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Skype Hopes Its Redesign Takes It Beyond Video Chat

This entry was posted in Gadget Lab Gear messaging Microsoft Skype on June 1, 2017 by David Pierce

Microsoft today is launching a completely revamped version of its Skype application, with a new set of features that draw obvious inspiration from messaging rivals, like Messenger and Snapchat. Yes, that means Skype now has its own Stories-like feature, which it’s calling Highlights, as well as a redesign that puts the camera only a swipe away from your chats, among other things. The… Read More

Skype’s Snapchat-inspired makeover puts the camera a swipe away, adds ...

This entry was posted in Android apps Apps chat iOS apps Microsoft Mobile Skype Social TC on June 1, 2017 by Sarah Perez

Microsoft wants in on the Google Home and Amazon Echo party. Harman Kardon makes this Echo-lookalike is made by Harman Kardon and it’s powered by Microsoft’s Cortana voice platform. The device apparently launches this fall and could be officially revealed later this week. Called the Invoke, the product page for the unannounced product was discovered by Thurrott.com before it was… Read More

Harman Kardon’s Cortana-powered speaker leaks ahead of launch

This entry was posted in Amazon Gadgets Microsoft Skype software Windows 10 and tagged google on May 8, 2017 by Matt Burns

Skype, the Microsoft-owned service that helped pioneer and popularize the rise of voice and video calls over the internet, is killing off one of the features that it added in later years to try to make the service more ubiquitous, especially amon...

Skype is killing off its WiFi service March 31 to ...

This entry was posted in Mobile Skype TC wi-fi on February 27, 2017 by Ingrid Lunden

facebook-party-call — We might finally get to stop asking, “Wait, what’s your Skype name” thanks to a test of new Facebook group audio calling on desktop. Facebook launched group voice calls on its mobile Messenger app in April, and now it’s working out the kinks to bring the feature to your home and office. It could become a useful alternative to traditional conference calls by piggy-backing… Read More

Facebook Messenger strikes at Skype with desktop group voice calling

This entry was posted in Apps Mobile Skype Social TC and tagged facebook on December 16, 2016 by Josh Constine

skype-mingo-android — A new Skype application dubbed “Skype Mingo” has been spotted in the wild, offering Android users the ability to use Skype as the native calling app and contacts manager for their smartphone, while still being able to take advantage of Skype features like chat, file and photo sharing, video calls, and its new bots. The app, still in alpha testing according to Google Play, was… Read More

A new Skype application dubbed “Skype Mingo” has been spotted in the wild, offering Android users the ability to use Skype as the native calling app and contacts manager for their smartphone, while still being able to take advantage of Skype features like chat, file and photo sharing, video calls, and its new bots. The app, still in alpha testing according to Google Play, was… Read More

Skype begins testing an all-in-one app on Android offering native ...

This entry was posted in Android apps Apps Microsoft Mobile Skype TC on December 15, 2016 by Sarah Perez

Airborne drone delivery is still more PR than public reality, but wheeled, self-driving delivery bots could be trundling down a sidewalk near you sooner than you think. London-based Starship Technologies, which counts Skype co-founders Ahti Heinl...