Homepage article image

Will Facebook use WhatsApp to kill Skype?

The $19 billion messaging app plans to launch voice calls.

On Feb 25, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

Homepage article image

The snowbound South is no match for Roger Day and his Skype-certs

The soundtrack from Frozen only gets you so far.

On Jan 31, 2014 by Aja Romano

Homepage article image

Syrian Electronic Army’s latest target: Skype

The official Twitter account for Skype appears to have been compromised by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) hacker group.

On Jan 1, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III

Homepage article image

Rigging Time’s Person of the Year poll? All in a day’s twerk

Voting for Time's Person of the Year poll runs for another full week, but it looks like we may already have a winner.

On Nov 26, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

Homepage article image

Daily Fluff: Cat unsure how to use webcam

A viral video of a cat using—or trying to use—Skype has been making the rounds on YouTube this week.

On Nov 20, 2013 by [email protected]

Homepage article image

Watch Julian Assange open for M.I.A.

The WikiLeaks founder makes for a terrible hypeman. 

On Nov 4, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Homepage article image

Fake Justin Bieber gets 14 years for luring kids into online sex acts

Robert Hunter will do hard time for his years of abuse and deception.

On Sep 16, 2013 by Miles Klee

Homepage article image

Tangled Web: The unwritten rules of Google Hangouts

Half-online Hangouts are super weird. 

On Sep 5, 2013 by Jess Zimmerman

Homepage article image

A fake Internet girlfriend, a catfish scam, and a $50,000 ransom

Originally it was a prank, but soon's Andriy Mykhaylivskyy trail of social media lies had turned into a shocking international kidnapping story.

On Aug 28, 2013 by Kris Holt

Homepage article image

This adorable Skype session captures the joy of parenthood

You’d think this video was a commercial for Skype, but it’s all real.

On Aug 26, 2013 by Gaby Dunn

Homepage article image

Comedian goes around the world in 162 Skype calls for heartfelt tribute

Mark Malkoff spent three crazed days trying to Skype with one person in every single country. 

On Aug 21, 2013 by Gaby Dunn

Homepage article image

Teen commits suicide after Skype blackmail

Blackmailers warned Daniel Perry he'd be "better off dead" if he didn't pay up.

On Aug 16, 2013 by Kris Holt

Homepage article image

Microsoft gave NSA access to Skype chats and SkyDrive files

The Guardian reports that Microsoft was a more active participant in the NSA's PRISM surveillance program than previously realized.

On Jul 11, 2013 by Joe Kloc

Homepage article image

Online predator lured teen girls by posing as Harry Styles

"My hope is that the girl will show me herself on camera," said a 45-year-old man who is not One Direction singer Harry Styles.

On Jun 3, 2013 by Aja Romano

Homepage article image

Man strips on camera for “girlfriend,” gets blackmailed

Be careful getting naked on the Internet.

On May 6, 2013 by Kevin Morris