What do you get when you mix buzzwords like “cloud” and “tablet” with an enourmous multi-touch monitor? The InFocus Mondopad, that’s what. The company anticipates that this 55-inch 1080p high-definition pane “wall tablet”, equipped with WiFi and a 720p webam / soundbar, will bring pad-like functionality to your next presentation in a big way… Tweet [...]

The Skype forums are a hive of panic and abuzz with accusations that either the company is bundling crapware with its VoIP app or has a serious security problem. Users are reporting that a strange, new, and difficult to uninstall program is finding its way on to their PCs called EasyBits GO… Tweet This Post

Such is life in the clouds: the occasional thunderstorms illustrate how tenuous it all can be. The silver lining for Skype Thursday is that people have come to rely on its services so much that they freak out when it goes down… Tweet This Post

The aftermath of Microsoft’s announcement that it’ll buy Skype for $8.5 billion was filled with speculation about why the price was so high, who Microsoft was bidding against, and who inside Redmond was the driving force behind such a large expenditure… Tweet This Post

Lots of questions still surround Microsoft’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype.Did Microsoft pay too much? What does this mean for Skype’s competitors? And how will the software giant change the VOIP service we know and love?After Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Skype CEO Tony Bates discussed the deal with the press, we have a better [...]

Why is Microsoft paying $8.5 billion for Skype when less than two years ago the VOIP service was valued at under $2 billion? Asked about that premium during a call with analysts this afternoon, Microsoft CFO Peter Klein said the company arrived at the valuation after determining both the “intrinsic value” of Skype as well [...]

Rumors are swirling about the acquisition of VoIP giant Skype, and reliable reports are now pointing to Microsoft as Skype’s possible new owner.Four days ago, we heard that Facebook was reportedly offering between $3 and $4 billlion to acquire Skype or (perhaps more plausible for a startup with $2 billion in annual revenue) that Facebook [...]

Ebay may have decided that Skype was not an asset worth keeping—selling, in 2009, two-thirds of the company it paid more than $3 billion to acquire in 2005. But apparently some other big Internet hitters—namely Facebook and Google (NSDQ: GOOG)—think otherwise… Tweet This Post

Looking for another free VoIP calling option? Well, you’ve now got one anyway — T-Mobile has just announced its new Bobsled brand, and it’s kicking things off with a Facebook application that will let you make free, “one-touch” calls to any of your friends around the world… Tweet This Post

FCC chairman Julius Genachowski briefly mentioned data roaming at CTIA last week, but now he’s telling Congress that action is inbound, to ensure rural carriers don’t get left behind the rest of the cellular industry… Tweet This Post

Making free or cheap phone calls using VoIP apps like Skype, PennyTel and Truphone is already a sweet deal, especially for those of us with unlimited data plans. Startup Voxtrot aims to also make it a sweet user experience… Tweet This Post

BlackBerry may be the go-to enterprise smartphone platform, but Samsung is positioning its newly unveiled Galaxy S II as new contenders for the crown. To get there, Samsung’s working with Sybase to bring far more advanced security to the handsets than stock Android offers, including control of individual applications and ports and also allowing for [...]