If you’re still using Skype, first of all—how? Second of all, you’re going to want to pay attention. Microsoft has officially confirmed that Skype will be retired in May 2025. That’s right. After more ...

On Friday, Microsoft announced that the 21-year-old calling and messaging service will shut down May 5. The software company is encouraging Skype users to migrate to its free Teams app. Skype won ...

Skype for consumers stopped working on May 5, 2025. Microsoft first announced the timeline in February 2025 and stuck to it. The desktop app, mobile app, and Skype.com sign-in page now all redirect to ...

Microsoft just announced that it’s shutting down Skype in May 2025, officially ending the run of what was once my go-to app for video and voice calls. If you’re still using Skype, you’ll need to find ...

More than 20 years after Skype became the go-to video platform, Microsoft is shutting down the app. Amid a rapidly changing atmosphere in technology, people around the world have switched to using ...

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 ...

A few weeks ago Apple launched iOS 4, which allows you to run certain third party apps and functions in the background. From the get go, developers started pumping out apps that could play music in ...

The number one reason to install mobile voice, video, and chat app Fring on your smartphone was to be able to make and receive Skype calls on platforms that don’t have fully functional Skype apps.

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?" ...

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 ...

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SAN FRANCISCO - A new version of the free iPhone app for Skype SA will let users make and receive video calls. Users of the Internet calling and messaging service will be able to use both Wi-Fi and AT ...