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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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 More...
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. More...
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. More...
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'. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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 More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
Xbox SmartGlass remains the most popular free Windows 8 app in the Windows Store, but the recently launched Twitter app has charged up the list to become the third most popular free Windows 8 app. More...
Microsoft offers up some answers to questions concerning the upcoming transfer of all of its desktop Live Messenger users to Skype, which will start one week from today on April 8th. More...
Microsoft has updated the Skype app for Windows 8, bringing the version number up to 1.6 for the VoIP client but so far there are no details as to what the update contains. More...
FBI general counsel, Andrew Weissmann, has said that real time surveillance on Gmail and Skype is a "top priority" in 2013... but the FBI cannot sift through information in real time. Yet. More...
Microsoft has a new job opening for working on bringing Skype to the Xbox game console, even though Microsoft still won't officially confirm that such a project is in the works. More...
Microsoft has announced that the 60 free Skype minutes for Office 365 Home Premium or Office 365 University subscribers can now be used to call landlines in 23 new countries. More...
Microsoft has released its first ever yearly Law Enforcement Requests Report, stating that in 2012 it received over 75,000 requests for customer account information from law enforcement agencies. More...
The Skype client for Windows Phone has received an update today, that reinstates People Hub integration while providing HD video call capabilities amongst a number of other new features. More...
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. More...
French regulators are asking government prosecutors to investigate Skype because of the Microsoft subsidiary's failure to register as a telecommunications operator under French law. More...
Industry analyst Michael Pachter predicted this weekend that Microsoft will win the next generation game console war, claiming that rumored features like Skype and a TV tuner will be "killer apps". More...
A report exposes how the Chinese government uses TOM-Skype, the Chinese version of Microsoft's Skype, to spy on its citizens. The program searches for keywords and copies messages that contain them. More...
Skype for iOS has received a new update and it brings along a new calling experience as well as general improvements to the application that should enhance the end user experience. More...
A new video designed to show some of the features of Microsoft's Outlook.com email service has a few seconds of footage showing Skype integration, which has yet to be added to Outlook.com. More...
Joe Belfiore, Head of the Windows Phone division at Microsoft mentioned yesterday that Skype will be getting an update to allow People Hub contact integration. Unfortunately there's no release date. More...
The current list of the top free Windows 8 apps in the Windows Store show that Microsoft's Xbox SmartGlass app continues to stay on top of that list, with the Skype app in the number two slot. More...
Skype is offering 60 international minutes for free if you live in the UK or Ireland. All you have to do is tell Skype how you'll use those minutes and set your homepage to MSN. More...
The Skype app for Windows 8 has received an update, with new the new version finally gaining the ability to let users send files and photos to other Skype users. More...
It's time to make the transition, and Microsoft's making it clear that it wants users to migrate from Messenger to Skype before the April 8 shutdown. Users are being urged to begin making the transition now. More...
A spokesperson for Skype has sent a note to Neowin stating that the new video messaging feature for the VoIP service will be added to Windows-based platforms before the end of April. More...
A new report from a telecommunications data firm indicates Skype is rapidly growing - so much so that it now handles the equivalent of one-third of all international phone calls. More...
Microsoft's Skype division has launched its beta for its previously rumored video messaging feature. which will allow users to send pre-recorded video calls on the VoIP service. More...
Microsoft has announced today that on April 8th, you will be forced to upgrade your client and begin using Skype as the company works to close down its WLM platoform in favor of Skype. More...
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. More...
The Skype app that will be made available for BlackBerry 10 owners will in fact be based on the Android version of the VoIP app, according to a post on the Skype support website. More...
A company called MACH has announced it supports a way for Skype mobile phone users in Russia to pay for Skype Credits via their monthly phone bill, with support for the US and Canada coming soon. More...
A quick check of the current top 10 most downloaded apps for Windows 8 show little change from the same list in December, with only a few minor additions and alterations. More...
Microsoft announced that it sold 5.9 million Xbox 360 consoles in the fourth quarter of 2012, down 28 percent, while Skype use was up 59 percent during the quarter with 138 billion minutes. More...
While this will not be a shock for many, MSN messenger is no longer available to iOS users. Seeing as Microsoft is looking to kill-off this antiquated messaging platform in favor of Skype. More...
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. More...