Monday, October 22, 2012

Skype for Windows 8 launches on October 26th (hands-on preview)

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After months of teasing a Windows 8 style version of Skype, Microsoft is finally delivering it on October 26th. Built from the ground up for Windows 8, Skype's latest client will also work on Microsoft's new Surface for Windows RT tablets — providing video and audio calling with messaging capabilities. I got a chance to take a look at the final version of Skype for Windows 8 ahead of its release on Friday.


"We've been relatively quiet since the acquisition," says Skype's Derek Snyder in a meeting with The Verge about Skype's latest changes. "We have been silently re-architecting basically the entire way Skype works." This change means Skype is moving away from its historic P2P service into a modern one ready for the mobile-based...


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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/22/3529600/skype-for-windows-8-screenshots-release-date-october-26th

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