Free WiFi in New York, San Francisco, London, Rome, Paris, Toronto, Sao Paulo, Hong Kong and Istanbul for Social Media Week
To celebrate Social Media Week, we’re giving away free WiFi through Skype Access, the single-click Internet access feature, in New York, San Francisco, London, Rome, Paris, Toronto, Sao Paulo, Hong Kong and Istanbul for the duration of the festival. With… Read more
Skype to add 350 new jobs in 2011
Skype is growing its team globally, and this is very exciting news as we continue to ramp our innovation of new products across many different platforms for consumers and businesses. Among the 350 jobs we’re adding, many of the… Read more
Introducing the new version of Skype for Mac
We’ve just released a new version of Skype for Mac, removing the beta label and introducing group video calling as part of our Premium package, as well as a number of user interface and other improvements. Download it now,… Read more
Welcome Sandhya Venkatachalam
I’m delighted to announce that Sandhya Venkatachalam has joined Skype as Vice President of Corporate Development. She’ll be responsible for business development, including partnerships, investments and M&A, and brings substantial experience and deep expertise to these areas. Sandhya has spent… Read more
28 million people online on Skype
Almost exactly a week after we broke the 27 million barrier, we’ve done it again. At approximately 1800 GMT today, there were over 28 million people online on Skype at the same time – a new record…. Read more
The Qik acquisition is complete
I’m happy to confirm that we’ve completed the acquisition of Qik. The transfer of shares and funds between the shareholders of Qik and Skype was completed today and Qik is now under the ownership of Skype. We’re very excited about… Read more
Video: Skype CEO press conference at CES
We’re sorry that our live feed from our CES press conference wasn’t as live as it should have been – the video recording is embedded above…. Read more
Coming soon: video calls on your Verizon Wireless 4G LTE device with Skype mobile
We’re happy to announce that video calling will soon be available with Skype mobile on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. This new version of Skype mobile from Verizon Wireless will be deeply integrated into a wide range of 4G… Read more
Group video calling ready for primetime
Group video calling has shed its ‘beta’ label and officially joined our product line-up with the introduction of the new version of Skype for Windows. It’s available as part of the new Premium package which offers group video calling… Read more
Skype to acquire Qik
I’m happy to announce that we’ve entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Qik, a provider of mobile video software and services that let people capture, instantly share and preserve great moments on video from anywhere. Qik has 60… Read more
