Skype 2.0 Free of Beta Tag

1. Skype 2.0 Free of Beta Tag

The newest version of Skype is out of beta and now enabling users to put a new face on their VoIP calls. Skype 2.0 has been in public beta since December and is the first Skype release to include full-screen video calling.

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- read full story from internetnews.com, Jan 9 2006


2. Yahoo Leads in Toolbar Searches

Though it continues to fall behind Google in other categories, Yahoo currently holds the lead for the most toolbar searches, but only by the thinnest of margins.

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- read full story from internetnews.com, Jan 9 2006


3. Flickr photo booth

You're dressed to the nines and having the time of your life with friends at some hip bar. Chances are everyone in the group has a digital camera or camera phone to capture the moment. But who knows when the photos will get distributed to everyone or posted online.

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET news.com, Jan 9 2006


4. Yahoo Mail search glitch

Yahoo is fixing a glitch in its e-mail service that prevented some people from using the search function. "We identified an isolated issue with our new e-mail search functionality which impacts less than 0.5 percent of mail users and will not result in any loss of data," Yahoo said in a statement. "We are on top of the issue and have already begun to deploy a fix."

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET news.com, Jan 9 2006


5. Google's Ads Fit to Print

Ads from Internet search leader Google Inc. now appear in the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper, it was confirmed Monday, as the search giant continues to dip its toe into new advertising backwaters.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Jan 9 2006


6. Sprint Nextel suffers service outage

Thousands of customers of Sprint Nextel wireless and its resellers, such as Virgin Mobile, were without service Monday after the network suffered two separate fiber cuts, a company spokesman said.

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET news.com, Jan 9 2006


7. Court Lets Univ. of Texas Block Spam

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene in a dispute between the University of Texas and an online dating service upset that the school blocked thousands of unsolicited e-mails.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Jan 9 2006


8. Google Introduces Software Starter Kit

Google Inc. is distributing a free software startup kit designed to make computing safer and easier — a generous gesture driven by the company's desire to steer technology offline as well as online.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Jan 9 2006