Microsoft is beta testing a version of Skype that will work from a variety of browsers, and which ultimately will alleviate the need for Skype app or plug-in downloads. Mary Jo Foley Mary Jo Foley has ...

Microsoft-owned messaging platform Skype has largely been content to let its Web-based client obsolesce since its introduction last year — the browser-based Skype interface has long lacked many of the ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is unveiling a beta version of Skype for Web today, a new ...

Microsoft has started making available a beta of Skype that will run in Web browsers. Microsoft's Skype for Web beta, announced on November 14, is aimed at users who want and need to use Skype without ...

Thanks to a just-released update, Skype for Web is now just as functional as its desktop and smartphone app counterparts, with support for HD video calling now also on the web app. Chrome and ...

Update: Good news! Skype says that Chrome on Chromebooks and non-Windows platforms can use Skype for Web for instant messaging, but not yet for voice and video because the plugin hasn’t been ...

A Web-based version of Skype could be useful for many reasons, but it's proving glitchy even with Microsoft's own products. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

Users will soon be able to instant message and make calls directly from Skype.com in the browser. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying ...

The day is finally here, Chromebook users. Microsoft launched Skype for Web worldwide this week, enabling access to Skype instant messaging on Chromebooks. Previously, Microsoft was blocking ...

If you’re a heavy Skype user (like me), Microsoft has opened up a new way to use the service — that is if you live in the United States or the United Kingdom. The new Skype for Web (which is currently ...

Skype has been in the news a lot lately. Over the past six months, rumors swirled that the peer-to-peer telephony service provider was going to be bought back from eBay by its original founders, to be ...

After appearing in Outlook.com in 2013, Skype is getting the full HTML treatment with the new Skype for Web beta. That’s right: Skype is becoming a standalone web app! But don’t throw out your Windows ...