Everything Apple

Tuesday 14 October 2014

Microsoft launches Skype Qik, its own ephemeral video messaging app

Skype Qik 1.0 for iOS (iPHone screenshot 001)


Tuesday, software giant Microsoft launched a brand new ephemeral messaging app, Skype Qik, in a bid to take on the likes of Snapchat and similar apps in the increasingly crowded ephemeral messaging space.


“Imagine if you could reinvent the Skype experience, taking into account how messaging, selfies and app culture have changed the way we communicate,” reads the blurb.


The app is based on Microsoft’s $100 million acquisition of the mobile video provider Qik three years ago. The original Qik app has since been retired, but the Windows maker re-introduced a lightweight version today for iOS, Android and Windows Phone devices through the Skype brand, also owned by Microsoft.


In fact, Qik runs alongside Skype to provide an ongoing form of video chat allowing you to share laughs, and chat with groups of friends.... Read the rest of this post here




"Microsoft launches Skype Qik, its own ephemeral video messaging app" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.

Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.


0 comments :

Post a Comment