Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Skype on ...

With dedicated Skype phones and hybrid handsets that couple Wi-Fi with mobile phone networks, there is potential for saving money on local and international calls. But are we like to see more pennies ...

Just because US Robotics introduced a couple of Skype phones a few weeks ago doesn’t mean they can’t introduce another one, this time, the cordless USR9630. Its base station (can’t use the word “dock” ...

Microsoft has quietly ended the sale of new credits and phone number features for Skype this week. Skype Credit and Skype Number are both being discontinued in favor of Microsoft pushing subscriptions ...

Skype on Thursday announced cordless phones that do not require a running computer to use its Voice over Internet Protocol services. The new class of phones lets users make and receive Skype calls ...

Got a Windows Phone 8 or 8.1 device? Skype’s available. Got an iDevice? No problem for Skype. Got an Android machine? Load it up. Got the Amazon Fire phone or Kindle Fire tablet? Bring it on. Got a ...

One of the knocks against Skype, the free VoIP service, is that you need to use a special phone that either plugs into your computer or acts as a standalone device. While this may work perfectly for ...

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Skype for Windows 8 Phone is available from Microsoft now in a "preview" version, meaning there's going to be bugs. Still, initial comments about it — "really awesome, must have" "Finally!" and "Some ...

Skype is opening its VoIP system so businesses can hook up their internet-based phone systems to the popular service. Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is an open standard that allows calls to be ...

Amid all the Build 2014 excitement on Wednesday about the new Start menu, Windows Phones, and universal Windows apps, Microsoft-owned Skype also announced some upgrades for Windows Phone users. Very ...

Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype promised to be a marriage made in an integration heaven — especially for Windows Phones owners — but so far it’s been all talk and no action. A Skype for Windows Phone ...