Microsoft has unveiled a beta version of Skype for Web that allows the service to work directly in browsers.

A new Skype app is coming for the iPhone, and Skype says it has been completely rewritten from the ground up. Read on to find out what's coming with the new release.

At the inaugural Code Conference, Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, and Corporate VP of Skype and Lync, Gurdeep Pall, showed near real-time audio translation from English to German.

At long last, the two most basic options to manage your availability on Modern Skype have returned.

As part of the celebration, Skype will be offering 30 free minutes of Skype Wi-Fi to all users. Between 29 August and 1 September, users can sign up for 30 minutes of free Skype Wi-Fi, which can then be used at any time during the next 30 days.

Facebook has just launched a free VoIP call service via their Messenger app for iPhones. This feature is limited to US iPhones for now, with no further information on when this feature will appear for users outside of US.

Microsoft has confirmed that Skype will be replacing Windows Live Messenger on March 15 2013. The company plans to retire Windows Live Messenger in all countries except mainland China.

Skype, the voice call and chat service provider which was acquired by Microsoft late last year for US$8.5 million, has announced a new Modern-style version of Skype for Windows 8. The app will be pre-installed on devices from 12 manufacturers, and be made available in the Windows Store come October 26.

Aver today announced VCBridge, a video conferencing protocol bridge which is the industry's first and only device to incorporate Skype video calls directly into an H.323 multipoint video conference.

At Mobile World Congress 2012, Microsoft chose to keep things simple by announcing the release of the Skype App for Windows Phone, alongside new hardware requirements for devices targeted at entry level markets.