Microsoft will add new features for individuals and families to its Teams collaboration and communication app, seeking to expand further beyond the workplace and into the personal lives of its… Read More
Microsoft contractors listen to certain types of Skype calls and Cortana recordings, Motherboard reported on Wednesday. The discovery adds to growing consumer unease about tech employees listening to conversations thought… Read More
What’s the best way to show off your mobile networking technology? How about demonstrating that the technology can seamlessly switch between WiFi, cellular and satellite data connectivity while it’s flying… Read More
Skype audio and video calling is now available on Alexa-powered devices, the latest integration to come out of the alliance between Amazon and Microsoft forged last year. The feature was… Read More
Just four months into Microsoft’s fiscal year, the company has spent more on acquisitions than it has in many entire years in the past. According to a GeekWire analysis, Microsoft’s… Read More
Microsoft is attempting to rebound from the backlash it has suffered since acquiring and messing with Skype, the popular internet calling service that it paid $8.5 billion for in 2011.… Read More
Bigger than Nokia and Minecraft, smaller than LinkedIn and Skype. And nowhere near Yahoo, but that doesn’t count because it wasn’t completed. That is how Microsoft’s agreement to acquire GitHub… Read More
Google announced Monday morning that its enterprise video calling app, Hangouts Meet, will be capable of connecting directly to competing apps, including Microsoft Skype for Business. In doing so, Google… Read More
Remote technical interviews are often full of friction, requiring candidates to flip between their video chatting and testing apps. In a bid to solve that problem and gain a competitive… Read More
Skype users can now send money to one another thanks to a new partnership with PayPal. Called “Send Money,” the new feature lets Skype users in 22 countries link their… Read More
Microsoft this morning announced a redesign of Skype that will look pretty familiar to Snapchat users. Billed by the company as the “next generation of Skype” the changes bring a host… Read More
Will Skype be the killer app for Microsoft’s aspiring Amazon Echo killer? Harman International, the Samsung subsidiary, this morning released new details about its upcoming Harman Kardon smart speaker, to be powered by… Read More
The first official White House press briefing was an extra-crowded affair on Monday, but Press Secretary Sean Spicer said some journalists will soon be able to use Skype to participate… Read More
FOLLOW-UP: Microsoft unveils ‘Teams’ chat-based workspace for Office 365, challenging Slack Microsoft is expected to unveil its rival to the wildly popular workplace collaboration tool Slack this morning. And Slack is already… Read More
ATLANTA, GA. — Microsoft rolled out several new Skype for Business updates on Monday here at its Ignite conference, but did not reveal anything about a rumored Slack competitor. Gurdeep… Read More
Microsoft will close Skype’s London office as part of its efforts to consolidate its presence in the United Kingdom. The decision to close the office puts 220 positions at risk,… Read More
You may soon see small six-wheeled self-driving delivery robots strolling around the streets of Seattle. Starship Technologies, an Estonia-based company started by Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis, is meeting… Read More
Microsoft is building a workplace collaboration tool, called Skype Teams, according to a report from mspoweruser.com. The chat app would put Microsoft in direct competition with Slack, which has become… Read More
More than four months ago, Microsoft unveiled plans to add a bot framework to Skype, letting users chat directly with bots to do things like book trips and buy tickets to shows. Today,… Read More
Microsoft today released a new free tool called Skype Meetings that allows small businesses and others to have audio and video meetings, challenging Google Hangouts and other free videoconference services. Skype… Read More
Device maker Xiaomi has agreed to acquire nearly 1,500 Microsoft patents and pre-install Office and Skype on its Android-based smartphones and tablets, giving the Redmond company’s apps a new channel to reach… Read More
NEW ORLEANS, La. — What would it be like to interact with your favorite video game character in a live video chat? Or how about if your child wanted to… Read More
Skype is getting the power of the Cortana virtual assistant thanks to Microsoft’s new bot framework, and with it, the power to book hotels, buy things online and plan your day.… Read More
Microsoft is fleshing out the Skype for Web app with some welcome new features that combine the best of the desktop app with the benefits of being based in a browser.… Read More
Skype may still be the best way talk to you parents across the country or message your friends from your desktop, but Slack is quickly gaining ground as the defacto group messaging… Read More
Sending a message on the popular communications tool Slack sometimes isn’t really enough to convey the full meaning of the message. Sometimes, you just need to talk face to face.… Read More
IT teams currently have to turn to third-party solutions for advanced Skype for Business diagnostics and analytics, but Microsoft has acquired one of those solutions to improve the experience for enterprise users.… Read More
Talko, the mobile communications startup co-founded by former Microsoft chief software architect Ray Ozzie, has been acquired by Microsoft’s Skype division, the companies just announced. All of the startup’s employees… Read More
Unify Square is the latest company of techies to bust a rhyme. In this new video, “MC Cloud” raps about the Bellevue-based company’s services, helping businesses implement Skype for Business,… Read More
Unify Square, a Bellevue-based startup that helps companies implement Skype for Business, has raised $4 million in funding to expand its existing network operations center in India. The eight-year-old company helps… Read More