Security
There's no 'Skype' in Teams: Microsoft lets signing key for its Debian Skype repository slip gently into the night
Summer Solstice: A time for dancing, druids, and certificate errors
22 Jun 2021 20:05 | 13
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SaaS
There's no 'I' in Teams so Microsoft issues 6-month warning for laggards still on Skype for Business Online
The axeman cometh
02 Feb 2021 14:48 | 39
In brief
SHRT hits the fan for first-gen Surface Hub users: Jumped-up whiteboard can now be updated via dedicated tool
Also: Santa drops a final Windows Insider release, new PowerShell, Skype Together Mode
22 Dec 2020 11:35 | 3
In brief
Windows 10 to let you know that your SSD is dying rather than throwing out a BSOD when it's already too late
Also: Users split across 3 versions of OS, PowerToys update, MRTK support for Oculus Quest 2
05 Oct 2020 16:00 | 22
Software
Microsoft sprinkles a little Skype Meet Now integration on Windows 10 for Insiders
Plus: Annoying chat show host asks 'What the hell happened to Skype?' and users cry out: Let my People go... or at least banish it from Start
24 Sep 2020 17:35 | 20
In brief
You've had your pandemic holiday, now Microsoft really is going to kill off TLS 1.0, 1.1
Plus: Skype plays catch-up, Barracuda goes Azure, and WinUI slings another preview
20 Jul 2020 15:23 | 8
Updated
Skype for Windows 10 and Skype for Desktop duke it out: Only Electron left standing
I just can't quit you, Skype. Oh maybe I can... they've tweaked the close function
24 Jun 2020 11:53 | 38
Roundup
After all the excitement of Windows 10 2004, Insider builds go back to square one
Also: Multi-window Teams, Skype does the Blankety Blank dance, and more
01 Jun 2020 11:20 | 8
Roundup
Microsoft decrees that all high-school IT teachers were wrong: Double spaces now flagged as typos in Word
Also: new .NET previews, 365 rebrando-tanks roll on, and more
27 Apr 2020 12:02 | 236
Roundup
Four new bugs? You shouldn't have: Microsoft celebrates 45 years with dollop of borkage on Windows Insider Fast Ring
Also: Skype goes attention-seeking and Edge shares its scrolling smarts with Chromium
06 Apr 2020 19:01 | 4
Legal
Britain's courts lurch towards Skype and conference calls for trials as COVID-19 distancing kicks in
Coronavirus forces judges to join the 21st century more or less overnight
23 Mar 2020 16:04 | 26
Roundup
Microsoft Notepad: If it ain't broke, shove it in the Store, then break it?
For the love of Windows, please leave that poor text editor alone
19 Aug 2019 12:05 | 78
Software
Friends, it's fine. Don't worry about randomers listening to your Skype convos. Microsoft has tweaked an FAQ a bit
'Automated and manual' data processing – so humans, yeah?
15 Aug 2019 11:13 | 38
OSes
Official: Microsoft will take an axe to Skype for Business Online. Teams is your new normal
Blade to swing in 2021, but 'onboarding' for new Office 365ers starts in September
31 Jul 2019 09:27 | 101
Software
Skype for Web arrives to bring the world together. As long as the world is on Chrome and... Edge?
Hello? Is this thing on?
08 Mar 2019 12:05 | 39
Security
Can't unlock an Android phone? No problem, just take a Skype call: App allows passcode bypass
Neat trick for spying spouses, bad bosses, other miscreants with hands on your mobe. A fix is available
03 Jan 2019 23:03 | 47
Roundup
Whatchu got for us this week, Microsoft? Skype, Powerpoint tweaks and – oh – another foldable
Gaps continue to close in MS's messaging platform as fanbois dream of new devices
10 Dec 2018 11:59 | 16
Interview
OneDrive Skype integration goes live aaand... OneDrive falls over in Europe
Chat platform chap: 'Probably not us'
30 Nov 2018 14:35 | 30
Personal Tech
Microsoft dropkicks Cortana with Skype functionality on Alexa
Plus: Cloud file-sharing on desktop and mobile clients
22 Nov 2018 12:50 | 9
Analysis
In news that will shock absolutely no one, America's cellphone networks throttle vids, strangle rival Skype
Net neutrality probe finds it's not the end of the world, though
08 Nov 2018 21:40 | 54
Roundup
Till Microsoft finds it a place on the path unwinding, it's the circle, the circle of Skype
What's that coming over the hill? Is it ProcDump, a Linux ProcDump?
06 Nov 2018 11:20 | 10
Software
In memoriam: See you in Valhalla, Skype Classic. Version 8 can never replace you
Microsoft hammers the final nail into 7's coffin
02 Nov 2018 18:00 | 42
Roundup
Skype bot airport action, Retpolining into 2019, old Kubernetes versions for the chop in Azure, and much more Microsoft
Boop beep boop beep boop, your flight's cancelled
22 Oct 2018 13:16 | 6
Software
Using Microsoft's Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations? Using Skype? Not for long!
