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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ibnanv" data-source="post: 17492010" data-attributes="member: 218596"><a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/press-mobile,0101-468379-0-2-12-1-jpg-.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.bestofmicro.com/E/J/468379/gallery/press-mobile_w_600.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>  Since its launch more than 10 years ago, Skype has become the primary  tool for making VoIP calls and instant messages. Microsoft scooped up  Skype from eBay back in 2011 for a meaty $8.5 billion, and now Skype's  co-founder Janus Friis has revealed a new tool that will compete  directly with Skype. <a href="https://www.wire.com/" target="_blank">Called Wire</a>, the service is now available for iOS 8 and above, OS X 10.9 and above, and Android 4.2 and above.  "Skype was launched more than a decade ago. A lot has changed since  then -- we are all used to free calls and texting, and we have taken to  carrying our computers in our pockets," said Friis. "It is time to  create the best possible communication tools, as beautiful as they are  useful. Wire is just that."  The company behind the new app revealed on Tuesday that the team is  comprised of more than 50 people stemming from Apple, Microsoft, Nokia  and Skype. For instance, Jonathan Christensen, Wire's co-founder and  CEO, previously held "leadership roles" while at Microsoft and Skype.  Wire CTO Alan Duric previously co-founded Camino and Telio.According to the company, Wire users will be able to share images,  YouTube video and SoundCloud music, and they'll be able to do VoIP  calling and individual and group instant messaging. The team delivers on  its promise to create an app for tomorrow's phones and tablets,  offering a beautiful, elegant presentation that allows the user to focus  on the communications and media, not the app's interface.  <a href="https://support.wire.com/hc/en-us/sections/200588504?section=About%20Wire" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://support.wire.com/hc/en-us/sections/200588504?section=About%20Wire" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://support.wire.com/hc/en-us/sections/200588504?section=About%20Wire" target="_blank">The FAQ revealed</a>  that Wire is currently free for everyone and ad-free. That means users  can place calls with anyone around the world; all they need is an  Internet connection and a friend on their list. Eventually, the team  will <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/02/skype-co-founder-backs-wire-a-new-communications-app-launching-today-on-ios-android-and-mac/" target="_blank">introduce premium features</a> that will cost money, as well as add support for HTML5, WebRTC and real-time video chat.  To start a call, users simply click on the name of the person  displayed in the friends list, and then click on the phone icon. To end  the call, users must click on the X in the upper left corner. To  transfer the call to another device, users must click on the "Transfer  Call Here" button found on a banner flashing on the other device. Free  calls require that both parties use Wire.  News of the new VoIP chat client arrives after Skype for Web <a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/news/skype-for-web-beta-coming,28073.html" target="_blank">went into beta last month</a>.  The service can now be used in Internet Explorer 10 and up, Safari 6  and up, Firefox, and Chrome for Windows. All Skype members need to do is  head over to Skype.com and grab the appropriate browser plug-in.  Prior to that report, <a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-plugin-free-skype-ortc,27965.html" target="_blank">Microsoft revealed in October</a>  that as part of the WebRTC standard, the company is now supporting the  new Object Real-Time Communications (ORTC) API. This will allow Skype  users to chat and make calls directly from Internet Explorer without the  need for a browser plug-in. </blockquote>

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