Skype for desktop has been overhauled — and it’s available now
Skype for mobile received a major overhaul exactly a year ago. This week it's the turn of the desktop app.
Watch out, Skype! We tried Discord’s new video chat, and it’s awesome
A chill wind rises, and grim tidings are on the lips of video chat apps the world over: Discord’s video chat is here.
Send and receive money through Skype by linking your PayPal account
PayPal announced a partnership with Skype that lets you send and receive money through the Skype app on your mobile device.
Skype bot has chef Heston Blumenthal answer your cooking queries
Skype's newest bot channels British celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal, offering recipes, cooking tips, flavor pairings, and more.
Paul Allen powers up private space race with massive Stratolauncher aircraft rollout
Also today: A popular video calling app gets a snappy facelift, Adobe capitalizes on that thing we do when we should be scanning a document.
Microsoft transforms Skype to take on Instagram, Snapchat with a full redesign
The once ubiquitous video calling app that pioneered the sector has pulled a page from Snapchat and Instagram with a complete redesign.
Skype for Xbox One gains manual camera controls and interface improvements
Microsoft has launched the Universal Windows Platform version of Skype on the Xbox One as part of the Windows 10 Creators Update.
Skype Wi-Fi is being retired, app will be delisted on March 31
Microsoft has announced that the Skype Wi-Fi app, used to purchase internet access with Skype Credit, will be discontinued from March 31.
Skype Lite is Skype's new 13MB Android app for areas with low connectivity
Targeted at the burgeoning market in the Asian country, Skype Lite seeks to address a number of pain points specific to developing countries.
Skype is jazzing up its app with four new features to help you ‘express yourself’
Skype is testing out four new handy features for its app: In-call reactions, integrated camera, messaging reactions, and find panel.
Amazon launches a Skype competitor in the form of Amazon Chime
Amazon Chime is "a new unified communications service that makes meetings easier and more efficient than ever before"
White House adds press room ‘Skype seats’ for remote reporters
Branching out beyond the traditional press core, the White House is extending video conferencing access via Skype to reporters that simply don't have the resources to fly to Washington D.C. for briefings.
You could soon run Skype meetings in your Volvo at the touch of a button
Volvo has announced its 90 Series models will use Microsoft's Skype for Business to improve in-car conferencing and productivity.
Need to book a trip? Just have an Expedia chatbot help you through Skype
On Monday, Expedia launched a new chatbot, this one on the videochatting platform Skype.
You may soon make calls, send texts, manage contacts through a Skype app
Skype wants to be your smartphone's new control center. The video-calling platform has quietly released a new app it's calling Skype Mingo.
What language barrier? Skype can now translate calls to mobile phones, landlines
Skype has announced that its real-time translation services can now be used on calls to mobile phones and landlines.
Microsoft enlarges its tent by extending Insider program to Skype
If you want to be at the forefront of Skype releases, you can now sign up to Microsoft's Insider Program for the VoIP software.
Microsoft’s Slack killer has arrived but only as a preview for businesses
The Microsoft Teams collaboration tool made its debut Wednesday, but only as a preview for customers subscribed to Office 365 Enterprise or Business plans
Skype is finally getting a fresh, modern new look on Android and iOS
Microsoft is launching an update to the Skype app that should not only make the app look more modern, but make it a little easier to use too.
Hackers could reconstruct your typing by listening to your keystrokes over Skype
Researchers have created a system capable of working out what a person is typing by listening to their keyboard strokes over Skype.
Skype Translator now supports Russian, its ninth language
Assisting in our communication efforts, is Skype, which announced Tuesday that it has added Russian to its Skype Translator.
Want to make a Skype call on your iPhone? Now you can ask Siri!
Skype has just added a new feature that lets you ask Siri to place a call without even opening the app. The functionality has been made possible after Apple recently opened Siri up to third-party developers with the launch of iOS 10.
Microsoft to shutter Skype’s London HQ, lay off 400 employees
The move means approximately 400 people will lose their jobs, as the company made the decision to unify some engineering positions.
Telecom security rules in the EU may soon apply to web services like WhatsApp, too
A new draft proposal from the European Union may soon extend security rules that currently apply exclusively to telecom operators to web services, too.
Seeing your grandparents on Facebook might make you sigh, but it might be good for them
According to a recent Michigan State University study, seniors are much more tech-savvy than they might seem to be.
Lenovo phones are about to come preloaded with Microsoft services
Lenovo and Microsoft have inked a deal that will see Lenovo's smartphones coming preloaded with Microsoft apps like Skype and Office.
The Appearance Barrier — how not to look terrible on Skype calls
Are you distracted by your appearance on company teleconference calls? Simple tips can help you look better, even on bad hair days.
Microsoft's Dream Job partners will help you prepare for your next position
Microsoft reaches across its product line and to outside sources for its Dream Job program, using Word, Sway, Skype, career expert Maxie McCoy, and Moo.
Skype drops support for older Windows Phone, Android devices
Skype's moving to the cloud, and Microsoft says that older Windows Phone and Android devices aren't compatible with their plans.
Microsoft’s new Skype Meetings caters to the Office 365 Business crowd
Microsoft launched a business-focused, web-based videoconference service called Skype Meetings. The big draw is Office 365 integration for paid users.
Encrypted messaging app Wire now lets you share your location with contacts
Encrypted messaging app Wire, backed by Skype co-founder Janus Friis, now lets you share your location.
New Mexico murder conviction overturned due to an illegal interview through Skype
The New Mexico Supreme Court ordered a retrial of a 2012 murder conviction because the forensic analyst was interviewed through Skype.
Microsoft and Xiaomi are now ‘strategic partners’
In an unexpected partnership, Microsoft has decided to sell 1,500 patents to Xiaomi. In return, Xiaomi will pre-install Microsoft services on its devices.
The ‘Year of the Linux desktop’ never came, and it never will
Spotify, Skype, and Flash are all Linux programs that are breaking to various degrees in 2016. Are software companies abandoning the platform?
BUILD 2016: Microsoft talks Cortana, Skype, bots, and intelligence APIs
During Build 2016, Microsoft talked about upcoming "smart" features in Cortana, Skype, the Microsoft Bot Framework, and intelligence APIs.
Skype now has the smarts to book your trip, order pizza, and more with Cortana
Skype is set to get a whole lot smarter, with the next version of the app to include heavy Cortana integration and the ability to chat with bots.
Skype quietly kills TV app because most people just use their phones nowadays
Microsoft has announced that the Skype TV app will no longer be supported because of the simple fact that most people Skype on their smartphones.
Microsoft considered $8B bid for Slack, but Bill Gates and Satya Nadella said no
Slack, the real-time communication platform, was close to receiving a bid from Microsoft that would have blown recent valuations out of the water.