Skype launches app store
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20097713-93/skype-launches-app-store/?part=rss&subj=latest-news&tag=image"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/08/26/skype-app-store.png" alt="" /></a></div><p> <span class="image-credit">(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET)</span> </p> <p>Skype has launched its own app store, offering third-party apps that can integrate with the company's online calling and messaging service.</p> <p>Third-party apps have been available through Skype in the past, but its <a href="http://shop.skype.com/apps/index.html">App Directory</a> is the company's first effort to host a more official place where people can search for, browse, and download the software they want. The store officially opened Wednesday.</p> <p> </p> Related stories: • <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20061401-75.html?part=rss&subj=latest-news&tag=embed">Microsoft betting Skype keeps it ahead of Google, Apple</a> • <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20093692-266/skype-wi-fi-comes-to-ios-devices/?part=rss&subj=latest-news&tag=embed">Skype Wi-Fi comes to iOS devices</a> • <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20095226-94/skype-to-buy-group-messaging-company-groupme/?part=rss&subj=latest-news&tag=embed">Skype to buy group-messaging company GroupMe</a> <p></p> <p>Skype users can browse a list of all apps; the store offers just 23 at the moment. Alternatively, people can click on categories, such as business, call recording, and desktop sharing.</p> <p>The site's basic search feature didn't deliver accurate results in my testing--even with only 23 apps to search through. Advanced search seems to work more reliably.</p> <p>Among the selections, you'll find such apps as ... <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20097713-93/skype-launches-app-store/?part=rss&subj=latest-news&tag=readMore">[Read more]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/DZO95PvxJJQ" height="1" width="1"/> [More]