Today, Skype, the app that once connected me to so many important moments, is officially gone. It’s a strange feeling. Sure, I have switched to Messenger for chats and Zoom for meetings like everyone else. But I can’t help but feel a little sad. Few things else carry the same level of nostalgia as that familiar blue icon.
Skype, once the undisputed pioneer of internet-based video calls, has officially been shut down by Microsoft as of 5 May 2025, marking the end of a two-decade era in digital communication.
Microsoft has announced that it will retire Skype in May 2025 as the company is encouraging users to transition to Microsoft Teams, which will now serve as its primary communication and collaboration tool.
The telecom regulator yesterday unblocked Skype, a communication application, backtracking from its position a day after it was blocked.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has blocked the telecommunications application Skype.com.
Bangla daily Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman is shown arrested in a blast case a day after the apex court paved way for his release from jail.
The government unblocks all social media platforms including Skype, Twitter, WhatsApp and Viber.
Three days after lifting a 22-day ban on Facebook, the government blocks the social networking sites Twitter, Skype and Imo while WhatsApp and Viber still under the restrictions.
A young deaf and mute Indian womanwho was stranded in Pakistan for a decade has returned home, but said the family she identified in photos was not hers.
Today, Skype, the app that once connected me to so many important moments, is officially gone. It’s a strange feeling. Sure, I have switched to Messenger for chats and Zoom for meetings like everyone else. But I can’t help but feel a little sad. Few things else carry the same level of nostalgia as that familiar blue icon.
Skype, once the undisputed pioneer of internet-based video calls, has officially been shut down by Microsoft as of 5 May 2025, marking the end of a two-decade era in digital communication.
Microsoft has announced that it will retire Skype in May 2025 as the company is encouraging users to transition to Microsoft Teams, which will now serve as its primary communication and collaboration tool.
The telecom regulator yesterday unblocked Skype, a communication application, backtracking from its position a day after it was blocked.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has blocked the telecommunications application Skype.com.
Bangla daily Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman is shown arrested in a blast case a day after the apex court paved way for his release from jail.
The government unblocks all social media platforms including Skype, Twitter, WhatsApp and Viber.
Three days after lifting a 22-day ban on Facebook, the government blocks the social networking sites Twitter, Skype and Imo while WhatsApp and Viber still under the restrictions.
A young deaf and mute Indian womanwho was stranded in Pakistan for a decade has returned home, but said the family she identified in photos was not hers.
Skype unveils new feature that makes it easier for everyone to start a conversation and invite others to join.
