The decision to scrap Skype, announced in March, caps a remarkable 21-year run for a software that for many embodied the early values of the open internet: It was mostly free, had a user-friendly ...

Skype, the free Internet phone service partly owned by San Jose online auction giant eBay, filed Monday for an initial public stock offering, hoping to bolster its mostly money-losing business ...

Skype users are scrambling to find an alternative after Microsoft shut down the pioneering internet phone service which let people make cheap long distance calls and chat with other users.

Skype and host of rivals are turning the telecom industry on its head using Internet technology to offer more calling features for less.

Skype’s Shutdown: What Happened and Why This morning, Microsoft officially shut down Skype. After 22 years of revolutionizing internet-based communication, […] The post Skype Shuts Down After ...

BARCELONA, Spain--Josh Silverman, the chief executive of Skype, the voice over Internet phone service, could tick off the names of mobile phone operators that block his company's service. But for ...

Skype is announcing a number of new Internet-connected mobile phone devices at CES this week. They are aggresively moving into the telecommunications hardware market, proving that hardware is ...

Skype shut down for good, but users still have these alternatives Millions of users are scrambling to find an alternative to the pioneering internet phone service.

Skype allows you to make telephone calls over the Internet. All you need is the app from the Skype website and a headset. If you want to make video calls, a webcam is also needed.

The decision to scrap Skype, announced in March, caps a remarkable 21-year run for a software that for many embodied the early values of the open internet.

Skype will ring for the last time on May 5 as owner Microsoft retires the two-decade-old internet calling service that redefined how people connect across borders.