Google’s decision to open up VP8 is good for the industry, good for consumers and good for Skype. Modern codecs are expensive to create: Google paid over $100 million for On2 less than a year ago. They are also highly complex – the patent pool for VP8’s main competitor, H.264, cit...

Jonathan Rosenberg is our Chief Technology Strategist. Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of testifying to the FCC in the US about network neutrality. The FCC is exploring the issue of managed services – services that a facilities-based provider offers to consumers and carefully manages, so th...

We are proud to announce that at this year’s Developer’s Conference, our very own Jake Becker of WatchCount.com has taken the 2009 Star Developer Award! We want to take a moment to get to know Jake better, and share his thoughts and success story with you. First, a few fun facts...

The Skype offices are buzzing today with feedback on the first version of Skype for iPhone – it’s the number one free download in the UK App Store, and there’s been an incredible amount of discussion about it so far. It’s been just under 24 hours since it first appeared in th...