After 23 years of connecting people around the world, Skype, the popular video-calling service, is shutting down. Microsoft, ...

Shutting down Skype will help Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab focus on its homegrown Teams service by simplifying its communication offerings, the software giant said on Friday. Sign up here.

Microsoft is discontinuing Skype in May after 22 years of service. Kurt the CyberGuy addresses other options for ...

Founded in 2003 by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, Skype has been a popular internet calling platform. Now that it has ...

In 2014, Facebook bought WhatsApp, a mobile messaging app, and months later, users gained the ability to place calls across borders. WhatsApp took off globally. So did Tencent's WeChat.

Founded in 2003 by a group of engineers in Tallinn, Estonia, Skype was a pioneer in making telephone calls using the internet ... Like Boston.com on Facebook (Opens in a New Tab) ...

Advertisement Advertisement Founded in 2003 by a group of engineers in Tallinn, Estonia, Skype was a pioneer in making telephone calls using the internet instead of landlines. It relied on VOIP ...