The FBI obtained Skype IM chats between employees of Megaupload before the file sharing web site was shut down earlier this month, with some chats indicating issues with its founder Kim Dotcom. More...

Microsoft's new Skype division has two new job listings on its web site looking for developers to create Metro style apps for the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. More...

In a video interview, Skype executive Rick Osterloh has announced that a Windows Phone client for their Internet phone service is "coming out soon" More...

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As 2011 comes to an end, we give our picks for the top 11 biggest stories in the tech industry in the past 12 months, featuring the preview launch of Windows 8, the launch of the iPhone 4S and more. More...

Microsoft had a busy year in 2011 with product anniversaries, new releases, partnerships, and more. What's in store for the software company in 2012? More...

Skype is giving out one hour of free WiFi access at many US airport terminals from December 21-27 for travelers who have a PC or Mac notebook, or an iOS device with the Skype app installed. More...

A new version of the Android port of Skype has been released today. The 2.6 version adds some new features such as support for sending videos and photos to other Skype members. More...

Niklas Zennstrom, one of the co-founders of Skype, has announced his new company FreedomPop which claims will offer "free broadband and voice services to all Americans" starting in 2012. More...

An executive for Microsoft says that its newly acquired Internet telephone service Skype could soon charge business users with features like video archiving and authentication. More...

As the UK's communications regulator criticises mobile operators for 'stifling innovation' in blocking access to VoIP services, Skype plans to lean more heavily on carriers to open up their networks. More...

Back in July, Facebook video calling powered by Skype was launched. Today we are thrilled to announce our partnership with Facebook has reached yet another milestone with the launch of Skype 5.4 Beta for Mac... More...

Tango has announced it will be the first company to offer Windows Phone 7 users a videophone app on Nov. 7, well ahead of Skype's launch of its own app for Microsoft's mobile operating system. More...

Microsoft wastes no time including Skype, their latest acquisition directly into their catalog of products on Microsoft.com. Could this mean we'll see a native Windows & Windows Phone version soon? More...

The newest version of Skype is now available to download. This is the first version under Skype's new owners Microsoft and as such removes bundled offers from Microsoft's rival Google. More...

The call has completed. Skype is now officially owned by Microsoft, who has big plans for the company already as they merge it into a new internal division on day one. More...

The proposed merger of Microsoft and Skype has finally been approved by the European Commission, clearing the way for the $8.5 billion deal to officially close in the very near future. More...

Microsoft is expected to see its proposed merger with the Skype Internet phone service be approved by the European Commission later this week. More...

Skype is software for calling other people on their computers or phones. Download Skype and start calling for free all over the world. More...

A video of one of Microsoft's Windows 8 presentations at this week's BUILD Conference hints strongly that the operating system will have some kind of built in phone feature. More...

Mac users of the Skype service can now download a beta update that adds in the Facebook support that has already been made available for Windows users. 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 with end-to-end encryption.... More...

Skype has announced the launch of a new hardware adapter that will allow users to use the Internet phone service with their home landline phone. More...

Even as Microsoft is preparing to acquire Skype the Internet phone company has now made a new acquisition of its own in the GroupMe mobile messaging company. More...

Skype has launched a new Wi-Fi finder app for iOS devices, known now as Skype WiFi. More...

More details about Skype's future with Microsoft are revealed in a new interview with Skype's vice-president, including hints about Skype for Windows Phone and more. More...

A new version of Skype for Mac has added support for HD video calling, following the introduction of built-in HD cameras in the Mac lineup earlier this year. More...

The long awaited Skype app made specifically for the iPad went live on the App Store Monday night and then was quickly removed. 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 with end-to-end encryption.... More...

Microsoft's announcement back in May that it was spending $8.5 billion to acquire the Internet phone company Skype was considered by many to be a bit of a game changer for Microsoft. In the past the... More...

Microsoft's massive $8.5 billion purchase of the popular Skype Internet phone service is still a few months away, according to statements from a Skype executive. The AFP news service (via Google) quotes the company' chief... More...

The rumours circling around this week about the possibility of Skype powered Facebook video chat were confirmed today when CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the feature along with Group chat and a new chat design. The announcement... More...

Earlier this week it was reported that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to reveal something "awesome" that will launch from the social networking service sometime next week. Now, TechCrunch is reporting via unnamed sources... More...

If you are a user of an Android phone and also a user of the Skype Internet phone services you might have been wondering when you will be able to make video calls on your... More...

Today's news that the long awaited Mango update for the Windows Phone 7 operating system is now available for developers was welcomed by many folks. As programmers and others checked out the code for the... More...

Even as we wait for Skype's acquisition by Microsoft to finally close and become official that isn't keeping the Internet based phone company from working with others on new projects. Recently the Skype blog site... More...

It has been reported on several news sites that Microsoft filed a patent back in December 2009, that involves the use of VoIP technology to silently record calls sent over a network. Given that Microsoft... More...

A video showing off an unreleased Skype app for Apple's iPad was released on YouTube today by Skype itself. However the video was apparently not yet ready for prime time and Skype pulled it off... More...

In a move aimed squarely against Skype and its new overlords, Google is taking voice chat and videoconferencing to the land of the free and open source. According to Cnet, Google is planning to add... More...

While Skype's merger with Microsoft is not yet final it's getting close to becoming official. But before that happens it looks like the Internet phone company is firing some of its top executives. Bloomberg Businessweek... More...

The required government approval process for Microsoft to acquire Skype passed a major hurdle today. Reuters reports that the Federal Trade Commission has given its approval for the deal to go through. This means that... More...

German blog .webOS Blog reports that HP's new WebOS-based smartphone, the Pre3, will launch with WebOS 2.2 which features Skype calling integrated right into the OS's Synergy feature. The Pre3 features a front-facing camera that... More...

Comcast cable customers will soon have a new option for talking to friends and family thanks to a new agreement with the Internet phone company Skype. A new press release today announced that the two... More...

While the rise of wireless phone services in the last decade is well documented, not as much attention has been made to the rise of the Internet for phone calls by users. Now a newly... More...

Skype has had an interesting month so far. First the VoIP-based Internet phone service was acquired by Microsoft for $8.5 billion in cash. More recently the service suffered through an outage that kept some of... 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 with end-to-end encryption.... More...

It appears that at the moment some users of the Internet phone service Skype are experiencing issues with using the software. Skype's own Twitter page has admiited. "Some of you may have problems signing... More...

During the press conference for Microsoft’s Windows Phone “Mango” the Windows Phone team confirmed a lot of rumors that have been speculated over in recent days, including that Mango would bring 500 more features to... More...

(Click for full size) Microsoft has come along way since the days of Windows 1.0 and even Windows 95. It wouldn't have been possible to grow so substantially without making some heavy investments and buying up... More...

Former CEO and Chairman of Microsoft Bill Gates, said he advocated the Skype takeover last week. Although Gates has handed power down to Steve Ballmer, current CEO of Microsoft, he still obviously plays an important... More...