Skype Supports Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Efforts through UNHCR and Emergency.lu Partnerships
Nature proves time and time again to be the most powerful force on our planet. Hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, earthquakes, mudslides and other natural disasters bring a lasting impact on the regions they hit. Unfortunately, when a disaster does strike, the logistics of coordinating on-site aid is a difficult task. Communications are often impaired by a … Read more
Skype by Royal Appointment
Royal couple Prince William and Kate have publicized an innovative way that Skype is being used to help youngsters who are homeless get back on their feet. The Duke of Cambridge spoke using a webcam and TV screen to Dylan Howie, 18, and Lyn Buchan, 21, who are turning their lives around in the southern Dutch … Read more
Silence is golden, but not on Skype – Tips to diagnose audio issues
Thomas Edison is credited as coining the word “Hello” as a way to start a phone call. But every now and then I hear friends and family starting a Skype call with “Can you hear me?” instead. I’d like to give you the same tips I give them for troubleshooting audio issues on Skype calls. … Read more
Skype représente 2 milliards de minutes de conversation par jour, merci à tous d’avoir fait entrer Skype dans votre quotidien
Aujourd’hui, nous sommes heureux d’annoncer que nos utilisateurs passent plus de 2 milliards de minutes par jour connectés sur Skype ! 2 MILLIARDS DE MINUTES ! C’est assez de temps pour faire 225 000 aller-retour entre la Terre et la Lune, pour faire le tour du monde à pied plus de 845 fois ou pour … Read more
Tony Bates sagt DANKE! Danke, dass ihr Skype zu einem Teil eures Lebens macht – unglaubliche zwei Milliarden Minuten täglich!
Heute gibt es bei uns etwas zu feiern – EUCH! Ihr nämlich verbringt täglich mehr als zwei Milliarden Minuten damit, über Skype miteinander in Kontakt zu bleiben. UNGLAUBLICHE ZWEI MILLIARDEN MINUTEN! Ihr fragt euch, wie viel zwei Milliarden Minuten sind? Also: Read more
Thanks for Making Skype a Part of Your Daily Lives – 2 Billion Minutes a Day!
Today, we are excited to celebrate that our Skype users – YOU – are spending more than 2 billion minutes connecting with each other! 2 BILLION MINUTES! But just how big is 2 billion minutes, you ask? That’s enough time to travel to the moon and back over 225 thousand times, walk around Earth more than … Read more
Skype into Space
In February, Tony Bates, the president of the Skype division for Microsoft, addressed the Lync Conference in San Diego. In his keynote, he reflected on the Skype division’s B2X journey, enabling people to connect wherever they are. Today we’re announcing an important milestone in this mission. This B2X journey is all about removing barriers to … Read more
Chords, Keys and Lyrics Composed via Skype
Denver, Colorado: it’s not exactly a hotbed of the music industry. But 17-year old singer-songwriter Megan Redmond isn’t the type of person to let geography stand in her way. Although she was born in Denver, because of her passion for music and songwriting, her parents decided to move her to Nashville, TN when she was … Read more
