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 ...

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 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 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 ...

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 ...

Skype continues to run in the background after you close its window. This behavior enables you to receive calls or messages while continuing your work in other programs. By default, Skype displays pop ...

There are many different apps available to smartphone owners which allow communication through voice, chat, and video calls, and Skype is one of those apps. While the app is certainly quite ...

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 ...

Microsoft-owned messaging platform Skype has largely been content to let its Web-based client obsolesce since its introduction last year — the browser-based Skype interface has long lacked many of the ...

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 ...