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As you probably know, Skype’s largest office is in Tallinn, Estonia. Whenever I visit, just before touching down at Tallinn airport, the plane passes Lake Ülemiste – home of the Ülemiste Elder, a mythological character who innocently asks passers-by whether… Read more
Skype 3.8 for Windows hotfix
Today we have released a small hotfix for Skype 3.8 for Windows. This hotfix addresses three issues which we hope will make your Skype experience better. Full changes for build 3.8.0.188 are: * bugfix: Improved search for contacts that have… Read more
Xobni and Skype integration now even better
Good news for those of you who use Xobni – the new version of the sidebar improves Skype integration. For contacts who are Skype users, you can now: Send instant messages Make Skype-to-Skype calls And for all contacts, you… Read more
Marhaba! Skype website now available in Arabic · مرحباً! موقع Skype أصبح متاحاً الآن بالعربية
Skype is all about conversation – and we realise that it’s sometimes hard to have a conversation with someone when you don’t speak the same language. That’s why we try to add new languages to our repertoire when we can,… Read more
Case study – Cinque Terra National Park
This is the first of a series of short case study videos I will be featuring on this blog over the coming weeks. This is one of my personal favourites. It tells the story of Park Manager Luca Natale who… Read more
Skype certified videophone hits the shops
We’re working to make Skype available on as many different devices as possible. Earlier in the summer we launched the 3 Skypephone S2, and our Linux team also shared their plans to bring Skype to the new generation of… Read more
Introducing some guidelines for comments
The Skype blogs have always been a place for lively and productive discussion, but as the volume of comments is pretty high, we’re introducing some guidelines to help everyone stay on track. What sort of comments are we looking for,… Read more
Mobile search via Skype
On Monday 10th November hiogi launched the first community-based Q&A solution for Skype. "hiogi for Skype" is the world's first question and answer service that enables users to ask for advice by simply typing a question into their Skype chat… Read more
The candid Barack Obama – and he's a Skype user too
Alongside their respective political campaigns, the past few months gave the world a fascinating insight into the personal lives of two prominent US senators and their running mates. The Obama campaign made widespread use of blogs and social networks, and… Read more
'Silver surfer' celebrates his 90th on Skype
Don Lee, a retired executive, who lives a couple hours outside Chicago, celebrated his 90th birthday recently on Skype, connecting with video and audio with children and grandchildren around the United States and France. The World War II veteran… Read more
