Skype iOS update lets users start calls, arrange events from IMNovember 24, 2015 - 10:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Microsoft updated Monday, November 23, its Skype for iOS apps with new highlight links and multitasking improvements. Users can download the new app now directly from Apple’s App Store (iPhone, iPad), VentureBeat reports. Skype 6.6 for iPhone and iPad now lets you quickly start calls, check locations, and set up calendar events directly from an instant message. This is because phone numbers, times and dates, and addresses are now highlighted. To take advantage of this feature, all you have to do is tap on the highlighted text. A highlighted phone number will open the Skype dialpad so you can call with just another tap. A highlighted address will take you straight to Apple Maps (nope, no option for Google Maps). Tapping on a highlighted date or time in a chat will open the calendar app (the event details will be automatically grabbed from the chat) and insert a Skype chat URL in the calendar notes (just open the event and tap on the link to get straight back to your chat). Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |