Skype Update on the Xbox One Game Console Improves Chat Functions, Adds Contact Filtering
If you have an Xbox One, you by now have received an update to the Skype app, the first update ever for the newly launched console. The update makes some…
Bill Gates: Microsoft “Was Willing” to Buy WhatsApp, Albeit at a Lower Price Tag
Facebook’s massive purchase of WhatsApp will surely make headlines for a long time. Not only was the acquisition itself worthy of one of the most storied acquisitions in history, it…
Skype Integration With Outlook.com Complete and Rolled Out to All Users
Skype with Outlook.com integration first showed up on video in March last year. However, at its initial offering, only UK users could use app’s video and voice calls and messaging.…
Microsoft Reportedly Losing Two Executives, Including Former Skype CEO
As Microsoft continues to shuffle its executive ranks under a newly-elected CEO, it’s now being reported that Microsoft is losing two major executives, including Tony Bates, the former Skype CEO…
Skype Users Can Now Sign Up With a Microsoft Account on Skype website, Sign in on Windows Phone
Microsoft has been focused on bringing its ecosystem in line on PC, Windows Phone, and Xbox lately. The latest step in this integration is now complete: new users can sign…
Julie Larson-Green Becomes Chief Experience Officer For Skype and Other Microsoft Services
Microsoft’s Julie Larson-Green, the woman who was formerly a Windows hardware chief and most recently the top executive in the company’s Devices and Studios Group thanks to former CEO Steve…
Skype 2.5 Brings New Abilities, Features to Windows 8.1 Modern UI
Skype has released version 2.5 of its calling and messaging app for modern Windows. The company put a focus on “improving your contacts experience and adjusting sounds” in the new…
Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Skype Official Blogs And Facebook, Twitter Accounts
We remember when the Syrian Electronic Army hacked Viber support merely two days after Tango’s site was also hacked and the group is now turning its attention toward Skype in…