News

Skype Is Giving Away Free Wi-Fi In US Airports For The Holidays

Skype’s got a gift for all of you holiday travellers. From December 21st through December 27th Skype will be offering free wireless internet in more than 60 airports through Skype Wi-Fi. So when you inevitably miss your connection, you’ll at least have something to do.


November 18, 2011
Online

Skype Now Lets You Make Facebook-To-Facebook Video Calls

Skype’s been powering Facebook’s video chat feature since July, but its new apps for Windows and OS X now let you use the Skype client to directly make video calls to your Facebook friends.


October 14, 2011
News

Skype Is Now Officially A Division Of Microsoft

The boards have sent their approval, the money has exchanged hands and the regulatory hurdles have been overcome. Now it’s time for Skype to officially become part of Microsoft.


October 11, 2011
Geek Out

Why Skype Chats Are Never Not Awkward

It’s not the choppy connectivity, it’s not that your webcam is a blurry mess, it’s not that you keep mispronouncing “mauve”. The reason your Skype conversation is so awkward? We’d all rather look at ourselves than talk to someone else.


September 28, 2011
Software

Skype iOS Update Brings Bluetooth Headset Calls

If you’re a very important businessperson, or just like blinking LEDS sticking out of the side of your head, Skype updated their iOS app just for you.


September 16, 2011
Online

Skype Now Lets You Chat With Facebook Friends And See Your Wall

The latest version of Skype for Mac allows you to chat directly with your Facebook friends, hopefully bringing you a better user experience than the latter’s clusterzuck chat system. It also allows you to see your wall and your friends’.


August 26, 2011
Mobile

Skypey Wi-Fi Sweetness Coming To Mango

Enough Apple talk! Let’s move on to a more tropical fruit. WP7 Mango is coming very soon, and more and more goodies are being revealed. Skype video? Wi-Fi hotspot? Delicious!


August 22, 2011
News

Skype Buying GroupMe Messaging Service

GroupMe, the messaging service employed by Gizmodo during our harrowing CES 2011 coverage, is being acquired by Skype for an undisclosed amount of money.


August 18, 2011
Software

Skype WiFi Gets You Online At A Million Hotspots

Skype just rolled out Skype WiFi, the new name for it’s Skype Access hotspot plan, to iOS devices. The app lets you get online at more than a million hotspots, and pay for it on a per-minute basis.


August 17, 2011
Gaming

PlayStation Vita Will Have Support For Skype And Foursquare

Over at the Gamescom conference in Cologne, Germany, Sony just stated that they will incorporate both Skype and Foursquare into your new PlayStation Vita come early 2012. They were cagey with specifics, but this is a good thing for the console.