Some strange things in the Skype related news headlines in the week 20 august 2008. Some birds have fled the "nest".

So what is going this week in and around skype. Some headlines :

• Research-sharing startup Mendeley launches backed by ex-Skype and ...
  
  
• Kayak unveils European managing director
  Meta search engine Kayak has appointed former-Skype executive Faisal Galaria to become its first European managing director
  
  
• 3G Operator 3 UK Unveils the Skypephone S2 but I still have not managed to even get a reply from a sample to have it reviewed. no sample means no hands on review by www.skype-gadgets.com
• Skypephone S2 now available with Pricing is £79.99 on PAYG or free on a contract and a minimum spend of £10 a month gets you access to Skype for free.
• 3 launches second-gen Skypephone
• 3 announces the faster, slimmer, all-round better S2 Skype phone
• 3 UK launches next-generation 3 Skypephone
• Second-gen 3 Skypephone S2 makes debut

• Spotted a Review on ContentBarrier X4 that can filter Skype messages if you need to monitor or restrict Internet access, block Skype and see what others are doing...  and it even comes with Anti-Predator filter, which checks incoming IMs for phrases that might be deemed inappropriate. Works on Skype too. 
  
• You can now Download the latest Skype 2.2 for Windows Mobile Premium
  
• Palo Alto Networks raises $27 million for next-generation firewalls and this has to do with employees adopting new web-based services — instant messaging, Skype, and Salesforce.com — they open up the networks to new threats
  
  
• 28TEL Challenges Skype With 'Mobility on VOIP'  whereby roaming free" service has been offered to subscribers in Asia and America.
  
  
• Face Your Manga Avatar on your cellie, MySpace, IM, Skype, or any other place in the virtual world
  
  
• Ease norms for internet calls, Trai tells govt ...  PCs and the popular internet site Skype are other options. But mobile companies say
• TRAI recommends unrestricted ISP service The International call rates may also likely to decline by 20% across the globe, as ISPs like Skype and others provide long distance international calls
  
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• Google in new 'white space' spectrum push  has allowed Google, Skype, eBay, the Web itself, and myriad unanticipated innovations to flourish 
  
• Strange Skype Network Activity - Even on Linux
  
  
• VoSKY Debuts First Skype-Certified PBX-to-Skype Gateway Exchange Pro VISIP-EX claims to deliver unmatched performance and reliability, and seamless integration with all Skype
  
• VoSKY Debuts First Skype-Certified PBX-to-Skype Gateway VoSKY Exchange, security concerns are also reduced by removing Skype from the employee’s desktop
  
• VoSKY Ships Skype-Certified PBX-to-Skype Gateway for SIP Networks
• Vonage Pro Vonage Companion
  
  
• Collaborative technology is all about people