Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Facebook adds Skype video chat.

Following Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg's promise of an 'awesome' announcement, the company has revealed that it has added a new Skype video chat feature.

Ar launch, the new feature will allow two users to connect face-to-face, but, unlike Google's + system, group video calls will not be yet be available to Facebook users.

Zuckerberg hinted that other 'premium' Skype features would be added in the future.

It what appeared to be a concession to Google, Zuckerberg said that the new Facebook-Skype feature was;

"only possible because of the social infrastructure that already exists".

Skype is in the process of being bought by Microsoft, which is a major shareholder in Facebook.
Story Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14054860

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