The New Living Workplace
Today, new technologies in the workplace are taking hold. We have more forms of communication in the workplace then ever before – e-mail, landline calls, instant messages, texts, video calls, social media, mobile calls, VoIP, SMS, conferencing and more. This… Read more
An update on Skype for Mac
Over the last few days we’ve seen renewed interest in the design of Skype for Mac, and I’m going to give you some insight into our thinking and into our plans to address some of your concerns. Some background: at… Read more
Soaring Gas Prices Make Workers "Rethink Their Commute"
If you have filled your gas tank lately, you likely have felt the sting at the pump, with gas prices having reached over $4 a gallon in many areas around the U.S. Earlier this week, President Obama outlined plans for… Read more
Celebrate UK Mother's Day with free Wi-Fi this weekend
New research shows that 1 in 6 mums could be left without a card this Mother’s Day as almost 20% of 25-34 year olds admit to forgetting to send their Mum a card on Mother’s Day! In a bid to… Read more
"Virtual" Fantasy Baseball Draft with Group Video Calling
Today is Opening Day! It's the the beginning of a new Major League Baseball (MLB) season. While the real players hit the field today, fantasy baseball season has already been in full-swing, with baseball enthusiasts around the world busily drafting… Read more
A Cost-Effective Way To Gain a Competitive Advantage for the Enterprise
Businesses are always looking for a way to gain a competitive advantage. When it can be done at a huge savings in cost — and increase in employee morale — it is a real winner. One way that many… Read more
Skype is connecting teachers and classrooms across the globe
We've created a neat online tool to help teachers and their students connect with other educators and classrooms around the world. It's called Skype in the classroom. If you're a teacher, it's a place where you can connect with other… Read more
30 million people online on Skype
A few hours ago, Skype passed a new milestone. There were 30 million people, online on Skype, at the same time. As we cut the (blue) cake at Skype HQ, it’s a good opportunity to remind you that if there’s… Read more
Longer Playtime Courtesy of SILK
Almost two years ago to the day, we announced that we were making our SILK codec (the code that optimizes call quality) available to our developers, for free. It's been a fun and interesting couple of years since and we've… Read more
Customise Skype for Mac in our theme design competition
Calling all designers! This is your opportunity to customise Skype for Mac. We’ve just launched our chat style competition to kick things off. When we first launched our new Mac app, we were delighted to see so many custom styles… Read more
