Skype

This is way too cool! Skype has just released the first phase of 'Skype Translator.' Check out this video of kids at a school in Seattle communicating with kids in Mexico City. No language barrier here!

Microsoft is set to shell out big bucks - a whopping $8.5 billion - to buy Skype Global, the NY Times is reporting. According to the report, the deal will allow Microsoft to leverage Skype, which last year had 207 billion minutes of voice and video conversations, on platforms including Xbox 360, Kinect and Outlook. "Skype is a phenomenal service that is loved by millions of people around the