New Skype Developer now live
Our developer website has a new look. Check it out at http://developer.skype.com In making the switch, we've temporarily taken down a lot of the old Dev Zone content, but we'll be adding it back soon. In addition, we're moving… Read more
Your chance to appear on Eurosport Soccer City Live – via Skype
Eurosport’s brand new show, Soccer City Live, is looking for fans to discuss the day’s events with their panel of experts over a Skype video call. Hosted by German journalist Gernot Bauer, this daily evening round-up show will come… Read more
Welcome, Rick Osterloh
Rick Osterloh has joined Skype as our Head of Consumer Product Management. He’s responsible for the design, strategy and development of our consumer products, including Skype for Windows, Mac and Linux, as well as our paid products and Skype’s… Read more
Developer Zone and Jira down for maintenance [FIXED]
Update: the developer website is now back up. Developer Zone and Jira will be unavailable due to planned maintenance work from 12:00 GMT 3rd of June 2010. We expect it to be up and running again next week Friday 11th… Read more
Skype 2.0 for iPhone
We are glad to announce Skype 2.0 for iPhone. You have been asking it from us many times. Now it's here officially – Calling over 3G. Please note that the Skype2Skype calling over 3G is free during a trial period,… Read more
Make and receive calls over 3G with our new iPhone app
We’ve updated our iPhone app – you can now make video calls. Update: We’ve released a new version of the app, and no longer have plans to charge a supplement for calling over 3G. The wait is over. You can… Read more
A chat with Martha Lane Fox about digital inclusion
I caught up with Martha Lane Fox, the UK’s digital champion, to talk about Race Online 2012 and the Pass IT on campaign. She reveals that there are 10 million people in the UK who have never used the… Read more
Skype 4.2 for Windows Hotfix
Today we have released a hotfix for Skype 4.2 for Windows. With this update release we have fixed a crash issue on video calls for users with some specific web-cameras. We would recommend for everyone to upgrade to this version… Read more
Travel disruption: 5 essential tips
Between the ash cloud and threatened strikes, travel troubles have been in the news quite a bit recently. Labour disputes, natural disasters, bankruptcy, or even just a heavy snowstorm can throw the best laid travel plans to the wind…. Read more
Our new tool to manage Skype in your business
var so = new SWFObject(“http://download.skype.com/share/videos/business/player.swf”, “videoplayer”, “590″, “332″, “9″, “#ffffff”);so.addParam(“allowFullScreen”, “true”);so.addVariable(“videoXML”, “http://blogs.skype.com/business/video_configuration/skype_manager.xml”);so.write(“skype_manager_video”); You already know that using Skype can save your business time and money, but how about managing all those different accounts? If your company uses Skype, you’ll love… Read more
