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                          <h3 class="fontSizeH3"> Safe and secure by design </h3>
                          <p>Your safety and the security of your calls and messages is crucial to us. Here are some tools and features we've designed to help you stay safe while using Skype.</p>
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                          <h3 class="fontSizeH3"> Launching Creativity: Our New Skype Camera, with fun new Snap AR Lenses </h3>
                          <p>We're thrilled to announce the launch of our new camera featuring dozens of engaging and fun Lenses, powered by Snap’s augmented reality (AR) technology. </p>
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                          <h3 class="fontSizeH3"> From Text to Emotion: Skype’s New Tone Selection Feature </h3>
                          <p>‘The right tone’ does matter. Conveying the right tone and intent through text-based messages have always been a challenge to many of us. But not anymore! Meet Skype’s new feature, the “Tone Selection” which is to assist
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                          <h3 class="fontSizeH3"> Preserving the connections that matter most with Skype </h3>
                          <p>And thanks to Skype, it’s also never been easier. Here’s how people across the globe used technology to stay connected through it all. </p>
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                          <h3 class="fontSizeH3"> How Skype became the link between two college sweethearts </h3>
                          <p>From marathon video calls to wedding bells, this couple relied on Skype to stay connected while living thousands of miles apart. Now, they’re live-streaming their wedding for guests on the other side of the world. </p>
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                          <h3 class="fontSizeH3"> Your Chat, Reimagined: Meet Skype Messaging 2.0 ​ </h3>
                          <p>We are thrilled to take you on a trip around our new version of Skype messaging. Brace yourself for a complete revamp that promises to redefine your messaging experience. From a modernized Context Menu to a sleek UI
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                          <h3 class="fontSizeH3"> The future of Skype: Buttery smooth, fast, playful, &amp; delightful </h3>
                          <p>We are presenting plans on improved, faster, less buggy, and super modern looking Skype. We’ve been listening closely to your feedback and below you’ll find some of the highlights we want to bring to you over the next few
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                          <h3 class="fontSizeH3"> ​Want to be the hero on your next call? 🦸 </h3>
                          <p>Did you know <b>Skype Bing mashup</b> happened? Here are the results - <b>a unique high-quality background images in your Skype calls!</b> And that's not all, you can now kill time by searching up the image and exploring
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                          <p>Our brand-new digital environments take virtual get-togethers to a whole new level, so you can travel the world without ever leaving home. </p>
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