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 ...

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 ...

Skype is a convenient tool for long-distance communication, and is one of the vehicles that pioneered video chatting. However, Skype is usually set to open automatically when you turn on your computer ...

Want to use your computer as a full-fledged telephone, and be able to make free phone calls over the Internet or paid calls to any normal number? How about adding more features, such as instant ...

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 ...

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 ...

Skype recently added an interesting new feature that allows anyone to use the free version of the messaging app without an account. To use it without an account, you must use Skype for Web; however, ...

Internet telephony and messaging provider Skype has announced cordless phones that don't need computers to work. The first models from Philips and Netgear will hit the market before year's end.

Skype is adding a new default security feature primarily to protect gamers from their overheated rivals. The Microsoft-owned service recently announced it would start hiding users’ IP addresses by ...

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 ...