Google Takes On Skype, Daily Deals Snag First-Time Customers, Shazam Raises $32 Million

The Fast Company reader’s essential rundown of who’s breaking into and shaking up your tech space–updated all day. Google Takes On Skype With Chrome Addition Google wants to add open-source video and telephony technology to the Chrome browser, meaning that anyone could use the code to integrate free (or reduced) calling into a browser interface. So far, Google’s previous attempt at VoIP inside Gmail, Google Voice , hasn’t dethroned Skype, its closest competitor

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Google Takes On Skype, Daily Deals Snag First-Time Customers, Shazam Raises $32 Million