Skype 4.0 – it's all yours
For those of you who are regular readers of this blog, this should come as no surprise – the gold version of Skype 4.0 for Windows is now ready to download. It’s an exciting day at Skype – and… Read more
Skype 4.0 – it's all yours
For those of you who are regular readers of this blog, this should come as no surprise – the gold version of Skype 4.0 for Windows is now ready to download. It’s an exciting day at Skype – and… Read more
Whoosh! Skype passes the 15 million online user milestone
In what I promise will be the last blog post for today, I bring you the news that we've just passed another Skype milestone. At approximately 1542 GMT, there were over 15 million Skype users online – a new record…. Read more
BBC makes its first Skype call from the air
Rory Cellan-Jones, the BBC’s technology correspondent, made a quick escape from the CES exhibition halls to try something new for the organisation – a live broadcast from a plane. Unfortunately, things didn’t go quite to plan: It was always… Read more
Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac: Skype Access and Screen Sharing
We know it’s been a while, but we’re finally ready to pull the wraps off Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac, our latest release for the Mac platform. To make up for the wait, we’ve included two exciting new features which… Read more
Send Video Cards with Skype
Ever wanted to introduce people to using video on Skype? Missed the post and panicking about what to do last minute? Want to send something just a bit more personal this year to let friends and family know you’re thinking… Read more
Skype 4.0 Beta 3 for Windows
Hello again! Today we’re launching Beta 3 of Skype 4.0 for Windows. We’ve spent the last few months analysing your feedback in detail, and I’d like to thank all of you who have contacted us directly as well as the… Read more
Welcoming our new CTO, Daniel Berg and CSO, Christopher S. Dean
Just under a fortnight ago, Josh Silverman blogged about Skype’s plans for the coming months. We’ve been making some changes to the way we work, restructuring and expanding our teams to help them work more effectively, and part of that… Read more
Tweaking and refining Skype on mobile devices
Our mobile team have been hard at work on two of our core mobile products, tweaking and refining them to iron out any creases and make life just that little bit easier for those of you who use them…. Read more
Say hello to our Ukranian partner, PrivatBank
As part of our quest to enable the world’s conversations, we’re always looking for ways to make it easier to use Skype. We’re aware that for some of our users, it’s difficult to buy Skype Credit where you are, and… Read more