Saturday 2 August 2014

Counterclockwise: iPhone rumors, Skype on WM, and the Nokia 500


This weeks' edition of Counterclockwise has us looking back at several historic milestones for the likes of Skype, Samsung, Nokia, and Apple. Early August is typically the time when iPhone rumors start ramping up in anticipation of Apple's events, which are typically held in September. Join us as we take a look at all of the latest in the world of phones that happened this week over the past 5 years.
Before its acquisition by Microsoft, Skype was quickly becoming the premiere internet communications platform, and had the potential to make big changes in the world of phones with data connections. While Skype hasn't exactly taken over traditional cellular network calling by any stretch, here's a tidbit from August 1, 2008 that shows Skype running on Windows Mobile 6.1, long before the days of Windows Phone.

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