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Microsoft has been toying with bringing texting functionality to Windows 10 PCs for a while now, and the company is still trying to figure out the best approach. As promised, Microsoft has updated ...

Skype on Thursday announced new cordless phones that will let users of its Internet phone service make calls without a computer or Wi-Fi connection. The new Phillips VoIP841 and Netgear cordless ...

Microsoft will push an update to PC users of its "modern" Skype for Windows app, starting next month. On July 7, Microsoft will begin replacing its touch-enabled modern Skype for Windows app with the ...

Skype hardware maker Ipevo announced on Tuesday the U.S. launch of the Solo, a desktop Skype phone that makes phone calls over the Internet without being tethered to a computer. Ipevo officials hope ...

The problem with free calls over the Internet is that you have to be at your computer to make them. You can’t be cooking, driving, operating heavy machinery or doing the thousands of other things we ...

We live in an age where working from home is rapidly becoming the norm for many of us. As such, comms apps like Skype are becoming increasingly useful for keeping in touch. Here are some pointers on ...

Skype, a provider of free Net telephony software, on Thursday released its first application for personal digital assistants, making good on an earlier promise to expand the range of devices that can ...

You can easily stop Skype from starting automatically on your computer by adjusting your settings in Skype. There are different ways to stop Skype from automatically opening on PC versus Mac, but both ...

Skype can serve as a low-cost video calling solution for your company, provided your webcam performs properly. A variety of problems can cause webcam issues in Skype, including hardware ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Skype on ...