- Microsoft shutters Windows Live Messenger, migration to Skype begins Microsoft, as many expected, will shutter WIndows Live Messenger in early 2013, instead beginning a process of migrating the "millions" of existing Messenger users to recently purchased communication service Skype.
- Internet usage spikes during superstorm Sandy Internet usage on the East coast of the United States spiked 114% on Monday as many workers and school-goers were confined to their homes during superstorm Sandy.
- Microsoft's Yammer acquisition is officially complete Microsoft's acquisition of Yammer is officially complete. The closing conditions of the $1.2 billion deal were finalised earlier today.
- Skype most popular video calling app on Android, hits 70 million downloads Skype is the most popular video calling application on Android, having exceeded 70 million downloads since launching initially on Google's mobile platform on October 5, 2010.
- Say hello to Skype's new one-to-one Conversation ad Skype has just announced a new display ad format known as Conversation Ads that will appear within the calling window of one-to-one Skype-to-Skype audio calls.
- Skype confirms summer hiring spree Skype has confirmed its rumoured hiring spree, stating that it needs to hire 400 people by the end of summer to "keep pace" with current growth.
- Skype may be building an HTML5-based web app Skype, the internet's most well-known voice, video and instant messaging service, may be building an HTML5-based web application if recent job postings are anything to go by.
- Skype continues record-setting trend Skype has set another new record for the most number of people using the service concurrently, peaking at 34 million users earlier today.
- Facebook chooses Microsoft over Google to power new Timeline maps feature Facebook has chosen Microsoft's Bing Maps over Google Maps to power new mapping features on its visually improved Timeline profile page. The new Timeline profile places greater emphasis on location-aware postings, with Facebook once again partnering with Microsoft rather than Google - arguably a greater competitor.
- Skype launches official iPad app, pulls it from App Store hours later Earlier today Skype launched their official iPad app only to pull it from the App Store hours later. Skype rather dubiously explained via Twitter that the iPad app had simply gone live "prematurely".