Just a few days after launching an official voice and video chat for Windows Phone, Skype has released new apps for Android and iOS. Skype 2.8 for Android is now available from the Google Play Store, while you can grab Skype 4.0 for iPhone or iPad from the App Store. The new Android app features support for video rotation on additional phones and tablets, instant… Read more »

Skype is a voice and video chat app for PC and mobile which lets users make cheap or free calls to other Skype users or telephone numbers. Microsoft bought Skype in 2011, so it’s no surprise that the company was working on a Windows Phone app to join the Skype apps for Android and iOS. Skype for Windows Phone has been available as a public… Read more »

It’s been almost a year since Microsoft bought Skype, so it’s no surprise that the companies have been working on a Skype voice and video chat for Windows Phone devices. Now the first public beta is available. You can download the app for free from the Windows Phone Marketplace. It lets you make audio or video calls for free over WiFi, 3G, or 4G connections. You… Read more »

Skype for Android lets you make voice or video calls or send instant messages. Now you can also use it to send files including photos or pre-recorded videos over the internet. To get the new file-sending feature, you just need to grab the free Skype 2.6 app from the Android Market. File-sending is available over WiFi or 3G connections and the service is free –… Read more »

Skype has rolled out an updated Android app that adds support for 14 new devices — including a couple of tablets running Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb and up. Skype 2.5 is the first version of the voice, video, and text chat app that supports video calling on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Motorola XOOM, and Acer Iconia Tab A500. The new app also adds support… Read more »

GroupMe is a group messaging service that lets you create groups from the contacts on your smartphone and start conversations involving everyone in the group. The company offers clients for iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7 and also works over SMS. Today Skype announced that it’s acquiring GroupMe — which actually means Microsoft is buying GroupMe, since Microsoft acquired Skype recently. Skype offers voice,… Read more »

Skype has rolled out a new version of its Android app with support for video calling on 17 more Android devices. The company says you can now make video calls on the “majority” of Android devices. Skype users can place free voice or video calls to other Skype users for free. You can also make relatively chap calls to domestic or international telephone numbers from… Read more »

It took a little longer than expected, but Skype has finally released an iPad app. Early this morning a new version of Skype optimized for Apple’s tablet hit the App Store… and then it was pulled. But now it’s back. The new app allows you to make voice or video calls or send instant messages to other Skype users for free over a 3G or… Read more »

Skype launched version 2.0 of its mobile app for Android this week, adding support for 2-way video chat. The only catch? The feature only works on 4 supported phones. If you don’t have one of those devices you can still make voice calls to other Skype users or to telephone numbers using the app, but you’re missing out on one of Skype’s biggest features. Fortunately,… Read more »

Skype has finally added video to its Android app. You can now make free voice or video calls to other Skype users from your Android smartphone. It doesn’t matter if the person you’re calling is using Android, iOS, a PC, or even a TV. Video calls work over WiFi or 3G connections. That’s the good news. The less good news is that Skype only supports… Read more »