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Opera web browser updated to 12.01

On Thursday, Opera Software released version 12.01 of its web browser. The new version, a 26.9 megabyte download, boasts the following fixes and changes: Several general fixes and stability improvements: – Website thumbnail memory usage improvements. – Address bar inline auto-completion no longer prefers shortest domain. – Corrected an error that could occur after removing […]

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Skype updated to 5.8.0.865, adds Mac OS X 10.8 support, refined contacts list

On Thursday, version 5.8.0.865 of the Skype VoIP application was released. The new version, a 23.5 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Support for Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. – Reintroduction of a slimmer contact list, which can be resized and repositioned as necessary. – When talking to people using the […]

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Adium updated to 1.4.4

Adium, the open source instant message chat client with support for multiple programs (including AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo! Google Talk, Bonjour, etc.) has been updated to version 1.4.4. The new version, a 22 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: Services: – Facebook: Fixed connectivity. (#15544, #15583) – Yahoo: Fixed avatars […]

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Skype releases native client for iPad

After over a year of anticipation, Voice Over Internet Protocol outfit Skype released an iPad-native version of its client on Tuesday. Per Macworld, the iPad app bears more than a passing resemblance to Skype 5 for Mac and uses a thumbnail grid of your Skype contacts; tap on any of them to bring up a […]

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Facebook announces Skype video chat integration, other changes to social networking site

If there’s a major tech news story of the day, this might be it. Per Electronista, Facebook at its special event Wednesday brought out Skype-based video chat. The approach lets Facebook members hold one-to-one video calls between each other without having to load a separate app; complete newcomers should be talking in 30 seconds, Facebook […]