We are seeing angry Skype users emerging around the globe as news about Microsoft removing a number emoticons which have the "potential to offend" spreads. However they sadly can't show their despair ...

It’s a sad day. As is so often the case, my copy editor was about to flip me the virtual bird on Skype and she couldn’t. Why? Because Microsoft is a prude. It turns out, Skype has removed its ...

SwiftKey, which is owned by Microsoft, just added Halo-themed stickers and emoticons lifted from Skype. Both Halo and Skype are Microsoft properties, further identifying SwiftKey as a Microsoft brand.

Linux users now have access to a new version of Skype. In an announcement today, Skype revealed the availability of an alpha version of a new Skype for Linux client, saying "the launch ... ensures we ...

Skype has introduced a set of Marvel super-heroes emoticons to the chat messaging side of the service to coincide with the release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier on 28 March in the UK, 4 April ...

We told you a couple weeks ago about how Yelp now lets you search with emoticons. A pair of scissors gets you salons nearby, the Korean flag finds you Korean restaurants, and so forth. On the other ...

London: Online video chat service Skype has reportedly removed some of emoticons for being 'potentially offensive' According to The BBC, icons like a smiley face showing middle finger and woman's legs ...

Today, Microsoft announced what it's calling personalized emoticons. The feature will allow users to take some emoticons and swap them out with other characters. For example, the first five faces on ...