Skype, the pioneering and once ubiquitous free video calling service, will be history come May. It was so popular that people used it as a verb: "I'll Skype you in the morning." Microsoft, which ...

Microsoft is shutting down Skype in favor of Teams. Skype will be retired on May 5th, and existing users will need to export their data or migrate to Teams.

Windows users have all been there-- the dreaded error message, otherwise known as the “Blue Screen of Death.” After 40 years, Microsoft is changing the design of the error screen, including the color.

Skype is logging off. On Friday, Microsoft announced that the 21-year-old calling and messaging service will shut down May 5.

Microsoft began deprecating these services back in December, preventing users from adding any further credit to their accounts while also putting a halt on buying Skype numbers.Users were still ...

When Microsoft bought Skype in 2011 for $8.5 billion after outbidding Google and Facebook — its largest deal at the time — the service had around 150 million monthly users; ...

Microsoft tried to integrate Skype into Windows, but the writing may have been on the wall once Microsoft launched Teams as a Slack competitor in 2017 — though Teams began strictly as a chat app ...

In addition to Microsoft Teams, there are a few other options for users looking for an alternative to Skype. WhatsApp is a popular app owned by Meta, the same company that owns Facebook and Instagram.

Thousands of users reported issues accessing their Outlook email accounts as Microsoft appeared to suffer an outage Thursday morning. More than 2,100 customers reported trouble with their Outlook ...

Microsoft has made Subscription Editions (SE) of Exchange Server and Skype for Business Server generally available, marking ...

Microsoft is removing its Highlights feature from Skype, a Snapchat-like story mode. Skype is also getting a new design on both mobile and desktop Microsoft has to win back consumer trust ...

After kickstarting the market for making calls over the internet 23 years ago, Skype is closing down. Microsoft, which acquired the messaging and calling app 14 years ago, said it will be retiring ...