Microsoft's Windows Store might have more than a few big-name apps missing when it officially launches alongside Windows 8 on Oct. 26, but Skype won't be one of them. Today, the Microsoft-owned video ...

Just in time for the launch of Windows 8, Skype is getting a new modern-style app to take advantage of all the operating system’s features. Given that Microsoft owns Skype, it’s no surprise that the ...

Skype has today revealed its new version for Windows 8, heralding a "big step forward" for the video calling service on desktop, laptop and tablet devices. Launching on October 26, the same day that ...

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 ...

Amid all the Build 2014 excitement on Wednesday about the new Start menu, Windows Phones, and universal Windows apps, Microsoft-owned Skype also announced some upgrades for Windows Phone users. Very ...

The era of Skype is drawing to a close as Microsoft has confirmed plans to shut down the pioneering video-calling service it ...

Skype has released an upgraded version of its VoIP (voice over IP) software client for Windows PCs that cuts out more background noise and drops fewer calls, the eBay subsidiary said. “The main ...

Microsoft has agreed to buy Skype for $8.5 billion, the companies announced Tuesday. The companies’ CEOs, Steve Ballmer and Tony Bates, will host a press conference later today to give details of the ...

NEW YORK — Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy the popular Internet telephone service Skype SA for $8.5 billion in the biggest deal in the software maker’s 36-year history. Buying ...

Microsoft this morning confirmed that it has acquired internet video chat company Skype for $8.5 billion in cash. And just like that, Microsoft has become a key player in the world of video chat. The ...