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…

Microsoft has sent out emails to users, reminding them of the impending shut down of Windows Live Messenger as it’s replaced by Skype. The company is offering users one month of free Skype service in order to entice them to upgrade, which can be used to make “calls to landlines…

Get those Microsoft Accounts ready! Microsoft is planning to move Windows Live Messengers users to Skype starting April 8th as it phases out WLM. Microsoft will be migrating users by language, starting with English first and ending with Portuguese no sooner than April 30th. Contrary to what some might discern…

Microsoft has been encouraging users to link their Microsoft Accounts to Skype before the sunset of Windows Live Messenger occurs on March 15th. During this process, there were a few users who realized that once they had linked their accounts, there was not a way to unlink them. Well it…

Nokia’s Symbian OS was at one time the leading operating system in the world, taking the phone manufacturer to heights that seemed unatainable by other companies at the time. However, Nokia’s financial announcement (PDF) this morning saw the company’s confirmation that its Hercules of a camera toting 808 PureView phone…

Microsoft has sent out emails to Windows Live users, urging them to “upgrade to Skype” before the sunset of Windows Live Messenger on March 15. Users are encouraged to sign in and merge their Windows Live accounts with their Skype accounts. The email reads: Hello, We are retiring the existing…

Microsoft started sending out mass emails on Tuesday to its Messenger users, which number over 100 million, to announce the retiring of the Windows Live Messenger platform in favor of Skype as of March 15, 2013. As of March 13, all users will be moved completely to the Skype service,…

Microsoft has sent us a reminder of the impending end to the Windows Mobile Marketplace as of May 22. The old app store served its time well. I can remember unboxing my old XV6800 Windows Mobile device and thinking it was the coolest thing in the world. Those were the…