Just a few days after launching an official voice and video chat for Windows Phone, Skype has released new apps for Android and iOS. Skype 2.8 for Android is now available from the Google Play Store, while you can grab Skype 4.0 for iPhone or iPad from the App Store. The new Android app features support for video rotation on additional phones and tablets, instant… Read more »

Skype is a voice and video chat app for PC and mobile which lets users make cheap or free calls to other Skype users or telephone numbers. Microsoft bought Skype in 2011, so it’s no surprise that the company was working on a Windows Phone app to join the Skype apps for Android and iOS. Skype for Windows Phone has been available as a public… Read more »

Skype has rolled out an updated Android app that adds support for 14 new devices — including a couple of tablets running Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb and up. Skype 2.5 is the first version of the voice, video, and text chat app that supports video calling on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Motorola XOOM, and Acer Iconia Tab A500. The new app also adds support… Read more »

It’s been about three months since Google launched the Google+ social network, and today the company is removing the beta label. Anyone can sign up for the service. Google also launched a few major updates today, including some new features that are available in a web browser and a few that are available on mobile devices. The biggest change for mobile users is support for… Read more »

Skype finally got around to launching a 2-way video chat for the iPad recently, but competitor Fring already has a 4-way video chat app for the iPhone and iPad. But if that’s not good enough for you, Tinychat has you covered with a new app that lets you participate in group video calls with up to 12 people. Yes. 12. No. I don’t know why you’d want… Read more »

  Tango offers an app that lets users make free video calls from an iPhone or Android devices. Now the company plans to extend the service to include computers. That means you’ll soon be able to make a video call from your PC to a contact using a phone, or vice versa. The company clearly isn’t the first to market with a cross-platform video communication… Read more »

Skype launched version 2.0 of its mobile app for Android this week, adding support for 2-way video chat. The only catch? The feature only works on 4 supported phones. If you don’t have one of those devices you can still make voice calls to other Skype users or to telephone numbers using the app, but you’re missing out on one of Skype’s biggest features. Fortunately,… Read more »

Skype has finally added video to its Android app. You can now make free voice or video calls to other Skype users from your Android smartphone. It doesn’t matter if the person you’re calling is using Android, iOS, a PC, or even a TV. Video calls work over WiFi or 3G connections. That’s the good news. The less good news is that Skype only supports… Read more »

A few months ago Fring launched an update to its voice and video chat app that allows up to 4 people to talk to one another in the same video call. The 4-way video chat was initially designed for iPhone, iPod touch, or Android. Now the company has launched an update that’s optimized fro the iPad. The new app features an iPad view which makes… Read more »

Yahoo has launched an updated version of Yahoo Messenger which brings support for video chat to the iPad 2. Yahoo Messenger 2.1 is also the first version of the app optimized for the iPad display. Users can make calls to anyone using the Yahoo Messenger app for iOS, Android, PC, or Mac. The app is also available as a free download for the iPhone and… Read more »