In a recent blog post, Microsoft offered a look at the new face of Skype. If we had to sum up the basics of Microsoft’s new strategy for Skype, it would be back to basics. Over the past several years, ...

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Skype Lite is the finished version of Skype Mingo, an app Microsoft launched in December with the same purpose. The app is only available in India where Skype usage is high but many consumers struggle ...

All good things come to an end. Jeff Teper, president of collaborative apps and platforms at Microsoft, revealed in a Feb. 28 blog post that the company would be retiring the service in order to ...

After more than 21 years, Skype will soon be no more. Last night, some users (including Ars readers) poked around in the latest Skype preview update and noticed as-yet-unsurfaced text that read ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Skype for Windows 8 Phone is available from Microsoft now in a "preview" version, meaning there's going to be bugs. Still, initial comments about it — "really awesome, must have" "Finally!" and "Some ...

Skype was born in Estonia in 2003. Twenty-two years later, it’s being laid to rest by its current owner, Microsoft. What was ...

Skype for Business Online has been officially retired, exactly two years after Microsoft announced its plans to transition customers and their users to a "Teams only" environment. Skype for Business ...

Microsoft has made a preview version of Skype for Windows Phone 8 available for download, which promises better integration with the operating system’s user interface and more features. The preview ...