Skype has today revealed its new version for Windows 8, heralding a "big step forward" for the video calling service on desktop, laptop and tablet devices. Launching on October 26, the same day that ...

Just in time for the launch of Windows 8, Skype is getting a new modern-style app to take advantage of all the operating system’s features. Given that Microsoft owns Skype, it’s no surprise that the ...

Even if you're not yet enthusiastic about Windows 8, Skype's makeover for Microsoft's new operating system should please you, especially if you use the video calling service a lot. It's based on a ...

Microsoft's Skype unit made available for download on May 13 Skype updates for Windows Phone 8 and Windows desktop. Skype 2.6 for Windows Phone 8, which the team calls a "minor" update, is available ...

Attention Windows 8 users: Skype has an update for you that is worth grabbing. As TNW reported before, Microsoft is retiring the Live Messenger product, an IM tool long in decline from previous ...

From the article: "And while Skype on Windows Phone is incapable of running in the background, Skype for Windows 8 will face no such limitation." So just to be clear, the "ancient" platforms can run ...

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 ...

Microsoft on Thursday announced the preview release of Skype Video Messaging for Windows 8. If you use the Modern UI (Metro) side of Windows 8 or Windows RT, you can now grab the new Skype app from ...

Microsoft today said that a free Windows 8 and Windows RT Skype app will be ready for downloading from the Windows Store on Friday, Oct. 26. The long-rumored app — bloggers have been posting leaked ...

The newest version of the Skype app takes a big hat-tip from social media platforms like Snapchat and Facebook’s Messenger with its newest features, adding a Stories-like feature called Highlights, a ...

Skype, the Microsoft-owned internet telephony company, has today (November 12) announced the availability of a preview version of the 'Skype for Windows Phone 8' app. Users of smartphones running the ...

A new version of Skype for Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP adds Outlook integration, among other features and fixes. Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 30 years for a variety of ...