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December 26, 2013

Diverse Learners uses Skype to help students with disabilities

For students with learning disabilities, Skype has become vital for help with studying, time management, personal development and software training.

December 26, 2013

6 great reasons to stay up past midnight on New Year’s Eve

…5-4-3-2-1, Happy New Year! Then off to sleep, right? Not so fast, says the team over at Skype Blogs, who list six reasons to stay up for a while after the clock strikes twelve on Jan. 1. One is to use Skype to greet the new year with friends and family around the world, some of whom might be hours away from the big event and wondering what 2014 is like.

December 23, 2013

Skype hardware tips to help you gear up for your holiday calls

Planning to make calls to friends and loved ones? Here are some last-minute things you can do for a great Skype experience.

December 23, 2013

Prize-winning travel blogger includes Skype as one of her must-haves

Shivya Nath has become a top-rated blogger, and this year she won “Best Indian Travel Blog” honors from IndiBlogger. Nath says she couldn’t do what she does without the help of some essentials tools, and a Skype Unlimited World subscription is one of them.

December 21, 2013

In the ‘Nick’ of time: Skype, your holiday elf, is here

Think of Skype as your holiday elf. If you can’t travel to see relatives, consider sending a Skype video message to them, or doing a Skype video call, writes Nicol Addison on Skype’s Big Blog.

December 11, 2013

Join Skype at the White House Wednesday where your questions will be answered

Be sure to tune in Wednesday between 12:45 and 1:30 p.m. PT to hear Vice President Joseph R. Biden and Cecilia Muñoz, the president’s domestic policy advisor and director of the Domestic Policy Council, answer questions from Skype users about immigration.

December 10, 2013

Updated Skype for Windows Phone 8 loads faster, adds copy-and-paste for instant messaging

An updated version of Skype for Windows Phone 8, version 2.13, was released Tuesday and it gives users a faster start-up time, the ability to copy-and-paste instant messages in chat and adds other fixes and improvements.

December 6, 2013

Real estate showings using Skype helps both buyers and agents

When potential homebuyers, strapped by time or distance, can’t get over to a house or condo for a tour by their real estate agents, more and more agents are making visits possible by using Skype to show properties.

December 6, 2013

Not ready for your Skype close-up on Xbox One? You can change that

Getting on Skype when you’re on Xbox One is fun, including its use of Kinect to put you on center stage on the screen. Kinect automatically zooms in or out to keep everything centered, even when you get up and move around during your video chat. But if you don’t want a close-up, you can change that, writes Matthew de Beer on Skye’s Tips & Tricks blog.

December 5, 2013

Submit your questions for the White House via Skype

Skype and Bing are teaming up to connect you – yes you – to the White House. On Dec. 11 between 12:45-1:30 p.m. PT, the Vice President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden, and Cecilia Muñoz, the President’s Domestic Policy Advisor and the Director of the Domestic Policy Council, will answer questions from Skype users about immigration, an important issue to many people in our lives. The discussion will be streamed live at bing.com/whitehouse.