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Icahn’s reasons for eBay-PayPal spin-off still missing, yet ranting continues

Shareholder activist Carl Icahn continues a daily stream of threats aimed at eBay and PayPal, and yet has failed to… Read More

Microsoft fixes Skype for Outlook.com, makes integration available to users worldwide

Microsoft announced today that Skype for Outlook.com is finally available to users around the world and made a couple improvements… Read More

EBay Issues ‘The Truth About Skype’ in response to Icahn’s Accusations

The Skype spin-off has become a core piece of evidence in Carl Icahn’s campaign to force eBay to spin-off PayPal into… Read More

Icahn to eBay shareholders: Skype sale to Microsoft raises ‘red flags’

In a letter sent to eBay shareholders today, Carl Icahn calls eBay’s corporate governance “dysfunctional,” particularly when it came to… Read More

Microsoft demos video calls between Skype and Lync, coming ‘in a few months’

Updated at 9:50 a.m. with more details. Microsoft today demonstrated the upcoming ability for users of Skype and Lync to… Read More

Microsoft finally eradicates persistent Skype chat bugs

Microsoft announced today that users of Skype’s messaging function should now see all of their messages on every device that… Read More

Skype for iPhone and iPad gets HD video calling, catching up to Apple’s FaceTime

Skype just added the ability for users of its iOS app on the iPhone 5S, Retina iPad Mini and iPad… Read More

Skype says no user data stolen in Syrian Electronic Army attack

Skype’s social media properties and blogs were hijacked yesterday, with the Syrian Electronic Army, a hacker group loyal to the… Read More

Microsoft fends off legal challenge from Cisco over Skype acquisition

Microsoft no longer has the threat of yet another European antitrust case hanging over it. According to a report by… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsofties join Amazon drone team; Skype CFO to Puppet Labs; Porch hires 3 execs

—It seems as though just about everyone has heard of Amazon’s audacious plan to deploy flying delivery drones. Some are… Read More

Microsoft gives temporary reprieve to Skype headsets and recording apps, but still axing third-party chat

Last week, people who use the Microsoft-owned Skype phone/IM/video chat system on desktop computers received an unwelcome surprise. Via a… Read More

Microsoft’s Skype apps finally overhauled for Apple’s iOS 7

Apple’s iOS 7 has been accused of taking cues from Microsoft’s Windows Phone and Windows 8, but Microsoft sure took… Read More

Communication hub: Skype officially integrated with Outlook.com

Outlook.com users who want to make Skype phone calls without opening up another app can now do so from their… Read More

Microsoft: Skype to come bundled with Windows 8.1

When you install Windows 8.1, you’ll now have the opportunity to video call your friends and let them know that… Read More

Report: Microsoft allowed NSA to bypass encryption for access to Outlook emails, Skype conversations

Throughout the year, Microsoft has lambasted Google and accused them of shady privacy policies via its “Scroogled” campaign. But now, new… Read More

Skype revamps Android app after 100M installs

Skype today announced a new milestone for its Android app, and with it came a big update. There have now… Read More

Skype promises to improve messaging and boost feature parity across devices

Skype is promising to make it easier to access and send chat messages inside its apps —saying it’s “putting conversations at… Read More

Skype video messaging now available for free on every platform except Windows Phone

Skype’s free video messaging feature is fully out of beta today and everyone can now send as many three-minute moving messages to… Read More

‘Windows Everywhere’ ad defines Microsoft’s new era, helps explain looming reorg

A new Microsoft television ad, airing for the first time tonight, aims to introduce the public to the company’s new… Read More

Microsoft starts to integrate Skype with Outlook.com

Microsoft is starting to integrate Skype into Outlook.com, aiming to make its webmail service more of a universal communications hub.… Read More

Skype update: People Hub integration, HD video now enabled for Windows Phone

Windows Phone users who chat with Skype should enjoy better quality video and People Hub integration with the app’s latest… Read More

Microsoft connecting Skype to Lync for business users

One of the big questions when Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 billion was what would happen to Lync, the Redmond… Read More

Cisco: Microsoft’s ‘Windows first’ strategy out of touch with rise of Android, Apple

On the eve of Microsoft’s first-ever Lync Conference, Cisco today launched a campaign questioning Microsoft’s strategy of making its communication… Read More

Left out: Skype video message feature debuts for everything but Windows

Skype today launched a new beta video message feature, letting users record videos as long as three minutes and send… Read More

Open letter to Skype from digital rights advocates urges Microsoft to issue transparency reports

Over 100 Internet advocates, journalists and other organization members penned an open letter to Microsoft today, urging the Redmond software… Read More

Microsoft warns Messenger users: Skype deadline coming

Emails were sent out to Windows Live Messenger users today notifying them that the Microsoft is shutting down the chat service… Read More

Skype updates Windows Phone app, temporarily nixes People Hub integration

Microsoft’s Skype Division is temporarily removing integration with Windows Phone’s People Hub in the latest update to its app for… Read More

Instant messaging: Yahoo cutting ties to Microsoft

In a blog post late Friday, the Yahoo Messenger team announced that it’s cutting several features from the instant-messaging service… Read More

Confirmed: Microsoft retiring Messenger, shifting to Skype

Microsoft’s Skype division this morning confirmed that the company will be retiring its Windows Live Messenger service and shifting users… Read More

Report: Skype to replace Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger

Microsoft will be phasing out its Windows Live Messenger instant-messaging and video calling software in the coming months and replacing… Read More