Microsoft has brought video-calling king Skype to the new Windows 8 OS, which hits stores Friday, and it sure looks pretty. Skype on Windows 8 offers all the trappings you’d expect from the well-known ...

Skype will ring for the last time on May 5 as owner Microsoft retires the two-decade-old internet calling service that redefined how people connect across borders. Shutting down Skype will help ...

One of the main focuses of the new update is improving software stability. Microsoft has invited Skype Insider project members to test the latest version of the app on Windows 11. This update ...

Two decades after first showing that it’s possible to use computers for real-time voice and video communication using peer-to-peer networking, Skype shut down for good this week. Microsoft bought the ...

Microsoft Corp. today announced plans to discontinue Skype and direct the service’s users to Microsoft Teams, its flagship communications platform. Skype will officially shut down on May 5. The ...

Windows users, suffer no longer: Skype 5.3 brings along several bugs-fixes, but more importantly far-better video-chat quality when calling people on phones (or tablets). [Nexus404 via UberGizmo] ...

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Skype was a revolutionary video-conferencing platform that paved the way for apps like Zoom, Google Meet, and WhatsApp. For those unaware or who don't recall, Microsoft purchased Skype back in 2011 to ...

Microsoft is certainly overpaying by spending $8.5 billion to buy Skype, but it’s a deal that Microsoft had to make. In the end, the several billion dollar premium it pays won’t matter, but the ...