Skype is already used by many people for communication, but it’s set to become even more attractive in the near future as Microsoft moves to make extensive changes to the service. Instead of ...

Skype shares many of the basic defining elements of social media: namely, it is an online platform that allows people to communicate in a new way that costs less than previous communication channels.

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If you’ve used Microsoft’s Skype in recent years, you’ve probably noticed that the user experience is less than ideal because of the pervasiveness of ads in the software. Fortunately, that’s going to ...

Skype is one of those apps that has found numerous ways to irritate users over the years. But in something of a surprise move, Microsoft has announced a change that will instead delight. Considering ...

As it is still in its nascent stages, the digital communications platform says its initial roster of advertisers include Groupon, Visa and Universal Pictures thus far and that the ads will appear only ...

Usama is a news reporter at XDA who has a decade of experience in covering technology news across a variety of topics, with the primary area of focus being anything related to Microsoft. He also has a ...

What just happened? Skype was a leader in video communication back in 2003, but its relevance has slowly dwindled over the years. Microsoft is trying to reverse the trend with a move that is unusual ...

Skype's business model has always been to provide free peer-to-peer calling services, and to make their money on calls to landlines. This model served them well enough until MS took over. It's not as ...