Skype announces acquisition of Qik...

During their CES conference yesterday, Skype announced that they are in the process of acquiring Qik.
Qik, for those that don't know is a mobile live streaming service that has recently been used in by some companies as a video calling solution. With this purchase Skype will now be able to add the abilities of Qik to its existing video calling services.
You can see the video of the conference here. Fast forward to about to the 7 minute and 50 second mark to see the portion about the acquisition of Qik and how they plan to leverage the service.

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