skype

Skype is one of the veteran video calling apps. It’s been around before Facebook Messenger made its debut. Today, many apps are vying for our attention with features like calling, in-app games, emojis, payments, and more. Skype and Facebook Mes

Skype and Discord are similar apps that allow users to connect over VoIP, chat, voice calls, video calls, and group meetings. Though most of their features overlap, there are significant differences between both apps. A lot of users are moving from S

Skype has made it so easy to connect, network, and transfer knowledge through video calls. In fact, during my sister’s stay in the US, she regularly used to help her son with math homework over Skype video calls. In situations such as these or

Lite versions of apps are gaining popularity in app stores. Almost all social networking apps have a lite version targeted towards users who have poor Internet connectivity. In February 2017, Skype launched Skype Lite in India and it came with the Aa

If you chat on more than one platform, you might get sick of switching between all those apps. On the Mac, Franz will unify a bunch of messaging platforms into one app. It has some quirks, but it has the potential to solve communications headaches. W

Viber is the standard when it comes to free VoIP calls. But if you’ve ever used it, you know the experience is far from satisfactory. Skype has the same story; Apple FaceTime Audio works well, but not everyone has an iPhone. Clearly, there’s room

We recently told you about Windows 8 Skype app permissions while detailing out the process to manage them. Well, today it is time to understand and make yourself aware of another layer of settings. We are going to talk about the application’s beh

The Skype app for Windows 8 is pretty neat. It’s got all that is required on a single screen. The best thing about the app, I feel, is the way it allows you to be available and manage your permissions . Meaning you can receive calls even if you ha

Many of us maintain different email accounts to cater to different setups; you might want one for personal and one for work. The same could apply to Skype, if that’s your main communication tool. You might want to keep one for family and other for

Recently we told you the importance of backing up Skype chat history and also defined the process on how to do that. However, with that you will just be able to backup and restore the history when needed. Where it falls short is that you cannot vie

Skype is widely used for business and personal conversations that include video and instant messaging. Now, let’s say that you had an important call or a conversation which you feel might come in handy later. What would you do? As far as a video

Video chat platforms on mobile devices have evolved at an impressive pace. However, even despite many of them being available in the App Store, the two most important ones remain Skype and FaceTime. The first one is a third party app that brings t

Skype for desktop got a recent update that features it as a multi-messenger client. This announcement tags the latest version of Skype as 6.0 for Windows and Mac. Among few interface changes that came in, the major look out is towards its integrat

Just a few days back we talked about the advantages of backing up our contacts (email, phone numbers, etc.). And with that in mind we saw how to create a local copy of Outlook Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail contacts. Well, we never know when a bad day

Generally Skype shows promotions and help tips on the bottom of the left pane. Now, promotions on web pages and applications are usually a pain to most of us. And as far as help tips are concerned, it is useful for a newbie but once you are well vers

If you are a Skype user and have been using it often for chatting or calling (or may be screen sharing), you’d know that distinct sound it produces when you sign in. And that’s not the only time it does that. It also notifies you when a contact

I love Skype and use it on a regular basis to connect to my family and friends over a video conference. Everything about Skype is great except one. The irritating icon that sits on Windows taskbar as long as you are signed in taking unnecessary real

There are many occasions when we are talking to our loved ones and we wish to record the call to relive the moment at a later time.

Conversing through Skype has become a very common practice these days. While some use it for personal one-to-one calls, others find its use as a group and business video conferencing tool. On the business end, it is also important to jot down certain

Few days ago many of us celebrated Valentine’s Day (singles among you probably celebrated Freedom Day… or may be Depression Day!).