Skype is fast becoming the official communication tool of Microsoft Windows. Microsoft acquired Skype in 2011, last year Microsoft announced plans to retire Windows Live Messenger and replace it ...

With Windows 8 going on sale in just four days, Microsoft is doing a sensible thing and releasing a version of Skype optimized for Win 8. As you'd expect, Skype for Windows 8 has the same ...

How to update Skype on a PC. If you're using a PC running Windows 7 or 8, you can update Skype directly in the app. Here's how: 1. Turn on your PC and launch the Skype application on your computer.

Skype for Windows Phone (8/8.1) has a new drawing tool that allows users to send hand-drawn images and other personalized messages to recipients. Announced today in a blog post, the drawing ...

Microsoft has bundled the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview build with a number of major (but still experimental) features, including Skype integration. If you're an Insider on the "fast" ring ...

But Skype for Windows 8 thankfully doesn't suffer from the Windows Phone 7 version’s inability to run in the background (this has been fixed in Windows Phone 8). Of course, if you’re running ...

Perhaps the most useful feature in Skype’s Windows 8 app is its support for Snap. Users can drag the app to the right or left sidebar, and continue to see their video calls while using other apps.

If you're happy with it, select the envelope icon to send it off. Skype's blog didn't list support for Microsoft's Windows Phone, however, which seems odd since Microsoft owns Skype.

Click "Skype" to launch the Windows 8 Skype app, which is different than the desktop version of Skype. ... To sign out of Windows, click your user icon on the Start screen and choose "Sign Out." ...

Skype is a free video-calling platform that Microsoft acquired for $8.5 billion over a decade ago. Skype was once the go-to video-calling app and telecommunications industry disruptor.