Microsoft buys Skype… and then kills it?

Mooks like Microsoft just bought Skype from it’s previous owner for €6 billion ($8 billion). I guess they are following the age-old mantra of: “If you can’t build it, buy it.” I wonder wonder what will come next. And also: if and how it will generate money. Skype may be one of the most widely …

Will Apple and Google save the newspaper industry?

Apple in-app subscriptions and Google One Pass are going to battle it out for mobile news domination! While Apple can convince with more money (iTunes + VISA), Google is promising more direct profit (90%, compared to Apple’s 70%). But will these latest efforts save the newspaper industry?