Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the internet-based phone and video service that was once the dominant way of staying connected in the mid 2000s.

Nonetheless, as expected the redesign is coming to the desktop. The company announced today that the Skype redesign will now be available as a preview for desktop users. The desktop version ...

Microsoft purchased Skype for $8.5 billion, deepening the company’s longstanding focus on real-time video and voice communications, and providing new market opportunities serving Skype’s 160-plus ...

Microsoft is starting to integrate its Skype Translator technology directly into Skype, starting with the desktop version of Skype for Windows 7, 8 and 10 PCs.

The differences between the Windows and Mac versions of the popular VOIP software continue to erode as Microsoft pushes for a unified look and feel.

Microsoft pushes its Skype real-time voice-translation app out of preview with support for six spoken languages.

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Skype for us is so much about mobile that we sometimes forget its enduring relevance on the desktop. But Skype hasn’t and on Thursday the internet telephony delivered a major upgrade for Macs ...

Skype’s interface on Mac was rather tedious for transitioning between instant messaging and calls, forcing you to hit a + button to get back to chats. The icons now make a lot more sense so ...

The Skype icon is permanently displayed in the taskbar. Learn how to minimize Skype to System Tray in Windows and to remove the icon from the taskbar.