Microsoft has finally decided to roll out web-based Skype calling. Starting today, users will be able to make Skype video and voice calls from within Outlook.com using their browsers. Read More >>
Featured comment by Billster UK:
"What an oddly negative article for something which is free and now more accessible to use. I use it daily to allow my daughter to speak with far-flung..." More »
Microsoft has updated the world on its interactions with the security forces of the world, revealing that it received 75,378 separate requests for information from police and local security services around the world during 2012. Read More >>
Featured comment by Hrusai:
"that'll be those millions of squeeky pre-pubescent americans shouting profanities down the mic like their "mom" just grounded them :P" More »
OK, so Microsoft isn't quite Google when it comes to crazy offices, but Skype's new London HQ still looks pretty rad, in an I-would-actually-like-to-live-there kinda way, rather than a place that simply makes you ask, what the hell have they been smoking? Read More >>
Featured comment by sean_wilkes:
"To be fair, that's a hotel and not an office. If it was then it would win hands down. But Vegas is full of hotels with those sorts of gimmicks :)" More »
You only have nine more weeks to glory in the history of Microsoft's chat tool, with the company announcing plans to entirely kill off Messenger by March 15th. You'll have to have switched over to Skype by then if you want to carry on chatting with your old MSN buddies, or living in China -- where the service will live on. [Forbes] Read More >>
Featured comment by markhimself:
"just to think that children these days will be hearing about ancient artifacts like Woolworths and MySpace, but also Hotmail and MSN Messenger..." More »
Remember that short-lived, but extremely tasty free Premium Skype package Microsoft was punting for a month a while back? That let you call phone lines almost anywhere in the world for free, for as long as you like? Yep, well, it's back. Grab it now and annoy everyone everywhere with prank phone calls for free this Christmas. Read More >>
Featured comment by morgin187:
"So i just signed up for it. Trying to use it on my Iphone but its telling me i need to buy credit?? Can someone point me in the right direction plz" More »
Time to call that long-lost Aunt in the middle of absolute nowhere; Skype's just announced you can now claim a whole month's worth of unlimited free world-wide landline and mobile calling, but only if you claim it by end of play today. Free phone calls? Why the hell not. Read More >>
Featured comment by a03dugga:
"Meh, kinda useless to be honest.
Thought it would be nice to be able to call my family that's in the Caribbean but Nooo, can't do that. Can't even ca..." More »
The Next Web is reporting that a security hole in Skype's password recovery tool means that your account can be hacked using just your email address and username. Read More >>
While the lack of Spotify and Instagram apps has meant I've not changed over to Windows Phone 8 myself, if you're equally as addicted to Skype, then you've got no reason not to switch platforms, as an early preview version of the VoIP app is available from today. Read More >>
The Verge is reporting that Microsoft is trying to nix its Windows Live Messenger client in favour of Skype. That's definitely for the best, and something we've seen coming for a while now. But it also smacks of some missed opportunity for Windows 8 and Windows Phone. Read More >>
Almost everyone has Skype, but most use it for free Skype-to-Skype calling. Maybe that's because you don't want Microsoft to have your credit card details? Well, now you can buy Skype credit in the supermarket, thanks to new pre-paid Skype cards -- the perfect Christmas present for that cousin you don't particularly like? [Skype] Read More >>
The Microsoft-owned Skype is going through a bit of a transition at the moment, away from the desktop-centric, cheap peer-to-peer connections of old, to a more mobile-friendly client-server system. Part of this move is a new Windows 8-friendly app, which will be live and ready come Friday. Read More >>
Featured comment by EddyCJ:
"Yeah, it's been doomed to receive a shitty generic non-brand nickname, each one different between each different person, who remembers their first exp..." More »
The network big dogs have released their plans and prices for the release of the iPhone 5, but one specific network provider is playing hardball with a handy new feature called FaceTime over 3G. In addition to some already pricey plans, if you're an existing customer, you may have to cough up some extra dosh, just to get your FaceTime on the go. Read More >>
Featured comment by monros:
"THURS 29/11/2012__ 13:30 UK Bucks: The Vodafone website customer login is down. It's been down for some days. And looking on the web chat/google sear..." More »
Using Skype on your TV is kinda neat: it opens the conversation right up and makes group chats more fun. Now Skype and Logitech have announced a new TV-mounted camera that lets you do that conveniently — for a price. Read More >>
Since launch, Skype has been regarded as secure and private, with its strong encryption and complex peer-to-peer network connections making calls almost impossible to intercept. Since Microsoft bought it out, though, things have been changing—and the Slate suggests your privacy may not be what it once was. Read More >>
Skype has acknowledged a bug that is affecting users in pretty much the most horrifying way possible. Instant messages sent over Skype are being sent to random contacts—even contacts you've never connected with before. Read More >>
Featured comment by houldendub:
"Uhhhhh, if anyone ends up getting a load of passwords from us... it's not us.
Fucking hell hahaha, we use Skype to fire around everything in the of..." More »
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