Skype, despite built-in advertising and no privacy guarantees is still a very popular Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and instant messaging (IM) client. Indeed, Microsoft is replacing Windows Live ...

The Chinese version of Skype contains spyware that searches for blacklisted words and phrases, blocks instant messages that contain them, copies them to servers and captures the rest of IM chats that ...

VoIP giant Skype is now letting Web sites and other Internet applications tap into the pool of people using the Luxembourg-based company's instant-messaging service. The company on Wednesday unleashed ...

Microsoft has announced it will retire its instant messaging service on March 15 and asked users to switch to Skype. Microsoft mum on whether it can tap Skype calls Messenger will be shut down ...

The day is finally here, Chromebook users. Microsoft launched Skype for Web worldwide this week, enabling access to Skype instant messaging on Chromebooks. Previously, Microsoft was blocking ...

The Skype video call and messaging service is shutting down today, 14 years after replacing Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger. Skype was first released in August 2003 by a collective of Swedish, ...