Skype gets update for iOS 7

Microsoft redesigns Skype for the iPad and iPhone to support the new iOS 7. Both apps feature a new look to complement the new operating system and comes with enhanced accessibility features, especially those that require VoiceOver help.

Skype to sync chat messages across devices

Skype looks to be updating the app’s ability to sync chat message statuses across your devices. You can soon say goodbye to having to scroll through Skype chat messages on your phone when you’ve already seen the messages on your desktop. The specific date for the update hasn’t been announced yet but it is part of architecture changes and releases for the Microsoft program.

Source: Tech Crunch 

Skype calling on Outlook.com available for North America and UK users

Great news for Outlook.com and Skype users in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, and France: you now have the ability to make Skype video calls from Outlook. Your Skype contacts are going to appear grouped within your Outlook contact list. You just need to install a plugin before you can video call someone. The browsers supported include Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox. 

Source: Outlook Blog

Skype will be pre-installed on Windows 8.1

While Skype won’t be consider bloatware by it supposedly over 300 million users, it’s still joining the ranks of what PC users usually call bloatware as it is going to come pre-installed with Microsoft’s Windows 8.1.

Other programs that are going to be front-and-center when you use the upcoming OS include Outlook.com, SkyDrive, Internet Explorer, Music, Games, Video, Bing Health & Fitness, Bing Food & Drink, Bing News, Bing Weather, Bing Travel, Bing Finance, Bing Sports, Mail, Calendar, People, Reading List, Camera, Photos, Maps, Alarms, Calculator, Reader, Sound Recorder, and Scan.

Source: Windows Experience Blog