Microsoft shut down Skype on May 5, with some features shifting to Microsoft Teams. Users can port their numbers to alternatives like Google Voice, Zoom, or VoIP services. Some platforms offer free ...

LONDON — Skype is dead. What now? Microsoft's shutdown of Skype on May 5 sent millions of users scrambling to find an alternative to the pioneering internet phone service. Skype, which Microsoft ...

Although Skype became one of the early success stories when it came to easy-access VoIP, there are a huge range of ...

This morning, Microsoft officially shut down Skype. After 22 years of revolutionizing internet-based communication, they ended the service. The platform became synonymous with long-distance video ...

Over the years, and as internet speeds improved, Skype evolved to include video calls, instant messaging, file sharing, and group communication features - Copyright ...

Skype SA, the Internet calling service that was controlled until last year by eBay Inc., filed Monday for a U.S. initial public offering. Luxembourg-based Skype tentatively put the value of the ...

A Web-based version of Skype could be useful for many reasons, but it's proving glitchy even with Microsoft's own products. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

StreamCast Networks Inc., creator of the controversial peer-to-peer file-sharing program Morpheus, filed a lawsuit against eBay Inc. and 21 other defendants, asking for a worldwide injunction on the ...

Skype is making news again with a laundry list of partnerships designed to make voice calls over the Internet easier. One product also expands Skype’s services to include on online photo sharing ...

Sometimes web-based services and sites get sold for eye-catching amounts of money. But Microsoft's proposal to buy Skype for $8.5 billion - yes, that's a "b" - caught even the most jaded techies ...

Skype, the Internet telephony provider, Thursday urged regulators in Europe to intervene to ensure that users aren’t blocked from using their mobile phones to access much cheaper phone calls via the ...