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Skype upgrade makes video calls easier; New Firefox release fixes critical security bugs

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Skype upgrade makes video calls easier
By Tim Greene
Skype is making it simpler to start up a video call and making the quality of the connections better with the 4.0 version of its peer-to-peer communication software. Read full story

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  3. Optical chip could lead to terabit Ethernet
  4. IBM to build new monster supercomputer
  5. Free BlackBerry Storm downloads
  6. Wi-Fi hot spot horrors
  7. Google executives facing jail in Italy over a video
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