After 22 years of making long-distance chatter feel like you’re in the same room, Skype is finally taking its last breath. Losing years of chat history can sting, but this isn't a sudden shutdown. You ...

Shut down by Microsoft, the beloved video chat app is leaving behind a very different world than the one it gave birth to.

In a move that could have been seen coming from at least a decade away, Microsoft has confirmed that the Skype service will be shutting down on May 5. This comes after an intrepid person stumbled over ...

LONDON (AP) — 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 ...

Skype's consumer service was shut down by its parent company Microsoft on Monday. Though President Donald Trump's overzealous antitrust enforcers think popular platforms with large user bases imbue ...

After being around for what seems like forever, it's finally the end of the road for Microsoft's video conferencing and communications app Skype. On February 28, 2025, Jeff Teper, President of ...

The 37-year-old Stockholm resident co-authored the legendary software used in the Kazaa file-sharing network. After he and his partners sold the rights to Kazaa last year, Zennström turned his ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Over a decade ago, Skype was one of the big features that Microsoft ...

Skype is trying to make it as easy as possible to use its video calling software and remind people that using the app isn’t complicated. The company tweeted a reminder today that users can now start a ...

Skype is one of the premier software tools used by those who want to keep in touch with acquaintances around the world for little or no cost. The program, which allows users to make cheap or free ...