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The article focuses on the announcement made by technology company Microsoft about the access of the Skype application by users, wherein they can send files when the recipient is offline. It states that the file transfer feature of the app allows users to sent files. It mentions that the company faces competition in the messaging space and video chat.

The article reports on the first improvement which will release by technology company Microsoft Corp. to its Windows 10 operating system codenamed Threshold 2. It states that the update consists of the enhanced Messaging app for the Desktop, and the company is expected to add various tools to Cortana, a personal assistant for the operating system. It mentions also the addition of features to Edge, Microsoft's new browser.

The article reports that the smartphone messaging application Line has acquired Japanese startup WebPay. It mentions that the firm has reached a definitive agreement to acquire WebPay Holdings through its subsidiary LINE Pay Corporation. It states that Line has spent money to buy MixRadio from Microsoft.

The article reports that Skype Ltd., a provider of voice-over-Internet Protocol services, will stop the development of its over-the-top messaging application for its parent software firm Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system as of 2013. It informs that Skype product marketing manager Lara Kingwell has stated that Skype is focusing on to improve its Windows Phone 8 application.