Skype is the next phenomenon from the people who brought you KaZaA. Just like KaZaA, Skype uses P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect you to other users – not to share files this time, but to talk and chat with your friends. The technology is extremely advanced – but super simple to use... You’ll be making free phone calls to your friends in no time!
Features:
- Free unlimited worldwide phone calls to anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the world
- Skype video (webcam), see who you are talking to with free video calls
- Chat with up to 100 people in group chats
- Conference call with up to four people for free
- Call ordinary phones with SkypeOut
- Superior sound quality – better than your regular phone
- Your calls are encrypted “end-to-end” for superior privacy
- Friends list shows you when your Skype friends are online and ready to talk or chat
- Works with all firewall, NAT and routers – nothing to configure!
- Super-simple and easy to use
- Based on cutting edge peer-to-peer technology developed by the creators of Kazaa and Joltid In order to use Skype for Windows software, your computer must meet the following minimum system requirements:
- PC running Windows 2000 or XP
- 400 MHz processor
- 128 MB RAM
- 15 MB free disk space on your hard drive
- Sound Card, speakers and microphone
- Internet Connection (either dial-up: minimum 33.6 Kbps modem, or any broadband: cable, DSL, etc.)
Changes in 15.11.2007 Skype 3.6.0.216 for Windows:
* feature: Calling support for MySpace with Skype users
* improvement: Relayed file transfer speed improved to up to 70 kbytes/sec
* improvement: More stable video calls between fast and slow internet connection users
* change: Computers with Dual Core CPU's will send 640x480 by default on video call with High Quality Video certified cameras
* change: Extras Manager updated to version 1.5.0.32
* change: Skype Internet Explorer plugin updated to 2.2.0.145
* bugfix: Fixed some crash bugs related to video and audio calls
* bugfix: Skype crashed when extensively changing video options
* bugfix: Audio settings change during call in Sound Settings Widget was not remembered
* bugfix: List index out of bounds error on sound settings
* bugfix: Wrong dialog displayed when sending file through chat window
* bugfix: Error Invalid argument to date encode displayed on some rare cases
* bugfix: Connection Wizard started in English, even if it was localized
* bugfix: Call Forwarding "Saving New Settings" animation layout was misaligned
* bugfix: Wrong error message displayed when sending file to Skype Out contact
* bugfix: Video Mood message displayed wrongly if message included emoticons
* bugfix: Handling Skype URI's returned error during logging in.
* bugfix: Chat button on taskbar stopped flashing when contact online status changed
* bugfix: Chat message copy-paste lost line breaks
* bugfix: When adding numbers to mood message during call then tones were heard
* bugfix: Pressing space on Take Video Snapshot window took empty snapshot
* bugfix: Some advanced options not accessible via tab browsing
* bugfix: It was unable to copy Skype Out contact number from profile
* bugfix: "Take Video Snapshot" window was not browsable with tab
* bugfix: Skype crashed when adding unknown PSTN number to conference call
* bugfix: Wrong video error message was displayed when no webcam were connected
* bugfix API: Skype4com did not reset correctly AudioIn and AudioOut
* All language files updated
Homepage - http://www.skype.com
Size: 21.5 MB