Tag Archives : Skype

Microsoft announced integrating Skype into it’s web based email service, Outlook.com in the  United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Germany, Brazil, and France which according to Microsoft has more than 400 million active accounts. Outlook.com already has links with Facebook, Google, LinkedIn and Twitter. “Email is an important and personal tool for most people, but there are moments [...]

Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 8.1 will have Skype bundled out of the box and will be available from the start screen according to blog posts by Microsoft. ‘As the default communications experience in Windows 8.1, we will continue to focus on delivering the best communications experience for Windows users through Skype. We received valuable feedback since the launch of the Skype [...]

Microsoft has on Monday launched Skype video calling features for Outlook.com, which allows users to make video calls directly from their Browsers. Users here in the UK will be the first to recieve the feature. The roll out will start in the UK today, followed by US and Germany availability in the “coming weeks,” and worldwide support by the summer. “With the preview version of Skype [...]

Microsoft is testing video message feature on Skype. Skype users in the UK and US using the iOS, Android, and OSX apps can now send video messages up to three minutes long to each other. Strangely Skype Video Messages won’t immediately come to Windows Phone or Windows 8. Video messages sent to Windows users will send a link to the user where they can watch the video online. Tom Warren of The Verge [...]

Facebook has introduced out free voice calling for iPhone users within Facebook Messenger app for users in the US, earlier they tested after testing it for a short time in Canada. Free VOIP calling is already popular with apps like Viber, it is pretty big news when it lands on a Facebook app. Of course, the benefits of using Facebook Messenger to make voice calls are that it’s free with Wi-Fi and [...]

Skype today released version 3.0 on Android, with a revamped UI, optimization for Tablets  and better audio codecs. Skype has optimized the new tablet UI for the Galaxy Tab 2, Nexus 7, the Transformer Prime from ASUS, and a few others. “We’re excited about these enhancements which are added to the long list of things you can already do on Skype including video calling, sending and receiving [...]

Ransomware “Dorkbot,” which has previously attacked both Twitter and Facebook, through messages that use social engineering tactics lead users into clicking on links has not infected Skype according to  reports from Trend Micro and other security firms, as well as from a  forum thread on Skype.com. Affected users receive messages from friends in their Skype contact lists with some variation on [...]

Skype released version 5.11 for Windows  which allows Skype sign in with Microsoft and Facebook accounts. Skype users can send and receive IM messages from friends who are using Messenger, Xbox, Hotmail or Outlook.com. Other goodies include :     Sign in with a Microsoft or Facebook account. You can now sign into Skype directly using a Microsoft or Facebook account, without having [...]

“One million people have signed up for a new, modern email experience at Outlook.com. Thanks!” @Outlook tweeted. Microsoft’s new email service, Outlook.com, may become a success and provide redemption for Hotmail’s terrible reputation. The site adding 1 million users in about six hours is definitely good news for Microsoft. While launching Outlook.com Microsoft said that it [...]

Microsoft’s announced Outlook.com on Tuesday , a new online email service which gives its email application a much-needed makeover, it cleans up the inbox user interface and adds several social networking features . Outlook.com will exist separately from Hotmail, feature-wise,  the email features are basically the same across the two services,visually –  Outlook.com is everything Hotmail [...]