{"id":655242,"date":"2013-04-30T09:08:50","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T13:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=640826"},"modified":"2013-04-30T09:08:50","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T13:08:50","slug":"ring-ring-skype-video-calls-arrive-in-the-browser-with-outlook-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/655242","title":{"rendered":"Ring, ring! Skype video calls arrive in the browser \u2026 with Outlook.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>People pining for Skype video calls directly in the browser have something to look forward to today, provided they use Outlook.com for their email. On Tuesday,<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.skype.com\/2013\/04\/29\/type-less-talk-more-make-skype-calls-directly-from-your-outlook-com-inbox\/#fbid=r2sX52sKF3G\"> Skype announced a preview of web support for its audio, video and instant messaging services<\/a> in Firefox, Internet Explorer and Chrome. The service is integrated directly with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.outlook.com\/\">Outlook.com<\/a>, making it easier to make and receive Skype calls directly from your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Skype is rolling out the new service Tuesday in the U.K., with the U.S. and Germany to follow in the coming weeks. Worldwide availability is expected over the next four to five months.<\/p>\n<p>Being based in the U.S., I can&#8217;t test Skype over the web just yet, although I&#8217;d like to since I use <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/03\/28\/naysayers-be-damned-why-i-bought-a-chromebook-pixel\/\">a browser-based Chromebook Pixel<\/a> as my full time computer. In the meantime then, I&#8217;ll have to be satisfied with this Skype demonstration video:<\/p>\n<p> <span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='604' height='370' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/meT0MN_wh0A?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Note that in order to get Skype in Outlook.com you&#8217;ll have to install a browser plug-in. That tells me that Microsoft\u00a0<span style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:19px;\">likely<\/span><span style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:19px;\">\u00a0isn&#8217;t using the WebRTC protocol to enable Skype in the browser even though<\/span><a style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:19px;\" href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2012\/06\/26\/skype-webrtc-web-client\/\"> last year<\/a><span style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:19px;\"> it signaled support for it. <\/span><a style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:19px;\" href=\"https:\/\/hacks.mozilla.org\/2013\/02\/hello-chrome-its-firefox-calling\/\">Firefox and Chrome already support WebRTC<\/a><span style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:19px;\">, which natively allows for audio and video calls in browsers without any plug-in required.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It would be nice to see Microsoft eventually open up Skype to browsers without requiring Outlook.com. I doubt it will; at least not for a long while. 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On Tuesday, Skype announced a preview of web support for its audio, video and instant messaging services in Firefox, Internet Explorer and Chrome. 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