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Skype 3.0 is available for download. (Well, for Windows that is). Since it leaps from 2.5 to 3.0 I was expecting major new features. However, it’s a little disappointment. With its’ 20MB download it’s more bloated than ever.
Among the new features are:
- Rich Mood Messages
- Connection Wizard
- API: rich mood messages
- API: public chat support
- API: FILE TRANSFER object
However, the biggest change is the option to play games! What in the world do we need that for? History is full of applications that went downhill after they got to bloated. Remember ICQ anyone?
To the developers of Skype: let’s end it here and concentrate on voice and video. And maybe it’s time to update the Mac and Linux client too?
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Ice Rocket : skype, voip
December 14th, 2006
Skype 2.0 for OSX is out of beta. So go grab your copy and be able to do videochats with any other skype user on mac or windows. Still no video for linux yet 
October 24th, 2006
Skype 2.6 beta is available for download and I must say that I’ve got a bad feeling about where it is all going. The most important changes: easier access to SkypeCasts, URL’s are now clickable in mood messages (who needs them anyway?) and birthday notifications for your contacts.
Skype is getting more bloated with every update probably eating up more system resources that it already does. What is so difficult with building a pretty good voip client (which it was) and than stick with it?
Tags: skype voip
October 5th, 2006
To celebrate the release of the new Skype 2.0 with Video beta for Mac, Skype is giving away a whopping 10 minutes of free SkypeOut minutes! Imagine how much you can tell your friends for free in ten minutes! Thank you Skype! Anyway, a good way to test the SkypeOut service if you haven’t done that yet.
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September 22nd, 2006
We all knew that Skype can be used to do internet telephony, videoconferencing and conference call. But now you can use it to watch tv.
This Japanese site streams Japanese tv channels to Skype. Not of very much use to everyone but kinda fun anyway. This is how it works: Add dokotv1, dokotv2,dokotv3, active_test,active_test_2 or active_test_3 to your contact list and call them.
Streaming will start right away. You can even switch channels by sending ##<channel number>#. Look for a list of channels on the website.
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Ice Rocket : Skype, p2p, streaming, voip
August 29th, 2006
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