Amazon acquired patents, employees from Biba, reportedly plans new video chat service | TechCrunch

Amazon acquired patents, employees from Biba, reportedly plans new video chat service | TechCrunch: "Amazon’s purchases of Twitch and Elemental Technologies appear to be only two parts of a bigger strategy at the company to move deeper into video services through acquisition. Last year, the marketplace and cloud computing giant also quietly acquired a startup out of San Francisco called Biba Systems, which develops and operates video messaging apps aimed at business users. "

I scream, you scream, we all scream for Skype time.

WhatsApp will take on FaceTime with video calling feature

WhatsApp will take on FaceTime with video calling feature Having added voice calling at no extra cost earlier this year, WhatsApp is now reportedly looking to introduce FaceTime-style video calls, according to a new report.

It ain't a standard if it only works on one platform. Sorry, I can't call you, you don't have an Apple device.

Skype identity of developer cannot be confirmed error

The easy solution to this error message is to use Quarantino (free download) to remove Skype.app from Quarantine.

1. Open the Skype DMG.
2. Copy Skype.app to the Desktop.
3. Launch Quarantino.app and from the File menu, choose Open...
4. Choose Skype.app
5. Ensure that the publisher is correct and Apple verified (look for Apple logo)
6. Choose the 'Remove from Quarantine' button.