The new subscription plans cover 170 countries and will launch Thursday. According to Skype, the plans, which start at $1.09 a month and offer call rates as low as 1 cent per minute to any of the 170 ...

Skype has been primarily used for video and audio calls over the years, but Microsoft has been trying to make sure the app is relevant for messaging recently. As services like Facebook Messenger, ...

In addition to the Skype plug-in, Facebook also unveiled a group chat feature that allows multiple people to chat simultaneously via text and a redesigned layout that will include a buddy list on ...

The best part of the recent Skype beta was its battle royale video chatting. But the beta label is gone—and now the (free) fun is too. Group chat will now cost $4. ...

Facebook began bringing video calling to the masses Wednesday, partnering with Skype to provide the free chat service to its 750 million members. Video calling comes to the world's largest social ...

The power of AI-powered Bing chat is in voice search. Microsoft on Wednesday brought the Bing search and chat experience to Skype and to mobile on iOS and Android, using the Bing mobile app and Edge ...

Skype 5.0 is ready to download. It’s out of beta and now includes Facebook integration and better call reliability. It also previews a nifty multi-party video chat feature. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers ...