Twitter index: Skype to acquire group messaging start up GroupMe Aug 22nd, 2011 - 12:10h (CET +01.00) Twitterers are retweeting the news that VoIP service Skype intends to purchase cross-platform group messaging service GroupMe in the hope of improving its mobile offering. (Source: AFP Relax News)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : twitter, index, skype, acquire, group, messaging, start, groupme, Top Keywords

Skype To Acquire GroupMe For Group Messaging Aug 22nd, 2011 - 08:50h (CET +01.00) Financial terms were not disclosed, but the price has been reported at $80 million to $85 million. GroupMe's users will be added to Skype's 175 million users.Founded just last year, GroupMe enables people to message each other for free over... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : skype, acquire, groupme, group, messaging, messaging, start, groupme, Top Keywords

Skype chief executive Tony Bates said he expects Microsoft's ... Jul 22nd, 2011 - 03:10h (CET +01.00) (AFP/Getty Images/Illustration) - Skype chief executive Tony Bates said he expects Microsoft's purchase of the Internet voice and video leader to close by October, once it gets the green light from European regulators.(AFP/Getty Images/Illustrati... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : skype, chief, executive, tony, bates, said, expects, microsoft, Top Keywords

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (L) shakes hands with Skype CEO ... Jul 6th, 2011 - 23:00h (CET +01.00) (AFP/Getty Images) - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (L) shakes hands with Skype CEO Tony Bates (R) during a news conference at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, California. Facebook added Skype video calling on Wednesday in the face of a direct chall... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : facebook, mark, zuckerberg, shakes, hands, skype, expects, microsoft, Top Keywords

Skype on Thursday was scrambling to fix a problem that caused ... May 26th, 2011 - 22:40h (CET +01.00) (AFP/Getty Images/File) - Skype on Thursday was scrambling to fix a problem that caused the globally popular Internet telephone service to crash for some users.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : skype, thursday, scrambling, problem, that, caused, expects, microsoft, Top Keywords

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Skype CEO Tony Bates shake hands ... May 10th, 2011 - 20:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Skype CEO Tony Bates shake hands at their joint news conference in San Francisco, May 10, 2011. REUTERS/Susana Bates... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : microsoft, steve, ballmer, skype, tony, bates, shake, hands, Top Keywords

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (L) and Skype CEO Tony Bates (R) ... May 10th, 2011 - 20:30h (CET +01.00) (AFP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (L) and Skype CEO Tony Bates (R) speak during an announcement in San Francisco, California. Microsoft announced plans Tuesday to buy Internet phone service company Skype for $8.5 billion dollars in a move aimed at ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : microsoft, steve, ballmer, skype, tony, bates, shake, hands, Top Keywords

Skype Chief Executive Officer Tony Bates speaks at a joint news ... May 10th, 2011 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Skype Chief Executive Officer Tony Bates speaks at a joint news conference with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in San Francisco, May 10, 2011. Microsoft and Skype announced Tuesday that they have entered a definitive agreement under which Mi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : skype, chief, executive, officer, tony, bates, speaks, joint, news, Top Keywords

A page from the Skype website is seen in Singapore, May 10, ... May 10th, 2011 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - A page from the Skype website is seen in Singapore, May 10, 2011. REUTERS/David Loh... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : page, skype, website, singapore, tony, bates, speaks, joint, news, Top Keywords

A page from the Skype website is seen in Lausanne May 10, 2011. ... May 10th, 2011 - 09:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - A page from the Skype website is seen in Lausanne May 10, 2011. Microsoft Corp is close to a deal to buy Internet phone company Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion including debt, a source familiar with the situation said on May 9, 2011. ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : page, skype, website, lausanne, 2011, bates, speaks, joint, news, Top Keywords