Skype – A recession proof business?

January 12, 2009

There’s been plenty written about how Skype was a bad buy for eBay, but lets face it which of us hasn’t ever made a bad buying decision, whether it be stock for selling on eBay or other investments? That’s changing for Skype though, far from being… Read more

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Skype 4.2beta and Skypephone SkypeOut released

October 1, 2008

It’s a big day for Skype, at eight o’clock this morning they unveiled the latest Skype 4.2 beta software which vastly improves over the original beta released in June. There’s a classic view for those who prefer the earlier 3.8 version of Skype,… Read more

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3: Three times as much Skype for free

September 19, 2008

3 Mobile have increased the free Skype calls on PAYG Skypephones as I discovered yesterday with my latest top up. Previously a £10 top up would get you a months free usage of Skype, but that has been increased to 90 days so I’m good to go until the… Read more

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Skypephone S2 now available

August 19, 2008

The Skypephone S2 is now available for purchase from the 3 Store. It’s sleeker, shinier and all round better with a bigger screen and higher resolution camera. It also has the all important modem drivers built in to turn the Skypephone into a 3G… Read more

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Essential apps for running an eBay business

July 23, 2008

Recently I’ve switched to a new laptop and had to take stock of the programs and hardware I use to run my eBay business. Hunting for install disks, drivers and trying to remember passwords is always a challenge and I thought it would be interesting… Read more

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Skypephone S2 from 3 will have email capabilities

July 21, 2008

Today 3 mobile let me see one of new Skypephone S2 and it has some fantastic new features that make it even more desirable than the first. Built into the phone are a host of new upgrades. The main physical changes from the original Skypephone are… Read more

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Preview of the new Skypephone 2 from 3 mobile

July 9, 2008

For everyone that loved the Skypephone there’s some great news – there’s a new updated model in development and it should be even better than the first. As rumours began spreading mobile operator 3 confirmed them saying “We are working on a new 3… Read more

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An affordable alternative to ADSL?

April 19, 2008

Next week I’ll be at the Catalyst conference and will take the opportunity to test a new product – 3 Mobile Broadband using a USB modem. For the last few months I’ve used the Skypephone for mobile Internet, so it’ll be interesting to see how the two… Read more

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