But after a few hours of functioning properly, the Twitter notifications on the Me tile broke again for me and a number of other Windows Phone users. ET on January 16): Still no word from Microsoft as to what's happening. But based on last week's information, it sounds like the plan is to deliver a Skype app for Windows Phone first, followed by deeper Skype integration into the operating system later this year, possibly around the time Microsoft is expected to roll out the "Apollo" Windows Phone operating system. When no Windows Phone Skype app materialized, rumors began circulating that Microsoft's phone team had decided to scrap the promised app and instead were planning to integrate Skype directly into the phone platform. In other Windows Phone news, Microsoft execs said at last week's Consumer Electronics Show that Windows Phone users will get a Skype app "soon." Microsoft officials said last year that Microsoft planned to deliver Skype for Windows Phone around the same time they rolled out the "Mango" operating system release (which was fall 2011). He said the issue resolved itself at the same time as the Twitter problem was fixed. He said he received an error message that said Live Services were unavailable.
WINDOWS PHONE UNABLE TO SIGN IN TO SKYPE UPDATE
One of my contacts on Twitter also said that he was unable to update any of his Windows Phone apps over the past weekend. I asked Microsoft for another comment as to what took down the notifications service and so far have received no reply. Then late on January 15, Windows Phone users began reporting that the problem was fixed and the notifications were working again. On January 15, I received word from a spokesperson that "we are investigating these reports and will provide an update when we have more to share." I asked for more information on January 14. Microsoft officials didn't have much to say about what was going on.