Sometimes web-based services and sites get sold for eye-catching amounts of money. But Microsoft's proposal to buy Skype for $8.5 billion - yes, that's a "b" - caught even the most jaded techies ...

When I first heard Skype was shutting down, I had one reaction: “Wait…people are still using it?” But jokes apart, hearing that the platform I once used for prank calls and late-night chats is ...

Skype carries 36 percent of all computer-based voice-over-Internet-protocol or VoIP calls in the U.S., according to Sandvine Inc., a network-equipment maker that monitors broadband activity. Skype use ...