Monday: Skype With Big Read Author Julia Alvarez at Scotch Plains Library
Patch.com
This release was received from the Scotch Plains Library. The Big Read continues at Scotch Plains Public Library with opportunities for the community to participate in a video chat with Julia Alvarez, author of our Big Read selection In the Time of the ...

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Skype's ominous link checking: facts and speculation
The H
Our discovery that URLs sent through Skype are then visited by Microsoft has caused quite a stir. A little more information has now emerged and leads to even more questions. Early this week, The H reported on how heise Security had discovered that ...
Skype: your conversations read by Microsoft? - GNTGeneration NT (US)

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With Whatsapp, Skype, Who Needs SMS?
AllAfrica.com
The increased use of internet-based services, mostly social networking applications such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Skype, Viber, Tango and MySpace, has attracted many people. "Most of the communication that I have to make is through the internet ...

Russian inmates dominate American prisoners in Skype chess tourney
msnNOW
Russian inmates dominate American prisoners in Skype chess tourney. 1 day ago. We've always said that if we ever went to prison, we'd probably get a lot of reading done. Or learn how to play chess. Some inmates at Chicago's Cook County jail — the ...

Skype connects Hampton, Polish students
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
The Skype session was arranged through the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, in conjunction with a visit from Ambassador of the Republic of Poland, Ryszard Schnepf. Mr. Schnepf was on a visit sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, the Polish ...

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Malwarebytes unmasks new Skype phishing scam
IT PRO
Malwarebytes researchers have discovered a new scam being distributed via Microsoft-owned instant messaging service Skype. The phishing attack manifests as a message from a Skype contact, and claims the user will be able to get a free upgrade to ...

Skype 6.4 Released for Mac, Brings Instant Messaging Improvements
iClarified
Skype has announced the release of Skype 6.4 for Mac which brings easier to use instant messaging. Today we have released a new version of Skype for Mac. In this release, we have focused on ease of use of our instant messaging experience. WHAT'S ...

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Skype for Mac gets Chat/File Sharing Update, Support for Chinese - The Next Web
The Next Web
The update — Skype 6.4 for Mac — includes new infinite scrolling for conversations, an improved system for searching within chats and redesigned file transfers that lets users reaccept files that are being sent to them. The service now also makes it ...

Is Microsoft reading your Skype instant messages?
ZDNet
Summary: A group of security researchers in Germany found some suspicious traffic on their web servers after a Skype instant messaging session. After a single experiment, they concluded that Microsoft is snooping on its customers. But a closer look at ...

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Could Skype Be The Killer App For Microsoft's Next Xbox?
Forbes
There was discussion of whether or not Skype could move huge numbers of Xbox Kinects back when Microsoft first bought it in 2011, but it never really happened. Not only was an expensive Xbox/Kinect bundle a tough sell for videochat features alone, ...
Xbox 720: Could Skype Put It Ahead Of The PS4? - iTechPostiTech Post
Xbox 720 release date, specs, features & news rumoursExpert Reviews

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