LONDON — Skype is dead. What now? Microsoft's shutdown of Skype on May 5 sent millions of users scrambling to find an alternative to the pioneering internet phone service. Skype, which Microsoft ...

Skype saw the future of video and messaging before almost everyone. It also probably never had a chance. Skype saw the future of video and messaging before almost everyone. It also probably never ...

Skype users bade farewell to the online communication service Monday, reminiscing about late-night calls with friends, long-distance dates and free catch-ups with far-flung family — along with ...

Over the years, and as internet speeds improved, Skype evolved to include video calls, instant messaging, file sharing, and group communication features - Copyright ...

Microsoft said today it will be retiring the original free internet calling app Skype in May and migrating customers to Microsoft Teams. In blog post titled “The next chapter,” Jeff Teper, president, ...

When I first heard Skype was shutting down, I had one reaction: “Wait…people are still using it?” But jokes apart, hearing that the platform I once used for prank calls and late-night chats is ...

Skype carries 36 percent of all computer-based voice-over-Internet-protocol or VoIP calls in the U.S., according to Sandvine Inc., a network-equipment maker that monitors broadband activity. Skype use ...

Sometimes web-based services and sites get sold for eye-catching amounts of money. But Microsoft's proposal to buy Skype for $8.5 billion - yes, that's a "b" - caught even the most jaded techies ...

The Brief: Belkin’s Desktop Internet Phone allows Skype calls to be made simply, by plugging straight into a wired/wireless router or live Ethernet port. The internet phone can store 500 contacts and ...

Motorola and Skype have put together the Motorola Talk and Tunes Wireless Internet Calling Kit, a Bluetooth headset for Skype phone calling that doubles as a pair of high fidelity headphones. The kit ...

A Web-based version of Skype could be useful for many reasons, but it's proving glitchy even with Microsoft's own products. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...