The Skype video call and messaging service is shutting down today, 14 years after replacing Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger. Skype was first released in August 2003 by a collective of Swedish ...

Slowly but surely, Skype is becoming more integrated with other Microsoft properties such as Live Messenger, Hotmail, Xbox and Outlook.com.

Microsoft has confirmed that the Skype video call and messaging service will be shut down in May, 14 years after replacing the Windows Live Messenger. A reader contacted BleepingComputer, and ...