The Skype team is planning to replace the Messenger instant-messaging client with Skype messaging a lot sooner than many expected. Mary Jo Foley Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 30 ...

Microsoft seems to be taking its Skype acquisition and integrating it further into the arsenal of products and services the company offers - namely Messenger (or Windows Live Messenger). An article ...

Learn about merging your contacts so you can keep chatting with friends when the Messenger service is retired next year. Nicole Cozma has an affinity for all things tech, but also dabbles in amateur ...

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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I am not a fan of Skype as an instant-messaging/chat client. I'm not the only one (by far) who feels this way. And the folks on the Skype team know there ...

Microsoft’s Skype division this morning confirmed that the company will be retiring its Windows Live Messenger service and shifting users to Skype for instant messaging and video calls. The news, ...

This morning Microsoft confirmed its biggest acquisition ever: they are purchasing Skype for $8.5 billion in cash. Eight-point-five BILLION. In CASH. - 23 million users online during peak times - 124 ...

Late last week a new Skype Beta was welded together in the Skype Garage (yes there is such a thing!). Skype 5.11 Beta enables “Skype users to reach even more of their friends and family” by letting ...

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