June 2007

This one hasn't really been picked up online (nothing that I could find, anyway) but a nice story nonetheless--earlier this month Argos, the UK retailer of almost everything, was named the Skype 'Retailer of the Year' in the UK. The new award, bestowed by Skype, was given in recognition of Argos' understanding of the UK consumer market; more people want to connect using Skype and Argos has made Skype-certified products available to them, serving as "an excellent ambassador of the Skype way of life" (according to the press release).

I'm a big fan of Argos--being an American used to massive warehouse stores (think Wal-mart), it always surprises me how an Argos can fit so many products in so small a store, and how so many people will go to the store to just to page through catalogs. But Argos does carry a lot of useful stuff, and it's good to know they're stocking enough Skype products to be recognized for it. The press release is online here.

Do you like to travel and talk on Skype? If you live in the UK, France, Germany, Spain or Denmark, Skype is running a new contest just for you. You could win a dream holiday voucher worth €5000, a new Fujitsu Siemens Laptop, and or a SMC Skype WiFi phone.

These prizes are quite cool (and they put our recent contest on Skypegear to shame, sigh). What do you have to do win? Read on.

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We've already seen 3 roll out their X-Series mobile phone concept to a whole load of countries as Andrew wrote last week, so it's great to see that Austrians can also now benefit from this unique proposition. And, to top it off, 3 Austria's X Series phone line-up includes the mind-blowingly superb Nokia N95 handset, complete with its 5 megapixel camera, integrated GPS, wifi and high speed mobile data connectivity.

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Having already appeared in the UK, Sweden, Denmark, and Australia, this week 3's X-Series has launched in Italy, bringing with it unlimited web and Skype usage (subject to fair usage limits, of course) on your 3 mobile. Read on to learn more.

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Only a few hours left to enter the first of what will hopefully be a steady stream of Skypegear contests(!).

The prize: the very slick Sony VAIO Mouse Talk VN-CX1

The task: write a haiku about how you use Skype, how it helps you reach people and/or how you'd use the prize. Entries are due tonight by 11:59 BST (British Summer Time).

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Big announcement from Skypeland today: if you have Skype Pro (available in these countries), now you have a new feature--the ability to call internationally from your mobile using your SkypeOut credit. Skype calling on the mobile you have now? How does it work? Read on.

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OK so it may not have face tracking and a 10 megapixel lens, but this cute little Skype cam is just the job. And it's such an elegant design solution - a real lesson in simplicity - that you can't help but love it. Throw in a decent Plantronics P2000 headset and 6 months Skype voicemail plus up to 2 hours of Skype calls to landlines and you really have a very solid, portable Skype setup for a staggering £14.99 / $19.99 / E19.99!

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The Ipevo Solo desktop Skype phone first surfaced at CES back in January this year, so it's great to hear last week's announcement that the phone is now available in Taiwan. Taiwan is a massive market for Skype already, and phones like this not only outline Skype's commitment to the area, but also give a pretty good indication of Skype's intentions towards business users (although this would make a funky home phone too!).

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