Skype Blogs

Here's a picture for your Skype client to celebrate. Set it as your picture and let others know. Also note that Skype 2.0 now supports the PNG image format. Previously, only BMP and JPG were supported, and they continue to… Read more

WeeMees are characters that represent you. They can share your passion for extreme sports, cutting-edge technology, punk hairstyles or exotic pets or whatever else you do or are. [Get your own WeeMee.](http://www.skype.com/go/weemee)… Read more

What are blogs? Blogs are a way to share facts, ideas and opinions directly between people. This blog is run by the makers of Skype and our friends, helpers and partners. We set up the Skype blogs to present our… Read more

This morning we released [Skype 1.4 beta for Mac OS X](http://www.skype.com/products/skype/macosx/). The new version contains some new functions, like Call forwarding, Mood messages and now iTunes pause automatically when you receive a call on Skype. There are also loads of… Read more

You've been asking for it, and the whole team has been working for it for over a year. Skype 2.0 (BETA). Now with free video calling. Get it here. If you don't want to break your computer with the beta,… Read more

It definitely helps to have a sense of humour when working with us. We get many many enquiries a day about a gazillion things. These ones make your day and also make good business because they stand out from the… Read more

[Martin writes how phone notification systems should work.](http://www.telepocalypse.net/archives/000835.html) About how taxi companies notify him by a "callback", and how he wants to pick what phones ring when. Good stuff. We can only say that Skype is not done yet and… Read more

Make cheap calls to Switzerland We launched SkypeIn numbers in Switzerland (Zurich area) approx. 45 minutes ago. To buy them, just go to our Online Numbers page. As with cheap calls to Germany, some restrictions apply — you have to… Read more