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# Skype

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# Dublin
Man jailed for 6.5 years for sexual exploitation and defilement of child
The girl’s mother contacted gardaí after finding concerning messages on her laptop.
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Mar 7th 2018, 1:30 PM
# Courts
Dublin man who used Snapchat and Skype to exploit young girls jailed for 9.5 years
The final two years were suspended by the judge.
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Jan 26th 2018, 2:02 PM
# visitation
Prisoners want to be able to use Skype to contact their families
Overcrowding, nutrition, healthcare and access to mental health services remain as issues for prisons in Ireland.
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Oct 24th 2017, 7:00 AM
# love letters
"He still had my letters" - the Irish woman who married her American teenage penpal
Siobhán Moran and David Roth started writing to each other in 1993. Then last year, he finally found her again after years of trying.
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Feb 17th 2016, 3:05 PM
# dislike button
Why Europe isn't creating any Googles or Facebooks
There’s a massive gulf between the US and Europe when it comes to tech success stories.
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Sep 22nd 2015, 2:18 PM
# bugged out
First iMessage, now Skype has its own messaging bug issue
A fix for the bug has been recently released.
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Jun 3rd 2015, 1:45 PM
# babel fish
Now anyone can use Skype's real-time video chat translator
Four spoken languages – English, Spanish, Italian, and Mandarin – are supported by the service and is available to anyone with Windows 8.1 or above.
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May 12th 2015, 4:57 PM
# what's in a name?
Rupert Murdoch could be about to make Skype change its name
The video messaging company has come off worse in a legal battle with the Australian media mogul’s Sky PLC.
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May 6th 2015, 6:04 AM
# letter from america
An English councillor says he can do his job from the USA
Telecommuting is all the rage, sure.
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Mar 12th 2015, 4:53 PM
# evening fix
Here’s What Happened Today: Thursday
Coláiste Eoin, Skype facilities and the first Laureate of Irish fiction.
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Jan 29th 2015, 11:09 PM
# The Internet
There is a 'Skype facility' in Leinster House after all. Well, sort of...
TheJournal.ie has done some digging today…
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Jan 29th 2015, 11:06 PM
# private chat
This eccentric entrepreneur wants to kill Skype
MegaChat, his new video calling service, is said to offer end-to-end encryption to keep calls private.
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Jan 22nd 2015, 6:45 PM
# taking the mickey
Walt Disney paid less than 1% tax on its billion-dollar profits: Luxleaks
Pressure is mounting on European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
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Dec 10th 2014, 5:23 PM
# xxxtra factor
A topless woman wandered on screen during the Xtra Factor on Sunday
Dermot O’Leary was completely lost for words.
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Nov 25th 2014, 9:00 AM
# Prime Numbers
Portmarnock beach, Thomas Piketty, and butter coffee: The week in numbers
Plus: How many people in Ireland have a Skype account?
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Jun 21st 2014, 7:30 PM
# old school
The most popular messaging service among Irish adults isn't WhatsApp or Viber...
It’s actually one that’s been around much longer.
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Jun 17th 2014, 3:44 PM
# universal translation
Microsoft reveals real-time language translator for Skype calls
The feature allows users to speak to each other in their native language, which Skype then translates in real-time.
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May 28th 2014, 11:37 AM
# Missing You
New RTÉ show follows Irish families as they Skype their loved ones abroad
Your St Stephen’s Day telly is now sorted.
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Dec 17th 2013, 4:52 PM
# tissues please
This moving Skype ad will make you cry hot salty tears
Teenagers with only one arm each connect from across the world.
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Nov 5th 2013, 10:30 PM
# herro?
8 pets who know Skype is a great way to spend quality time with someone
They want to keep in touch, ok?
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Oct 26th 2013, 3:00 PM
# Online Safety
Irish girl (17) 'forced into stripping on Skype' by US computer hacker
The girl was allegedly forced into stripping by California’s Jared James Abrahams who has been charged with hacking into the webcams of several women.
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Sep 28th 2013, 8:30 AM
# Belfast
Warning over man offering schoolgirls paid modelling work through Facebook
One school in Belfast told parents that the man involved befriends the girls through the site and insists they set up a Skype account.
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Sep 12th 2013, 3:05 PM
# brring brring
Comedian Skypes his way around the world
Mark Malkoff asked people in 162 countries what they wanted. The results are great.
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Aug 22nd 2013, 10:29 AM
# Net Neutrality
EU wants to ban mobile networks from blocking Skype over 3G
The European Commission wants to guarantee net neutrality by stopping carriers from selectively blocking services.
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Jun 4th 2013, 2:30 PM
# Web Summit
NASDAQ bell to ring in Ireland for the first time
Millions of people will watch the NASDAQ stock market open live from the Dublin Web Summit.
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May 22nd 2013, 4:58 PM
# Apple
The 25 most popular free iPhone apps of all time
Sorry, Android users. You’re probably not going to want to read this article.
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May 12th 2013, 6:30 PM
# internet firsts
11 internet firsts you probably never heard of
The first photo ever uploaded to the internet, the first registered domain name… let’s step back into the internet’s history.
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Apr 26th 2013, 9:30 PM
# that's gran
7 of the all-time best grannies on the internet
Whoa.
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Feb 18th 2013, 9:00 PM
# My Tech Life
The Silver Surfer who's still riding the crest of a wave
Marie O’Gorman may not be able to fly because of a medical condition, but she still has the world at her fingertips.
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Jan 27th 2013, 9:45 AM
# this is dog
These dogs miss each other, so they're on Skype
Hello? Yes, this is dog.
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Jan 16th 2013, 9:00 PM
# COYBIG
Win your loved one's dream gift: A Christmas chat with Robbie Keane
It’s always been our boyhood dream anyway.
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Dec 10th 2012, 2:29 PM
# Fail
'Phone foulup' could cost Cardinals the World Series
A communication failure meant that instructions on the Cardinals’ bench were misinterpreted, hampering their chances of success in the process.
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Oct 26th 2011, 1:24 PM
# FaceSkype
Coming soon to a Facebook account near you... video calling
Facebook unveils new deal with Skype.
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Jul 6th 2011, 7:08 PM
# whoops
Watch: Leaked video of what Skype on the iPad looks like
It appears the online video chat service accidentally released its promo video a little early.
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Jun 25th 2011, 11:24 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock
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Jun 7th 2011, 4:50 PM
# Fail
Skype users unleash their rage on Twitter as service goes down
Skype service goes down for a second time in two weeks for some users across the globe. Microsoft recently bought the service for $8.5 billion.
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Jun 7th 2011, 1:30 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Tuesday
Our nightly wrap-up of what’s been going on… including some hints on who to watch in tonight’s Eurovision semi-final.
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May 10th 2011, 7:47 PM
# Skype
Microsoft confirms $8.5bn takeover of Skype service
The takeover deal, first flagged by the Wall Street Journal this morning, is the largest in Microsoft’s 36-year history.
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May 10th 2011, 5:04 PM
# Skype Wedding
Hospitalised groom weds in last-minute Skype wedding
Samuel Kim caught a lung infection that kept him in an isolation ward – but he still wed using the video-chat software.
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Mar 8th 2011, 10:23 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you really need to know by 9am: Labour’s cabinet consolation, Ireland’s personal debt crisis, and a cruel crime against Ireland’s cricketers.
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Mar 8th 2011, 8:15 AM
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