Skype is hiring

Yahoo may be shedding jobs but Skype, the internet video-calling business owned by Microsoft, is set to create about 400 new posts in five cities, initially looking to take on staff in London and Stockholm and then at a later stage in Tallinn (Estonia), Prague (Czech Republic) and Palo Alto in California. The new jobs would cover software engineering, product …

Skype for iPad

Skype has now released its official iPad app, offering iPad and iPad 2 users a way to chat by text, voice or video with their Skype pals. Using the app, iPad users can connect with their Skype contacts and use the iPad as a telephone, although it might look a bit silly held up to the ear. The interface is …

Free Skype calls on Nokia phones

Nokia users will be able to make free Skype to Skype calls on their mobile phones, as well as make reduced-rate calls to landlines and other mobiles at home and abroad The Skype application, which can can run on more than 200 million phones around the world, is available as a free download from Nokia’s Ovi store. The system will also …