If I close my eyes, I can hear the once iconic Skype ringtone: "Da DA-da, do-do DO do." It was the sound of communication and possibility. Who knows what would…
Amazon enters the quantum race with Ocelot, aiming to rival Google and Microsoft. The prototype chip could advance error correction and bring practical quantum computing closer. Source
Skype is dead. Long live Skype.Microsoft, which has been Skype's parent company since 2011, announced in a company blog post that the 22-year-old video calling app will enter its eternal…
Over a decade ago, Skype was one of the big features that Microsoft boasted about for Xbox One--which the company coined the "all in one experience." Today, Microsoft has announced…
It's free to use, but you need the right system. Source
Microsoft will take Skype offline on May 5 and plans to force everybody to move to Teams. Source
Guess you'll have to use Teams? Source
Microsoft today announced that it will officially retire Skype on May 5, 2025, concluding its 14-year tenure as the owner of the once-dominant internet calling and messaging service (via Bloomberg).…
Microsoft plans to sunset Skype, a service that was part of the foundation of IP telephony, by May 5. Instead, Microsoft plans to replace Skype with the free version of…
Microsoft argues against current restrictions on semiconductors Tech giant wants Trump to loosen export constraintsThe US and China are in the middle of an AI race Microsoft has called on…
Microsoft is officially getting rid of Skype as of May 5 and encouraging its users to pick Teams once and for all. In its announcement, the company stated that the…
Microsoft has confirmed plans to shut down Skype in May and replace it with a free version of Microsoft Teams.Confirmation comes at a time when the likes of WhatsApp, Zoom,…
Microsoft Edge is telling testers their old extensions, like uBlock Origin, are no longer supportedHowever, this appears to be a move accidentally introduced to the earliest test version of EdgeDon’t…
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Microsoft is sunsetting video conferencing service Skype later this year. According to a detail within Skype’s latest Windows preview, its demise is set for…
After more than 21 years, Skype will soon be no more. Last night, some users (including Ars readers) poked around in the latest Skype preview update and noticed as-yet-unsurfaced text…
A meeting in Skype, the messaging and calling app that once ranked as Microsoft’s largest acquisition. (Microsoft Photo) Before Zoom, before FaceTime, and before video-calling became a default feature of…
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…
Microsoft appears to be preparing to say goodbye to its once-popular videoconferencing app, Skype. A note found in a recent build suggests that Microsoft Teams is set to become the…
Windows 11 is warning some folks to back up their PC with a banner in the Settings appThis is a way of pushing Microsoft’s own Backup app which uses OneDriveNot…
Skype, a pioneer of the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calling and video conferencing, could finally be put on cold ice in the coming weeks. Source