Skype Preview is updated with active noise cancellation and more

After checking here that Skype for Android received an update that includes the background blur feature, Microsoft has made yet another round of updates for Skype Preview, bringing good news to users who have it installed on their PC or smartphones. Identified as Skype 8.70.76.48 Preview, the version in question brings as its main highlight the inclusion … Read more

Skype now supports Android 11 bubbles in new update

Microsoft’s official voice, video and chat app, Skype has been receiving updates over time that make the app more relevant to its users, something that in part helps it gain more strength to compete with Zoom, which had increased attention in times of pandemic. After confirming the availability of support for calls with up to 100 participants and including the … Read more

Microsoft updates Skype for Insiders on Android, iOS and Windows 10 with several new features

Microsoft took advantage of the week to update several of its services, bringing news to all its Insider users. The company made available to Xbox One owners yesterday the DTS: X for Headphones, a space audio application similar to Dolby Atmos, in addition to launching this week the first beta of its Microsoft Launcher for Android. Today, … Read more

Microsoft updates Skype with features to improve productivity across platforms

Skype – which recently starred in another privacy scandal – has just gotten one more update that, according to the company, comes with the aim of improving productivity on iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, and Linux. According to a post on the official messenger blog, we have news such as draft messages, media preview and even split-screen … Read more

One more! Microsoft admits employees were listening to Skype and Cortana audios

In late July, information reported that Apple employees could hear audio captured by Siri on the iPhone. This week, Facebook confirmed that it could also listen and transcribe Messenger voice messages. Now one more company has been discovered with the same practice: Microsoft. A report from Vice stated that Redmond giant’s workers had access to the audio files stored. The US multinational … Read more