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 Party! Skype 5.0 for Windows Has 10-way Calling!!!!!!!!!
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September 7, 2010, 9:45 am Posted by: alex |
 It Finaly HERE!!!
You probably remember back in May when Skype announced that it would begin  testing five-way video calling for Windows users. The feature was free back then, but Skype said it would start charging for it in a few months time. However, it seems that before it'll start charging, Skype is going to up the ante to 10-way video conferencing.
With the release of Skype 5.0 beta two, users who can drum up nine friends or coworkers to video call with will be able to do so. Again, Skype stipulates that group video calling is 'currently available as a free trial' so it looks like they do plan on charging at some stage, we just don't know when. We also don't know how much they'll be asking.
Skype also said that it had fixed a number of bugs and stability issues that presented themselves with group calling before, so it's likely if you tried the five-way calling and found fault with it, you might have a better experience this time.
Still no word on Linux or Mac versions, though Skype said 'later this year' for a Mac version when it announced the five-way calling.
Sources: TomsHardware
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Here come 'Hurt Locker' file-sharing subpoenas
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September 3, 2010, 10:58 am Posted by: alex |
For people worried that they may be accused of illegally sharing "The Hurt Locker," a movie about defusing bombs, the hope was that efforts to chase them down would fizzle out.
No such luck. The film's producers are finally moving to acquire the names of people they accuse of sharing this year's "Best Picture" winner on peer-to-peer sites. Qwest Communications on Monday notified a customer in Denver that the Internet service provider has received a subpoena from lawyers representing Voltage Pictures, the production company that made "The Hurt Locker."
"It is our company policy to notify our customer when we have received a subpoena requesting their records in civil matter," Qwest informed the customer, who contacted CNET on Thursday and asked to remain anonymous. "As required by law, to the extent we have these records we will furnish the records on or before September 30, 2010."
Voltage Pictures is just one of at least a dozen indie studios that are participating in an antipiracy campaign spearheaded by the Washington, D.C., law firm of Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver. Unlike the major film studios, smaller production companies don't have the resources to finance antipiracy operations. DGW offers to do it for them by filing copyright complaints on their behalf and in exchange takes a cut of whatever fees the suits generate.
Read more on this right here.
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