Skype

March 25, 2014

In the U.K., Mother’s Day – aka Mothering Sunday – falls March 30. When adult children and their parents are separated by many miles, Skype keeps those familial bonds strong.

March 25, 2014

Skype recently invited fashion-forward fems to style an outfit around a pair of boyfriend jeans and out of those entries, eight semi-finalists have been selected. Now it’s up to you, dear reader, to vote for your favorite semi-finalist.

March 19, 2014

Imagine being able to leave Skype running on your phone all day without having to worry about your battery life. Now, with Skype 4.7 for Android that battery-sipping technology is available.

March 19, 2014

Skype recently asked users what they’d like to read about in a Tips & Tricks post, and sign-in issues topped the list. So on Tuesday that request was answered with the ultimate guide to diagnosing sign-in problems.

March 17, 2014

Bell will share his ideas about the future of music, creativity and worldwide collaboration in his TED talk. That collaboration includes his vision of a “Skype wall in my studio – with people all around the world collaborating and creating music.”

March 17, 2014

Adam Keating, who lives with his wife and 6-year-old son in Dublin and spends a quarter of his job on the road, uses Skype to put his own modern spin on the gift of gab. He says, “The first thing you have to understand is that the Irish gift of gab is not just about talking, it’s about relating.”

March 17, 2014

If your parents have never used Skype before, it’s easy to get them there. Shana Pearlman walks you through the steps to set up the Skype for Windows desktop and Skype for Mac, as well as on any kind of smartphone or tablet if your parents would rather use those devices.

March 13, 2014

You can now be the “captain” of your Skype emoticons – “Captain America,” that is, as well as four other limited-edition emoticons: the mysterious Winter Soldier, Nick Fury, Black Widow and Bucky, all featured in the upcoming film, “Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”

March 12, 2014

Skype Labs, the in-house innovation hub, is celebrating its fifth anniversary of improving the Skype experience for the product’s more than 300 million monthly users, who generate more than 2 billion minutes of Skype audio and video calls every day.