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Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) The US government killed off its net neutrality rules in June of this year, but that doesn’t mean no one is monitoring whether carriers are blocking or throttling online services. Northeastern University researchers led by computer science professor David Choffnes recently determined that Sprint was throttling Skype. […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) The US government killed off its net neutrality rules in June of this year, but that doesn’t mean no one is monitoring whether carriers are blocking or throttling online services. Northeastern University researchers led by computer science professor David Choffnes recently determined that Sprint was throttling Skype. […]
Enlarge / Skype calling on Alexa hardware. (credit: Microsoft) Later this year you’ll be able to say “Alexa, call Mom on Skype” and have Amazon’s digital assistant do the right thing with Microsoft’s messaging network. Microsoft and Amazon have been working to integrate their technology. Earlier in the year, Cortana and Alexa gained the ability […]
Microsoft’s about-face on Skype now extends to one of its not-so-subtle attempts to ride the social media bandwagon. As part of a broader app update, Microsoft has revealed that it’s axing its Snapchat-like Highlights feature for mobile users in a bid to focus on core features like calls and chats. Simply put, people weren’t using […]
Skype has given Insiders on Android a sneak peek of an upcoming feature called “SMS Connect.” Windows Blog Italia has spotted an option in the latest version of Skype Preview’s settings that would allow you to send and receive texts using Skype on Mac or Windows PC. Say, a friend texts you on your Android […]
Skype is catching up with pretty much every other chat program on the planet by finally adding read receipts. When someone has seen your message, their avatar will pop up below, so you can see at a glance how up to date they are with your conversation. The feature is available in one-on-one conversations as […]
NC Tom Shelton with wife Annie and her son Dandan He wants to hug the boy who calls him Daddy. But he’s not allowed to – because he doesn’t earn enough money and his wife is from “the wrong part of the world”. The Home Office, whose rules are keeping Tom apart from wife Annie […]
It’s not just Facebook and Google trimming apps to help them run on lower-end smartphones. Microsoft is rolling out a new version of Skype for Android that reduces the memory and storage demands on devices running Android 4.0.3 through 5.1, improving audiovisual quality and overall speed for those devices. It should be more tolerant of […]
Skype has fallen foul of a security flaw that can allow attackers to gain system-level privileges to vulnerable computers, Microsoft has confirmed. However, the company won’t immediately fix the issue because doing so would require a complete code overhaul. The bug was discovered by security researcher Stefan Kanthak, who says the Skype update can be […]
After years of lingering questions about Skype’s commitment to protecting user data, it will soon offer end-to-end encryption to its 300 million monthly users. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a57d5c132a3cf2efe531abe/master/pass/skype_encrypted2-01.png
