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 ...

Microsoft is releasing Windows 8.1 Update today, but the company also has a new version Skype to download for users of that OS as well. The new update brings the version number of the app up to 2.7 ...

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 ...

Microsoft shocked a number of developers and customers with its announcement last week that it would be putting its Skype eggs in the Desktop App basket. Up to that point, Microsoft's message had ...

Starting July 7, Microsoft will start "retiring" the Modern/Windows Store version of Skype and will migrate users of that version to the existing Windows desktop version. "With the upcoming release of ...

The newest version of the Skype app takes a big hat-tip from social media platforms like Snapchat and Facebook’s Messenger with its newest features, adding a Stories-like feature called Highlights, a ...

Microsoft has announced that it is aiming for the end of summer this year for the rollout of its real-time translation technology in Skype for Windows. The technology will first be offered in Skype ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Skype app for Windows Phone, both 8.1 and on Windows 10 Mobile, is next on the list of ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is simplifying Skype for Windows into a single application. While the ...

Skype has updated its app for Windows Phone 8 devices today to include video messaging on the platform for the first time. While other mobile versions like iOS and Android have offered video messaging ...