Neowin News Feed for: Skype

Third party Skype service tries to get funding from the 'Shark Tank'

John Callaham — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:32:57 +0100

VerbalizeIt, a startup company that offers live bi-lingual interpreters for Skype voice and video calls, will appear on ABC's Shark Tank TV show tonight to attempt to get funding for their venture. Read more...

Larry Page: Microsoft putting Google Talk in Outlook.com is "sad" [Update]

John Callaham — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:41:02 +0100

During a Q&A session as part of the Google I/O keynote, its CEO Larry Page said that he was "sad" that Microsoft offered Google Talk support for Outlook.com users but did not do the reverse. Read more...

Microsoft sees all your HTTPS links in Skype, and you didn't know

Paul Ferson — Wed, 15 May 2013 07:53:59 +0100

Since Skype's takeover by Microsoft, it seems the Redmond-based giant has been able to cast an approving eye over HTTPS links that are sent. Read more...

Skype for Windows Phone 8/7.5 updated; still no video messaging

John Callaham — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:27:41 +0100

Microsoft has released a new but minor update to its Skype app for Windows Phone 8/7.5, adding some reliability improvements to the app's chat and call notification features but no video messaging. Read more...

Skype 6.3.0.107

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:25:14 +0100

Skype is software for calling other people on their computers or phones. Download Skype and start calling for free all over the world. The calls have excellent sound quality and are highly secure. Read more...

Get $20 worth of Skype credits for only $10 [Updated]

John Callaham — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:36:53 +0100

A special deal that is scheduled to expire later today will give people that have either an .edu email account or a Facebook account $20 worth of Skype credit for just $10. Read more...

Skype for Windows 8 gets updated with video messaging preview

John Callaham — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:22:51 +0100

Microsoft has released a new update for the Windows 8 Skype app which adds the "preview" version of its video messaging features that were added to the desktop version earlier this week. Read more...

Microsoft gets hit with another Skype patent lawsuit

John Callaham — Thu, 02 May 2013 00:39:49 +0100

CopyTele has announced it has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, claiming that the company's Skype service violates two of the patents owned by its subsidiary Secure Web Conference Corp Read more...

Skype video messages now available on Windows

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:42:58 +0100

After first launching on competing platforms, Skype new video messaging service has finally arrived on Windows. Folks using the latest Skype Beta version will now have access to this new feature. Read more...

Skype video calling for Outlook.com launches today

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:40:48 +0100

Microsoft has begun rolling out Skype video calls integrated right into your Outlook.com inbox, bringing the highly anticipated feature to the UK right now, and to the US in the coming weeks. Read more...

Microsoft 're-imagining' video reveals secrets of rebranding, hints of what's to come

Andy Weir — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:30:05 +0100

Hints at new branding for Xbox, Bing, Skype and Yammer, and a look at some of the design process for Microsoft's new brand identity system, feature in a video entitled 'The Re-Imagining Of Microsoft'. Read more...

Want to bring back Windows Live Messenger? Here's how

Max Slater-Robins — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:09:13 +0100

Microsoft recently discontinued Windows Live Messenger in favour of Skype, meaning many of us no longer have access to chat logs or the familiarity of MSN. Now, there is a way to bring it back. Read more...

Skype released on BB10 OS, makes you wish it wasn't

Vlad Dudau — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:44:33 +0100

Skype has been released in beta form for BB10. However the app is just a port from Android and it suffers from a lot of lag, a large number of bugs and very poor UI optimization. Read more...

VirnetX wants more Microsoft cash in new VPN patent lawsuit

John Callaham — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:33:14 +0100

VirnetX, which was paid $200 million by Microsoft in 2010 to settle a VPN patent case, is suing Microsoft again, this time claiming that Microsoft's Skype service violates six of its patents. Read more...

Skype for Windows Phone 8 graduates, no longer in preview

Brad Sams — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:01:07 +0100

Microsoft has released a new version of Skype for Windows Phone 8 devices that drops the preview label from the product and moves the version counter up to 2.5. Make the jump to see all the bug fixes. Read more...

Microsoft brings in stylish 'James' to help with Live Messenger-Skype change

John Callaham — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:05:36 +0100

As promised, English users of Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger desktop software now have to use Skype starting today, and Microsoft has created "James" as a way to help with that change Read more...

Skype for Windows 8 gets new update

John Callaham — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:35:36 +0100

Microsoft has once again updated the Skype app for Windows 8 but so far there are no details as to what this update for the Modern client to Microsoft's VoIP service contains. Read more...

New Bitcoin mining malware spreading on Skype at 2,000 clicks per hour

Max Slater-Robins — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:17:06 +0100

A new piece of malware has been found which spreads through an innocent looking link on Skype. The malware is spreading at around 2,000 clicks per hour and uses the host computer to mine for Bitcoins. Read more...

The Skype debacle: What's happening to my messages?

Brad Sams — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:56:07 +0100

Since the announcement of the ending of MSN in favor of Skype, issues surrounding the merger have been hitting the web and even after a few months of complaints, there are still problems with Skype. Read more...

Skype now generates two billion minutes of calls a day

John Callaham — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:49:14 +0100

Microsoft has announced that its Skype VoIP service now generates two billion minutes of calls a day and has created an infographic to show exactly what that means. Read more...