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Skype today caught the Mac up on versions on Thursday with the polished release of Skype 5 for Mac. The new version is the first for Apple’s platform to support group video calling and handles as many as 10 simultaneous people in a slightly iChat-influenced full-screen mode.

Its interface has also been overhauled and merges everything into a single pane; the overall footprint has been optimized since the beta to better have it work side-by-side on the desktop and show more contacts.

Search is easier and now helps users find contacts and text conversations.

The app needs an Intel processor and Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later along with the requisite camera or microphone to use the full feature set. Group video chat requires a $5 day pass or $9 monthly subscription to Premium service, but one-on-one chat, Skype-to-Skype voice chat and instant messaging are all free. Calling and texting real-world numbers needs SkypeOut credit that can be purchased in blocks.

This should be interesting as I have never tried group video ever since. This might be the right time for me to test this out. Has any of you done so using the new Skype version? How was it? Share your thoughts.

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Share the post "Yahoo Is Firing Again, While Google is Hiring More Than Ever"

I have not seen any good news with Yahoo! lately and the latest one is still negative. But as Yahoo announces its second round of layoffs in two months, Google is announcing that it will be embarking on a hiring spree this year.

In terms of staffing up, 2010 was the second largest year in terms of adding employees. Google hired more than 4,500 Googlers, primarily in engineering and sales. And in 2007, Google brought on more than 6,000 people.

Yahoo announced this morning that it would be giving pink slips to 1 percent of its employee base, which amounts to roughly 100 to 150 staff members.

I wonder what will happen to Yahoo 3 years from now. I do not want Yahoo Messenger to go away. I hope they can pick up their business on the right track soon. They have some good products that I do not want to be gone.

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Share the post "The LG Optimus One In Detailed Video"

Back then, I blogged about how good the LG Optimus One is. Really … Android did them a favor because it resulted in a cool smartphone that rivals that of the iPhone. There is soft-touch coating all around the phone, interrupted only by the four nice, clickable Android buttons below the 3.2″ screen, the 3 megapixel camera on the back and the chrome-like bezel.

LG’s additions to the software actually make this phone more attractive with the big additions coming with a launcher, some nice widgets and added DivX VOD support to the operating system as well as subtle touches to the user interface of the dialer and contacts. There is no Adobe Flash support in the browser, and ThinkFree Office is included.

But the core of how good the LG Optimus One is, is how it works seamlessly with Android’s applications like Goggles to identify photos like landmarks, books, structures and many more. Look. To see is to believe right? Check out the video below detailing what things to expect when one owns an LG Optimus One.

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