Microsoft unveiled its next-generation Xbox One video game console in Redmond, Washington, complete with Skype capabilities. The company is positioning the new Xbox as an all-in-one entertainment system for the living room. Microsoft only briefly addressed games, instead focusing on the stuff that is under the hood, turning the Xbox…
Skype has rolled out an update to its VoIP and messaging app for Windows Phone 8 devices, bringing an assortment of reliability improvements with it. Specifically, these improvements hover around the realm of call, chat, and call notification reliability improvements. Overall, users on the growing WP8 platform should find that…
While BlackBerry may be struggling against iOS, Android, and Windows Phone, life for the platform still ticks steadily on, as can be seen from the release of Skype, available in BlackBerry World for the BlackBerry Z10 starting today. The app brings Skype to the platform with a “me too” frame…
Mothers reign supreme on Mother’s Day. That goes without saying. No doubt there will be gifts galore to paint a picture for mom as to why she matters so much. But a new survey indicates that what she might want more than a new gift or flowers is a phone…
It’s been awhile since we’ve heard anything regarding Skype Video Messaging and when it would be made available. While it’s not the official version yet, the preview version recently became available in the Windows Store. A few days ago, Microsoft released a preview of Skype Video Messaging for the desktop…
We knew mobile messaging was popular, but what we didn’t know exactly, was just how popular it was. Thanks to new data, we now have an idea: more popular than SMS (text) messaging. Research firm Informa announced today that six of the most popular mobile chat applications, including WhatsApp, Viber,…
Skype for Windows Phone 8 is moving out of beta and into full swing in version 2.5, now available for devices running the WP8 OS. The Skype team chose to put special focus “on general improvements and reliability” in the latest version, so don’t expect anything really groundbreaking here. One…
We’ve known about Microsoft’s intent to sunset its aging Windows Live Messenger instant messaging software in favor of its Skype VoIP service for quite some time now. The company has sent out offers for those who upgrade in an attempt to quickly move people from the old service to the…
