Microsoft said it planned to shut down Skype in May. It paid $8.5 billion for the internet calling platform in 2011. Skype said users would be invited to switch to Microsoft Teams ahead of the ...

Skype, the revolutionary free video call service, is still here, although it rarely gets discussed in the world of Snap Inc. (SNAP), Instagram and Facebook Inc. (FB). Skype has somewhere close to 300 ...

Microsoft has updated its privacy policy more clearly to indicate that its contractors may listen in on your Skype Translator ...

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 ...

Skype's consumer service was shut down by its parent company Microsoft on Monday. Though President Donald Trump's overzealous antitrust enforcers think popular platforms with large user bases imbue ...

LONDON (AP) — Skype is dead. What now? Microsoft’s shutdown of Skype on May 5 sent millions of users scrambling to find an alternative to the pioneering internet phone service. Skype, which Microsoft ...

In a move that could have been seen coming from at least a decade away, Microsoft has confirmed that the Skype service will be shutting down on May 5. This comes after an intrepid person stumbled over ...

The 37-year-old Stockholm resident co-authored the legendary software used in the Kazaa file-sharing network. After he and his partners sold the rights to Kazaa last year, Zennström turned his ...

Using Skype's voice chat functionality can help cut down on your cellular and landline phone bills. Skype uses your Internet connection to communicate with other Skype users around the world. You can ...

Skype is so popular that in some circles people use the name of the service as a verb. Yet most people use Skype only for making free voice calls, and for conducting occasional video chats between far ...

Skype is receiving a major update on all platforms. According to Microsoft, this is an “improved, faster, reliable, and super modern-looking Skype.” In a blog post, Microsoft says it’s upgrading and ...