is pinning hopes on Skype’s most feature-rich mobile offering to appeal to both their new and existing customers.
“The No. 1 request we get from customers is to make Skype available on iPhone. There’s a pent-up demand,” Durchslag stated in a prior interview
Skype will launch its services for Research In Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry devices. The company has already announced its services for Nokia phones and for Google’s Android based and Microsoft’s phones Windows Mobile smart phones.
Skype President Claims Ignorance of Security Issues
After news emerged that TOM-Skype was involved in a major security breach affecting its users in China, Skype president has said that the company was largely unaware of transgressing security norms.
On Thursday, Skype president Josh Silverman clarified in a blog that he did not realize TOM-Skype, Skype’s partner in China, was logging and storing users’ instant messages that were considered offensive by the Chinese government. Silverman also insisted that Skype representatives got in touch with TOM officials as soon as such reports emerged and that now all security issues have been ironed out. Skype is a leading provider of free computer to computer voice mails across the world and it started its instant messaging service in China in 2006.
Earlier last week, Canadian researchers at the Citizen Lab from the University of Toronto reported that TOM-Skype was engaging in a form of surveillance by censoring and logging text chats of its users in China that contained specific keywords. Some of these sensitive keywords which raised the alarm of Chinese government officials were related to Taiwan independence, the banned religious cult Falun Gong as well as political opposition to China’s Communist Party. The report also said that the texts were being stored in a way that insufficiently protected the identity of the TOM-Skype users.
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