Microwaves and user interfaces
At Skype, we do a lot of usability work. We want to make sure that Skype is easy to use for geeks as well as computer novices. The real art is trimming things down, eliminating the number of options and… Read more
Video land is heating up
Things are getting exciting in videoland. We've recently seen the release of a few video add-ons. None of them are officially endorsed or certified by Skype, but this doesn't mean you can't play around with them. As Bill from Skype… Read more
Voicemail and version 1.3 released
As the [announcement says](http://www.skype.com/company/news/2005/voicemail_v13.html), we released Skype for Windows 1.3 last night. Alongside with this, the Skype Voicemail service is no longer in beta…. Read more
We just learned 5 new languages
Hi, everyone! This being my first post, I should write couple of words about myself. My name is Siim Teller, and I'm Localization Manager, dealing with all translation and localization projects. I also help Jaanus with ideas for this little… Read more
reboot report
The Skype delegation is now safely back from its expedition into the Danish scene of "practional visionaries", know as a conference called reboot. Reboot is in version 7, where version 6 was the only major upgrade silently skipped, due to… Read more
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson is Skype's Director of Operations. As you hear in the interview, it has nothing to do with surgeries or pop singing, but it does have a lot to do with ensuring that Skype is continuously available to our… Read more
i (heart) developers
Hey boys and girls in code land … we have some new stuff to share to make your life with Skype a tad bit more interesting. Introducing the new Skype Developer Zone site. We have a host of new goodies… Read more
Andrei Jefremov
Video is a massive thing, even though Skype doesn't have it yet. It's no secret that we are working on it and keeping a close eye on many of the video add-ons already out there for Skype. So today's Featured… Read more
Come meet us at reboot
Some Skype people are going to be at [reboot](http://reboot.dk/reboot7/show/HomePage) this weekend in Copenhagen, including Malthe who's going to [share](http://reboot.dk/reboot7/show/ProgrammtableSaturday) some "lessons learned from building Skype". And him and some others will be around throughout the event, so catch them for… Read more
How we (don't) use e-mail
Text chats have been in Skype since the very beginning. And since early this year, you can chat with multiple contacts in a group chat, in addition to one-on-one chats. Chatting is one of Skype’s main features apart from calling… Read more