Tag: Skype

Posted on the Skype blog is the announcement that group video chats are now free. The blog goes on to say, “For the last few years, we’ve offered group video calling to Premium users on Windows desktop and Mac and more recently Xbox One. Today, we’re excited to announce that we’re making group video calling free – for all users on these platforms. And, in the future, we’ll be enabling group video calling for all our users across more platforms…

Skype version 5.8 has been updated to 5.8.0.945.  The latest updates includes a host of general updates and stability bug fixes.   You can download the latest version of the Skype software from their website at: http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-macosx

Skype has released a new version of the Skype Application for the Mac.  Version 5.6 includes a number of improvements including: Automatic Updates Improved UI for group video calling New full screen mode in OS X Lion Ability to delete conversations Ability to disable Audio Gain Control They also have fixed several issues including: Category Description Conversations Chat messages aren’t shown after clearing recent conversations or closing the last one Calling Choppy audio issue with USB headset while in group…

Skype has been updated to Version 5.5.0.2340.  The latest release is a maintenance release meant to deal with some issues with call stability during video calls as well as to make some improvements to the calling interface. Version 5.5.0.2340 requires an Intel based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5.8 or newer.  You can download the latest version from the Skype.org website at: http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-macosx