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 ...

Skype users bade farewell to the online communication service Monday, reminiscing about late-night calls with friends, long-distance dates and free catch-ups with far-flung family — along with ...

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 ...

“Skype has been an integral part of shaping modern communications and supporting countless meaningful moments, and we are honored to have been part of the journey,” Jeff Teper, president 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 ...

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 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 ...

The Brief: Belkin’s Desktop Internet Phone allows Skype calls to be made simply, by plugging straight into a wired/wireless router or live Ethernet port. The internet phone can store 500 contacts and ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — Microsoft Corp. said today that it has agreed to buy the popular Internet telephone service Skype SA for $8.5 billion in the biggest deal in the software maker's 36-year history. Buying ...