May 2008

As Ryan mentioned on the Mac blog yesterday, an improved version of Skype 2.7 for Mac is now available for download — it includes a number of improvements which are detailed in great, um, detail on the Garage blog.

Two highlights:

• Better support for NAT-PMP an UPnP — this means that Skype will cooperate better with your router if it’s being troublesome
• Support for authenticated proxies — bonus for those of you on university connections which require password authentication to connect to the internet

Download the update now to benefit from these improvements, plus a host of bug fixes.

A report issued by AdMob (via Om), which serves adverts to mobile websites, notes that the 3 Skypephone is now the number 5 mobile internet device in the UK.

It’s a new entrant in their top twenty ranking of handsets, and made up 2.7% of all ad requests in March 2008 — the top handset’s share was 6.6% by way of comparison.

Of course, this isn’t entirely surprising — 3’s keenly priced unlimited data package (minimum £5 top-up per month on pay as you go) means that the 3 Skypephone is a good deal for those who want to talk and surf on the move.

You can see and download the full report below:

Starting yesterday, Rebecca Campbell began a 33 day non stop journey around the world to raise money for Motivation, a UK based charity for people with mobility disabilities.

She’ll be visiting a number of countries around the world, and will only be allowed to sleep while on the move, whether on a plane, boat or sleeper train.

You can track her progress on her blog, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and Flickr — or chat to her on Skype: her Skype name is theskypenomad.