Upcoming update could bork on-prem logins, warns Redmond
03 Oct 2018 11:24 | 9
Software
Microsoft gets ready to kill Skype Classic once again: 'This time we mean it'
Remember remember the first of November
28 Sep 2018 10:47 | 92
Software
Still using Skype? Good news! After HOURS of meetings, Microsoft reckons it knows when you're Not Active
Plus: New passive aggressive 'Quiet Mode'
21 Sep 2018 13:20 | 43
Science
Microsoft's collaboration software Teams works on its collaboration hardware Surface Hub
Coming soon to a massive jumped-up whiteboard near you
19 Sep 2018 13:23 | 8
Updated
Guys, you need to sit down and have a chat: Skype rolls out SMS a week after Microsoft
Skype also does MMS. Your Phone also does photos. Neither talks to iOS
11 Sep 2018 12:36 | 15
Personal Tech
Skype can now record your 'special moments' in front of the computer
Except that one. Nobody wants that kept for posterity
05 Sep 2018 13:50 | 23
Software
Microsoft takes a pruning axe to Skype's forest of features
Say farewell to Highlights ... if you even noticed it was there
04 Sep 2018 02:28 | 48
OSes
Your Phone prematurely ejected, Skype texting on the way, and 900 more years of Windows
Three SMS platforms? Oh Redmond, you spoil us
20 Aug 2018 11:02 | 32
SaaS
In Microsoft land, cloud comes to you! Office 365 stuff to be bled into on-prem Office 2019 Server
Redmond smiles: We want to support customers in journey to cloud
25 Jul 2018 14:07 | 21
Software
Skype Classic headed for the chopping block on September 1
You will learn to love version 8, whether you like it or not
17 Jul 2018 10:17 | 70
Software
Even Microsoft's lost interest in Windows Phone: Skype and Yammer apps killed
Use iOS or Android, says Redmond, as telephony APIs sprout in Windows
24 Apr 2018 08:02 | 91
OSes
Skype for Business has nasty habit of closing down… for business
It's not just you, VoIP app is prone to failures
11 Apr 2018 19:33 | 45
On-Prem
What the @#$%&!? Microsoft bans nudity, swearing in Skype, emails, Office 365 docs
Adults-only Xbox games are OK – but you can't publicly tell Cortana to go screw itself
28 Mar 2018 05:30 | 288
OSes
That terrifying 'unfixable' Microsoft Skype security flaw: THE TRUTH
Oh yeah, we patched that in October, Windows giant yawns
15 Feb 2018 19:58 | 38
Personal Tech
Can't login to Skype? You're not alone. Chat app's been a bit crap for five days now
Something something two-factor authentication – Microsoft
29 Jan 2018 21:46 | 28
Updated
Skype, Slack, other apps inherit Electron vuln
Devs, check your protocol handling, patch if necessary
24 Jan 2018 04:01 | 7
Personal Tech
Microsoft finally injects end-to-end chat crypto into Skype – ish...
If you sign up to be a tester
11 Jan 2018 23:06 | 20
Legal
Belgian court says Skype must provide interception facilities
Microsoft classified as a telco, so told to cough up. It may gaufre an appeal
16 Nov 2017 05:35 | 37
Software
Cortana, please finish my sentences in Skype texts for me
Redmond's AI assistant can now scan your messages and make your more eloquent
10 Oct 2017 06:04 | 44
Software
Scared of that new-fangled 'cloud'? Office 2019 to the rescue!
Next release promises nice offline features, Matlock before bedtime
26 Sep 2017 18:41 | 54
SaaS
Microsoft sparks up Ignite with fresh Azure, Office 365 features
Redmond also shows off SQL Server 2017 and internal Bing
25 Sep 2017 13:00 | 12
Software
Skype for Business is not Skype – realising that is half the battle
Wait, come back. There are some... good bits, promise
01 Aug 2017 08:06 | 76
Software
Microsoft boasted it had rebuilt Skype 'from the ground up'. Instead, it should have buried it
Users slam attempt to infuse app with social media magic
05 Jul 2017 20:40 | 238
OSes
Make sure your Skype is up to date because FYI there's a nasty hole in it
Nothing to see here, says Microsoft, just more crappy code
27 Jun 2017 12:26 | 15
Networks
Microsoft says Skype outages are over – a few hours too early
Global Skype outages spill over onto a second day
20 Jun 2017 18:48 | 7
Software
Microsoft officially hangs up on old Skype phones, users fuming
Then again it has been four years coming
09 Jun 2017 10:06 | 80
Software
Microsoft beefs up Skype for Business as Amazon Chimes in
Corporate comms face-off
28 Mar 2017 10:31 | 7
Analysis
With Skype, Microsoft's messaging strategy looks coherent at last (almost)
It'll probably change next week
22 Mar 2017 17:05 | 24
Updated
Microsoft cloud TITSUP: Skype, Outlook, Xbox, OneDrive, Hotmail down
Total Inability To Skype Ur Parents
21 Mar 2017 19:03 | 90
Software
Skype-on-Linux graduates from Alpha to Beta status
Decent effort, but it is hard to see why Redmond is bothering
02 Mar 2017 04:54 | 30
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
A webcam is not so much a leering eye as the barrel of a gun
It wants to see me stripped
17 Feb 2017 10:05 | 90
Software
Update or shut up: Microsoft's choice for desktop Skypers
Mac and Windows Skype users given until March 1st to modernise themselves
06 Feb 2017 06:27 | 57
Security
Infosec bods: This is a backdoor in Skype for Macs. Microsoft: No.
Dodgy API let apps and plugins silently pry into chat logs, record calls and more
14 Dec 2016 19:13 | 20
Software
Windows Insiders are so passé, Microsoft now has Skype Insiders
If call quality is even worse than usual, this could be the reason
09 Nov 2016 05:38 | 17
OSes
Skype for Linux users can crash-test video calls in v1.10 Alpha
Redmond's cloud to kill off older versions
10 Oct 2016 21:14 | 16
Software
Enterprise Yammer goes on end-of-life list for January 2017
Standalone product to stay, but if you want it in Office 365, change your subscription
28 Sep 2016 00:47 | 7
On-Prem
Skype shuts down London office, hangs up on hundreds of devs
Cloud move means old-school p2p no longer needed
18 Sep 2016 23:24 | 76
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