Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional. He's written for Time, CNET, PCMag, and several other publications. He's the author of two tech books--one on ...

Skype today announced a new feature called active endpoint that ensures you only receive chat notifications on the device that you are currently using. The Microsoft-owned company says the new ...

Skype today announced a change to the way it handles notifications that should make users happier people. The idea is called Active Endpoint. Once rolled out, users will see Skype notifications only ...

Skype is rolling out a multi-platform update that it promises will make for a more seamless experience across multiple devices, and rectifies one of the most frustrating parts of using the chat ...

The Skype notification won’t go away issue is usually caused by a software glitch. You will usually get the red notification alert that sometimes does not disappear even when there is no new ...

Skype announced today that it’s finally fixing the way notifications work for users with multiple devices by only delivering chat notifications to the device you’re actively using. If you’re signed ...

Push notifications seem so handy, except when they arrive to your laptop, tablet, smartphone–and heaven forbid–even a smartwatch and Google Glass at the same time. So whenever you have a meeting or a ...

You may have noticed that each time one of your contacts comes online in Skype, there's a small notification that pops up. This can be quite annoying, as this can cause some programs to exit ...

Skype this morning announced a change to the way its notifications will function, designed to keep the app from annoying you with beeps and buzzes across all your devices. These new smart ...

Trend Micro researcher Rik Ferguson has discovered a new twist on the old social engineering attacks on Skype — the use of usernames and monikers that appear very, very convincing. In the latest ...