Last week, Microsoft's Skype team promised big things were coming to the platform as its newer more publicized cousin Teams continued to hog the company's conferencing and chat services spotlight. According to a recent press release, Skype users can expect ... Read more
Skype has been redesigned several times since Microsoft acquired the company 10 years ago, but the app is about to get another significant makeover over the next few months. Microsoft details its plans for an “improved, faster, reliable, and super ... Read more
Microsoft’s Skype app updated for both iOS and Android devices this past week. The app update for Apple’s iOS devices, such as the iPad and iPhone, brought the app up to Version 8.75 and added a better Share extension with ... Read more
Microsoft is bringing one of its popular meetings features over to 1-on-1 calls in Skype this month. Luis Carrasco, Head of Product - Skype, has recently announced on Twitter that Skype now supports Together mode for 1:1 calls. Microsoft recently ... Read more
Microsoft has announced the release of a new Skype Insider build, which brings a few new features across all platforms. The biggest addition is an animated backgrounds feature for video calls, which will let users choose GIFs from local files ... Read more
Microsoft has put out an additional reminder (ht ZNET) for Skype for Business Online users to migrate to another platform before the service is shut down later this month on July 31st. While organisations still on Skype for Business Online ... Read more
One of the more interesting bits of news to come out of Microsoft’s massive Windows 11 info dump yesterday was confirmation that the company’s Skype app will not be pre-installed on new Windows 11 devices or remain on existing devices ... Read more
Microsoft showed off a lot of new features coming to Windows 11 but was understandably silent on what users will miss when upgrading. Fortunately, later Microsoft published a list of features that will be deprecated or removed when Windows 11 ... Read more
Microsoft’s Skype for iPhone and Skype for iPad apps both updated this week with some significant changes. This update brings both apps up to Version 8.71 and added support for in-client Skype number purchases, revamped the share extension, and more ... Read more
In case you are looking for a webcam to use on your PC, you can use the Xbox Kinect as a webcam on Windows 10. Once you make your Kinect a webcam on Windows 10, you can use it for ... Read more
Microsoft has started rolling out some important updates to give users more control over how their voice data is used to improve its speech recognition technology. The new setting will allow users to choose if the company can use their voice recordings to enhance the performance of its voice-enabled products and services.
Skype video calls are getting better this week with a new Together Mode inspired by Microsoft Teams. Available with the latest update on Windows, Mac, Linux, and the web, Together Mode uses AI to digitally place participants of a video ... Read more
At a time where Zoom and Microsoft Teams are slowly but surely becoming the default apps for holding video meetings, Skype is trying to keep up with a new Large Grid mode for video calls. The new feature is now ... Read more
The Skype team has released a new update on all platforms that makes it possible to add up to 100 participants to a group call.
Insider build 8.66 is now available for all Skype Insiders and it features a pretty major change; added support for up to 100 participants in a group call from 50. This build also features fixes relating to contacts, language settings, and ... Read more
The latest Skype Insider update introduces a new "Raise hand” feature for Skype video meetings, which Microsoft previously added to Microsoft Teams earlier this year.
Microsoft has just released the Windows 10 preview build 20221 for Insiders in the Dev Channel, and the main new feature is the addition of a shortcut to Skype’s Meet Now feature in the Taskbar.
The Android version of the Skype app updated today with some improvements to the way contacts are managed plus the usual bug fixes and refinements. The biggest change though is the added support for Android Auto, a feature that allows ... Read more
Microsoft news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab some coffee, and enjoy the read! Xbox Game Pass apps update on iOS and Android with a new design and ... Read more
Microsoft has released a new Skype update on all platforms which brings some interesting platform-specific functionalities, including predefined backgrounds and a 3x4 grid view for video calls on the desktop.
The latest Skype version 8.62 is now live for everyone to download, which will let you blur your background during video meetings when using Skype on the iPhone and iPad.