Skype readies software to support MS Windows 8

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

The latest new bits on the Windows front — introduced quietly on September 13 — is an update to Skype 5.5 for Windows that adds support for Windows 8. Microsoft rolled out a first Developer Preview test build of Windows 8 the week of September 12 and provided paid attendees of its Build conference with Samsung i5-based Windows 8 tablets.


It’s Skype 5.5.0.117 that adds the Windows 8 support. It is downloadable from the Skype Web site. 


Microsoft officials have said they plan to integrate Skype into a variety of Microsoft products, from Lync, to Xbox Live, to Windows Phone, if and when the $8.5 billion MS Skype acquisition is approved,


Download Link: Skype


Press Release: 

Skype 5.5 for Windows update: Support for Windows 8

Today we have released an update to Skype 5.5 for Windows.


With this update we have introduced support for Microsoft Windows 8.


Upgrade Skype now.


We are always interested to hear your feedback on Skype, so please discuss your views on our Support Network and report issues on our public issue tracker, see the guide for issue reporting.


Full release notes for 5.5.0.117 are:


New features:

• Introduced Microsoft Windows 8 support.

Source: Skype

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Skype and webOS makes international calls free, seamlessly and effortlessly

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

Skype and webOS makes international calls free, seamlessly and effortlessly.

If stacking cards and HP Synergy weren't enough to get you to jump aboard the webOS 2.2 revolution, then maybe this evidence of the deep Skype integration will be - especially if you're a fan of free international calling.

Now, we know that other phone operating systems offer free Skype calling - but they don't offer them as seamlessly and effortlessly as webOS 2.2 on the HP Pre3 will do.

These leaked screenshots, gathered by the chaps over at the webOS blog, show that Skype will be embedded within the fabric of webOS 2.2, giving users the option to automatically route all of their international calls through the VoIP client - without even opening up a separate app.

So if you want to call your uncle Stavros is Greece, your auntie Shelia in Australia or your cousin Stereotype in any other country, you can simply hit dial and not worry that you're going to be charged a fortune by your network.

3G and Wi-Fi video calling also looks like being on board, and you'll even be able to check your Skype credit from the webOS menu.

It's a similar setup to Google Voice users in the States get with Android, but with over 500 million active Skype users - this could be a big deal breaker for webOS and HP's new handsets.

Source: Pocket-lint

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