Skype

Software giant Microsoft reportedly is taking its interest in acquiring Yahoo to the next level, signing a non-disclosure agreement allowing it to inspect the struggling Internet pioneer's books.

It's hard to make the case that what essentially is a defensive move can also be described as "something awesome."

Plus: The Post gets serious about its iPad strategy.

My Skype line rang the other day. The caller was listed simply as “Online Help.” Curious, I picked up the line.

Is the move all about mobile?

Microsoft is picking up Skype for around $8 billion. If true, it means big changes for Microsoft's place in the cloud and mobile markets... and probably the end of the road for Skype for Linux.

Using a grossly insecure Skype client and new exploit for illustration, IT can show its value even to phone users who scoff at musty ideas of how to keep data secure.

You don't usually see "new CEO" announcements from two high-profile technology companies in the same day, but Internet phone company Skype on Monday joined Twitter in naming a new chief executive.

 Security researchers have found a new type of Trojan malware that listens to and records VoIP calls made via Skype. The malicious code, called TROJ_SPAYKE.C, is able to intercept Skype traffic after a call is initiated but before it is encrypted, according to a post on Trend Micro’s malware blog. The fact that Skype encrypts traffic, and therefore is viewed as safer than traditional phone calls, is one reason why so many people use it. This malware could change that.