Instant Messaging is the top way the internet is used in South Africa
If you’re living in South Africa, chances are you’ve noticed an increase in messaging app use over the past few years. The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) just released a…
Lync 2013 for Windows Phone becomes Skype for Business with new update
After Microsoft announced late last year that Lync would be getting a name change to Skype for Business, a few months passed before the change started taking place. While other…
Skype’s New Emoticons Coincide With Personal and American Happenings
Skype has decided to launch new emoticons to celebrate everything from the historic and long overdue marriage equality ruling by the United States Supreme Court and just getting some news…
Alongside Skype 7.9 for Mac, Skype Translator Preview Learns French, German
Skype 7.9 was released this week for users on Mac devices. The new update doesn’t do much, but it does provide an “updated and smarter web link preview experience” according…
Skype Retiring Windows Modern App in Favor of Desktop Application
If you’re using the Skype for Windows 8 application, you’ll be required to switch to the desktop app starting July 7. Microsoft has chosen this date to retire the modern…
Microsoft’s Skype Translator Preview Coming to Skype for Windows Desktop this Summer
If you’re using Windows and you’ve been aching to get your hands on Skype Translator, you won’t have to wait too much longer; Skype announced today that it’s “targetting the…
Skype for Web Expands to All New and Existing Users in United States, United Kingdom
Earlier this week, Skype announced improvements to Skype for Outlook, and today the team has also revealed that its Skype for Web (Beta) software is now available to all new…
Skype Redesigned for Outlook.com, Click-to-call Now on Android
A duo of announcements today for Skype users and fans as a retooled version of the popular calling and messaging service has launched on Microsoft’s Outlook.com website. This updated version…