Microsoft announced today that it’s launching a beta of Skype for the Web, allowing browser-based video chats that don’t require a separate app. “We’ve made Skype available on computers, mobile phones ...

The funny part of this “Not supported” situation is that there is a way around it. Even more curious that they work without any problem. While Microsoft has its reasons why they do not support Skype ...

The day is finally here, Chromebook users. Microsoft launched Skype for Web worldwide this week, enabling access to Skype instant messaging on Chromebooks. Previously, Microsoft was blocking ...

Microsoft's Skype team has launched the new Skype for Web, meaning all your Skype calls can be made from the browser without having to install the app. Skype for Web has many of the features it showed ...

Microsoft shut down Skype on May 5, 2025, after 14 years of service, transitioning users to Microsoft Teams. Users can transfer their Skype data to Teams until January 2026, though recent data ...

Skype for Linux Alpha is based on the Skype for Web website, which Chromebook users can now use for voice calls. It works in web browsers on Linux, too. However, Microsoft isn’t just shrugging its ...

Skype, the Microsoft-owned service that helped pioneer and popularize the rise of voice and video calls over the internet, is killing off one of the features that it added in later years to try to ...

(This story was written by a student journalist in collaboration with the University of North Florida.) It's almost been one month without Skype. After 14 years of service, the online video chat ...