Com esta tecnologia falar para os quatro cantos do mundo é tarefa corriqueira. A que preço? Gratuitamente quando apenas usamos o nosso contrato de fornecimento ADSL, nada mais pagamos. Começamos a ver esta tecnologia em telefones convencionais, por preços relativamente baixos.

Não estranhe se dentro em breve além de falar para outra pessoa consiga ver onde mora, ou se um plugin permitir comunicar para a sua frota e informar onde estão os seus funcionários. Muitas novidades estão a juntar sinergias para mostrar o potencial desta nova forma de comunicação.

A listagem de novidades/correcções do programa, desta versão:
- Skype 4.0.0.168 Beta for Windows:
 * change: Extras Manager updated to version 2.0.0.63
 * bugfix: “List index out of bounds” error was displayed on call phones dialogue when pressing enter without entering anything
 * bugfix: At times, video privacy message was not shown
 * bugfix: Call privacy options for Online Numbers were sometimes lost
 * bugfix: Profile pictures management did not work
 * bugfix: Take Video snapshot button was active even if there were no webcam present
 * bugfix: It was impossible to remove second USB device from audio devices list
 * bugfix: “Add contact” button was enabled even if nothing was entered into search box
 * bugfix: Opening Skype from system tray did not turn off silent mode
 * bugfix: French localization to Megabyte was incorrect
 * bugfix: Call Phones tab default focus was not on phone number field
 * bugfix: Voicemail was shown as MT67 in inbox
 * bugfix: After being added to Group IM some messages were not shown instantly
 * bugfix: SMS sent to user by other Skype contact was shown as MT64
 * bugfix: Menu Skype > Close did not work
 * bugfix: Choosing an IM emoticon window did not close when closing the main window
 * bugfix: Pressing “Esc” did not cancel editing conversation topic
 * bugfix: Skype did not stick to screen corners
 * bugfix: Logout did not work correctly
 * bugfix: “Show in folder” button did not work
 * bugfix: SkypeOut call to number not in contact list did not take focus correctly
 * bugfix: Getting Started Wizard had outdated screen shot
 * bugfix: Video was automatically received even if “Automatically receive video from” option was set to “no one”.

Compatibilidade: Windows 2000/XP/Vista