It’s the end of an era. Microsoft is shutting down Skype in May and replacing it with the free version of Microsoft Teams for consumers. Existing Skype users will be able to log in to the Microsoft ...

Microsoft's Skype unit made available for download on May 13 Skype updates for Windows Phone 8 and Windows desktop. Skype 2.6 for Windows Phone 8, which the team calls a "minor" update, is available ...

Skype is no more, as Microsoft is retiring the once-popular video calling service on Monday. Shutting down Skype will help the software giant focus on its homegrown Teams service by simplifying its ...

Microsoft has added the "Together Mode" option that debuted in Teams to Skype. In the latest Skype version (Skype 8.67), Together Mode is one of a handful of new features available to various versions ...

Skype is going to go the way of Dodo in a few months. Microsoft has now said you should jump on Teams instead. The Microsoft-owned video conferencing tool missed the boat on the pandemic-era boom, but ...

Microsoft’s agreement to buy Skype for $8.5 billion may turn out to be a bad bargain, but that does not mean Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made a mistake. His company has all the upside, while you and I ...

One of Microsoft Teams’ best features is now part of Skype is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is bringing ...

Zoom Video Communications Inc., maker of the ubiquitous videoconferencing tool that made a global pandemic less isolating, just reported another quarter of explosive growth. While its business may not ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. If the coronavirus pandemic had swept across the world in 2011, everyone would ...

Skype Meet Now was Microsoft’s reaction to Zoom just as the pandemic was taking hold: a quick invitation to a video call, no app needed. Now Microsoft is making Skype Meet Now even simpler, by adding ...

If you see a version of Skype quietly disappear from Windows today, don’t be surprised: Microsoft’s finally taking action to clear Windows of some of its redundant software. Microsoft is consolidating ...

Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue service for its Skype telecommunications and video calling services on May 5, 2025. The service, which was acquired 14 years ago for $8.5 billion, is ...