More and more users were gravitating away from computer video chats and moving toward using their smartphones, utilizing ...

Say goodbye to Skype, as Microsoft confirmed on social media it is shutting down the internet-based phone and video service in May.

It is time to say sayonara to Skype, with Microsoft on Friday saying it will be shutting down the video and chat app in May. In its place, Microsoft will be offering a free version of Teams.

Skype, internet-based phone and video service that soared to popularity in the 2000s, is shutting down. Microsoft, Skype’s parent company, announced the news on X, saying the service will “no longer ...

“Skype calls have excellent sound quality and are highly secure with end-to-end encryption,” Skype’s homepage read in 2004.