Skype to go offline on May 5; Microsoft urges transition to TeamsMicrosoft will shut down Skype on May 5, 2025, ending its two-decade run as a pioneer in video calling. Users are being directed to Microso...
04 May, 2025, 05.06 PM IST
Bye, bye SkypeAfter two decades of connecting people through pixelated video calls, Skype is shutting down on May 5th. Microsoft is encouraging users to ...
03 May, 2025, 09.06 PM IST
Microsoft to shut Skype 14 years after it bought the iconic internet calling and chat service for $8.5 billion: 10 things you need to knowMicrosoft will shut down Skype soon, following years of falling usage due to competition from apps such as WhatsApp and Zoom. Microsoft wil...
01 Mar, 2025, 12.11 AM IST
Skype's final call set for May as Microsoft prioritises TeamsFounded in 2003, Skype's cheap audio and video calls quickly disrupted the landline industry in the early 2000s and made the company a hous...
28 Feb, 2025, 07.47 PM IST
Microsoft’s big AI push: Bing gets better, Edge gets an edgeIn the last couple of months, Microsoft has got ChatGPT and other AI models in many of its services.
19 Mar, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Skype to now allow users to be in the same virtual place as their friends, familyThe latest update will also include a grid mode feature that lets users see all webcam streams at the same time.
26 Dec, 2020, 07.59 PM IST
Microsoft adds SMS Insights for Skype Lite users in IndiaThe app uses machine learning to enable intelligent segregation of various SMS received by the user.
31 Aug, 2017, 02.38 PM IST
Microsoft's revamped Skype app finally comes to AndroidWith the update, Microsoft seems to have worked hard in putting Skype in competition with the likes of Google Duo, WhatsApp, Instagram and ...
11 Jun, 2017, 05.41 PM IST
Nadella lays out vision to democratise tech in IndiaNadella also announced several new solutions designed by Microsoft with this purpose. They are solutions for India, and points to a company...
23 Feb, 2017, 11.02 AM IST
Microsoft keeps India on the highest cloudSkype Lite, a lighter version of the video and voice calling software, has been especially designed for use in India's patchy telecom netwo...
22 Feb, 2017, 08.07 PM IST
India needs high bandwidth connections, says Skype's Gurdeep Singh Pall'We believe India is a super important market, and we generally believe emerging markets represent the biggest up side for some of the prod...
01 Apr, 2015, 12.10 PM IST
Skype to bar calls on mobile, landline within India from November 10Using a feature of Skype, a user can make video or voice calls using internet service for which he will be only charged for internet consum...
07 Oct, 2014, 02.21 AM IST
MSN Messenger, which once had 330 million users, has finally, completely diedMSN Messenger will officially close on October 31. Microsoft is offering all Chinese users of the service a $2 Skype coupon to ease the tra...
30 Aug, 2014, 03.12 PM IST
Skype translator to help people talk in different languages"Skype Translator" through its innovative technology would facilitate video conferencing between two people speaking in different languages.
16 Jul, 2014, 10.47 PM IST
Skype to get 'real-time' translator by year endSkype Translator, the result of years of research at Microsoft, first will be available as a Windows 8 beta app before the end of 2014.
29 May, 2014, 01.29 PM IST
India made 321 user data requests to Microsoft during January-JuneThe latest report reveals that India made 278 requests (excluding Skype) for user data affecting 413 accounts between January-June 2013.
29 Sep, 2013, 11.30 AM IST
- Microsoft to acquire Skype for USD 8.5 bn
The deal will be a shot in the arm for Microsoft in competing with rivals like Google, Apple apart from strengthening its footprint in cons...
10 May, 2011, 07.06 PM IST