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Skype Releases 2.7 for Mac Beta |
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Monday, 20 August 2007 |
Skype releases 2.7 for Mac beta, warning there may still be "some
wrinkles, kinks and unsprayed bugs" which will have to be ficed prior to the public release. With much of the heavy lifting already done to the Mac client, this upcomming release sees only minor changes.
New features include the addition of auto redail for unsuccesful calls, better integration with the Apple contacts list, but also changes to the the way Skype contact lists are organised with the addition of Group Contacts.
Early reports from Beta users are tained byteh fact that the Mac 2.7 Beta was released almost in conjunction with the Login outage of last week, so many Skype for Mac Beta testeres have pblamed the clietn software when it was in fact problems affcting the whole Skype system.
Here's the list of new features as provided by Skype.
- Group contacts - organize your contacts into as
many groups as you need. While there are some pre-defined groups (like
Online, Waiting Authorization, Recently Contacted), you're free to add
new ones that suit your life. This should be a godsend to those whose
contact list has ballooned to hundreds of Skype users. Explore this
nifty feature under the cogwheel icon on the main screen.
- See your Apple Address Book contacts in Skype -
easily call or SMS anyone who has a phone number in their address-book
profile. When texting, just make sure the number is one that belongs to
a mobile phone.
- Create and manage public chats by clicking on
Chats in the menu bar and choosing Start Public Chat. A public-chat
assistant will walk you through the necessary steps.
- Auto Redial for busy or unconnected calls. When
your call hits the busy signal, Skype will give you the option of
automatic redial every two minutes until the call goes through. This
setting can also be adjusted in Skype > Preferences > Calls.
- Easy sound-level controls - when you need to tweak the sound level during a call, use a simple slider in the call window
- Overhauled file transfer - wearing a more
fashionable jacket, file-transfer now looks elegant and acts even
nicer, especially when receiving many files at once
Download Skype 2.7 for Mac beta at skype.com/go/getskype-macosx-beta
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