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As of Thursday, Skype’s video and audio calls can support up to 50 people. In a blog post, the company said the new feature is available on the latest version of Skype. To accommodate more users, Skype has made a few tweaks to how calls will work. “We added a notification to replace the ringing …

As of April 30, the Cortana bot will no longer be a part of Skype.  Skype users have reported seeing notifications saying the Cortana bot, the chatbot version of Microsoft’s voice assistant, will no longer be available on the video app. Instead, Microsoft is advertising a new Amazon Alexa voice assistant integration, according to OnMSFT.  “We are constantly evaluating and testing our products …

Microsoft rolled out a new version of Skype to its Insider Preview program this week that expands the maximum number of people on a call from 25 to 50, as well as making audible notifications optional, for all platforms. According to the update note, “When you start a call in these large groups, it will send a notification instead of ringing …

Now you don’t have to clean up before making Skype calls. Microsoft has added a background-blurring feature to its video calling service in its latest update. “With a simple toggle, right-click, or even through your Skype settings, your background will be instantly and subtly blurred, leaving just you as the only focal point,” the Skype team wrote Wednesday. It’s similar …

An embarrassing bug that compromised the privacy of FaceTime calls on iOS and Mac has surprised many Apple users. The problem occurred when you tried to place a call, but before the call connected, you could hear the audio of the person on the other end. Apple took over a week to respond to the flaw, which has prompted an investigation from the …

Microsoft announced today it’s adding live captions and subtitles to Skype and PowerPoint, making it easier to understand what people are saying. The captions use speech-to-text AI to record what’s being said in real time during a presentation or video call. They also give you the option of changing your language settings in case you need subtitles. This feature seems especially …

Perhaps you have a big announcement and want to capture your parents’ reaction to becoming grandparents. Maybe you want to record a guitar lesson so you can later review the new chords you were taught. It could be that you want to record a brainstorming session with colleagues so no ideas are lost to posterity and poor note-taking. There are …

In January, Microsoft began testing end-to-end encryption for Skype conversations. That feature has finally been enabled for customers, MSPoweruser pointed out last week.  The feature, called Private Conversations, is available to users on Windows desktops, Android, iOS, Mac and Linux. When Microsoft began rolling out the feature to testers in January, the company said the encryption would work for audio calls …

The death of Skype 7 (or Skype classic) has been delayed, following “customer feedback”, according to Microsoft. Microsoft originally announced on July 16 that classic Skype would be discontinued on Sept. 1, 2018 and encouraged users to upgrade to version 8.0. After many lamented the “upgrade” and clogged up the comments on the original discontinuation blog post, Microsoft have decided …

Microsoft rolled out on Monday a new version of Skype for desktop, and said it would end support for the “classic” version on Sept. 1.  Dubbed version 8.0, the updated edition of the groundbreaking video-and-voice platform includes new features, such as free HD video and group calls that can accommodate as many as 24 people. The new version also includes message …