Skype 5.4.0.1771 Beta 2

Skype 5.4.0.1771 Beta 2 offers you an easy to use yet effective tool which enables you to get together as often as you like, wherever you are in the world. 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.

Major Features:

1. Talk free, Skype-to-Skype
   • It's free to call each other if you all have Skype – wherever you are in the world.
2. Call and text phones
   • It's great value to call phones and send texts to people who aren't on Skype yet.
3. Send text messages at great Skype rates
   • Whether your friends are down the street, in the next town or overseas, send text messages to their mobiles.
4. Send IMs, too
   • Instant message one or more people at the same time for free and send photos, documents and more.
5. Skype To Go numbers
   • Call people at great value rates from your mobile with special access numbers.
6. Online Numbers
   • One number anyone can call you on, wherever you are in the world - and you answer in Skype.
7. Call forwarding
   • Forward your Skype calls to any phone you choose when you’re not online.
8. Screen sharing
   • Show presentations, photos and more over a Skype call.
9. Send files
   • Send documents, video clips or photos - any size - for free.
10. Conference calls
    • Talk to more than one person at once. It's free if you're all on Skype.
11. Free video calls
    • See each other over live, one-to-one video calls.

Requirements:

• 1GHz Intel processor
• Mac OS X v10.5.8 (Leopard) or newer.
• 100 MB free disk space.
• Either USB or regular headset if your Mac does not have a built-in microphone.
• Download drivers if you are using an external webcam.
• For voice calls recommend broadband connection with 100 kbps down / 100 kbps up.
• For group video calling everyone on the call needs Skype 5.0 for Windows or Mac or higher plus webcams, and at least one person needs a group video calling subscription.  For best quality the providers recommend you use a high-speed broadband connection of 4Mbps down/512kbps up and a computer with a Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz processor. As a minimum you’ll need a high-speed broad connection of 512kbps down/128kbps up and a computer with a 1 GHz processor.