Microsoft is officially shutting down Skype (RIP). Even if you haven't used the app in years, it's possible Skype was your introduction into modern video chats. The app made it easy to call friends ...

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Google Messages might soon allow users to initiate WhatsApp video calls directly from the app. Users can currently initiate Google Meet video calls, but the service could prefer WhatsApp in the future ...

Once hailed as a technology of the future, Skype, the video calling and messaging service, shut down on Monday after 22 years in operation. Microsoft, which has owned Skype for 14 years, announced in ...

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