
Skype brings background blurring feature to iOS app
Skype updated its iOS app with a new background blurring feature.

Skype reminds everyone that they can do video calls without the app or account
Skype tweeted a reminder that there is no sign-up or download required for anyone to start a group video call.

Ready to feel the force with Skype?
Skype gets into the Star Wars fun with special emoticons.

Microsoft's heavily redesigned Skype for desktop client is now available
Strangely, users on the latest versions of Windows 10 will have to wait a while to get the new features.

Microsoft redesigns Skype with Snapchat-inspired features
Skype, the Internet video-calling service that was acquired by Microsoft some six years ago, will finally be getting a major facelift.

Skype updates its iPhone and iPad apps with Siri integration and CallKit support
In addition to allowing you to answer Skype calls from your lockscreen just like a regular phone call and store your Skype contacts in Apple's Contacts app, the updated Skype apps also let you use Siri voice commands to start a Skype call.

Lenovo will pre-install Microsoft Office, OneDrive, and Skype on its Android devices
Part of a deepening of their strategic relationship, the two companies have also entered into a patent cross-licensing agreement.

Facebook and Microsoft join forces to lay Internet cable across the Atlantic
The undersea cable, called MAREA, is 6,600km long and has a bandwidth of 160Tbps (terabits per second).