Skype Blogs

We keep getting some of the most amazing [stories](http://www.skype.com/share/stories/). Glad we could help. > Dear Skype, I must express my gratefulness to you. I was in Dahab (Egypt) on windsurfing vacation with my son, when the [terrorists attacked the little… Read more

By far the most important and groundbreaking improvement in Skype 2.5 is many cute new emoticons. Plus a few hidden ones. These aren't in the dropdown but they are definitely necessary in some situations. When confronted with something that drives… Read more

If you want to learn more about the partnership opportunities with Skype, here is a great opportunity. Over the next week or so we will be hosting a series of Skypecasts to talk about different aspects of partnering with Skype…. Read more

Skype for Windows 2.5 BETA is now available. [Download it here.](http://www.skype.com/download/skype/windows/skype25beta.html) Following are the highlights of this release. ### Shared groups Shared groups are an interesting new feature. [Read this for more](http://blogs.skype.com/sites/en/2006/05/shareg_groups_in_skype.html) or see the [starting guide](http://www.skype.com/help/guides/sharedgroups.html). ### SMS You… Read more

One of the most interesting new features in Skype 2.5 is Shared Groups. If you just want to get up and running with it, there's a helpful [Shared Groups starting guide](http://www.skype.com/help/guides/sharedgroups.html) available. This guide looks at some details about… Read more