Rapid Fire - Sunday, June 22

A Redesign at Skype - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog “Josh Silverman, Skype’s president, says it was time to evolve Skype’s user interface. The service started out by offering free audio calls but has gradually added other kinds of communication, like video calls, file-sharing, and text chats. The main purpose of the upgrade, he said, was to bring all those modes together and make it easier to switch between them in a single conversation.” Tags: skype, voip, interfacedesign, dailylink