When Skype debuted in 2003, it was the first time I remember feeling that an individual app—and not just the broader internet—was radically disrupting communications. Thanks to its implementation of ...

I remember the fond times I've had chatting with people in Skype. It was the OG for many who use Discord today. You'd be able to make some groups, share some stuff, coordinate, and just use for fun.

Microsoft will retire Skype, the 21-year-old calling and messaging service, in May. Skype grew quickly in the 2000s and ended up in Microsoft's hands in 2011. But Skype lost steam in the 2010s as ...

Skype, the pioneering online video calling service that has been around for more than two decades, will go offline for good after Monday. Microsoft, which owns Skype, announced in February that the ...

(NEXSTAR) – After a 21-year run, the once widely-used video chat app Skype is now officially a memory, as of May 5. “Rest in peace, Skype,” one person wrote on X. “You served us well.” “Listen to that ...

It may be somewhat hard to remember — what with sporadically poor call performance, lots of other hardware to play around with and all those apps — that the iPhone is more-or-less primarily a tool for ...

Update: A new version of Skype for Android has been released, fixing the security flaw. The update also adds support for free Skype to Skype calling over 3G. Earlier this week a new Skype app designed ...

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 ...

Skype, the Microsoft-owned internet telephony company, has today (November 12) announced the availability of a preview version of the 'Skype for Windows Phone 8' app. Users of smartphones running the ...

Skype, Hangouts, MSN Messenger... I find it simply amazing the number of chat solutions that dominated the market, but then asked the question "how can I sabotage myself as ironically as possible?" ...