Microsoft-owned messaging platform Skype has largely been content to let its Web-based client obsolesce since its introduction last year — the browser-based Skype interface has long lacked many of the ...

Microsoft has started making available a beta of Skype that will run in Web browsers. Microsoft's Skype for Web beta, announced on November 14, is aimed at users who want and need to use Skype without ...

Skype is making its web app more like the desktop version with a few new ways to reach non-Skype users. With Skype for Web, users can now place voice calls to any mobile phone or landline through the ...

A Web-based version of Skype could be useful for many reasons, but it's proving glitchy even with Microsoft's own products. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

A web version of Skype was introduced last year, allowing you to access your Skype conversations from any computer without first having to install the desktop app. To align Skype for Web with the ...

The day is finally here, Chromebook users. Microsoft launched Skype for Web worldwide this week, enabling access to Skype instant messaging on Chromebooks. Previously, Microsoft was blocking ...

Microsoft's plan to drop the Modern version of Skype for Windows has created a bunch of unanswered questions. Here are a few clarifications from the Skype team. Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech ...

Thanks to a just-released update, Skype for Web is now just as functional as its desktop and smartphone app counterparts, with support for HD video calling now also on the web app. Chrome and ...

The Web version of Skype has added support for calling landlines and mobile phones directly, making it a bit easier to make cheap calls from your browser. That's not the extent of its update, though — ...

Microsoft has improved the browser-based version of Skype with new several tools. To start, users can now call mobile phones and landlines from the web, including international numbers (Skype credit ...

If you’re a heavy Skype user, you probably aren’t a Chromebook user—and that’s probably because the two have never really played very well together. That’s at least starting to change starting today, ...

Skype has announced a brand-new version of Skype for Linux users today, as the Microsoft-owned VoIP client looks to play catch up with its brethren on other platforms. Many users of the existing Linux ...