Skype 5.8.0.154

[McLovin]

Skype is software for calling other people on their computers or phones. Download Skype and start calling for free all over the world.

The calls have excellent sound quality and are highly secure with end-to-end encryption. You don't even need to configure your firewall or router or any other networking gear.

Additionally it doesn't just work on Windows. Skype is also for Mac OS X, Linux and PDAs using Pocket PC, with a native look and feel for each platform. Talking, sending instant messages or even file transfers work between different platforms like a charm.

• Skype calling - Skype has all the features of an ordinary phone so it's even easier to manage your calls.
• Video calling - see who you are talking to at the same time as speaking to them.
• Add Skype and SkypeOut contacts - Add contacts who use Skype and those who use ordinary phones so you can call more people.
• Organising groups - group contacts under certain names and share them with your contacts so they can talk to them too.
• Basic chat and emoticons - when it's not convenient to call, chat or Instant Message (IM) your contacts.
• Group chat - for when it's easier to chat or Instant Message (IM) all your friends at once.
• Profile settings - change how you appear to the world and let people know a bit about you.
• Conference calling - talk to more than one friend at a time.
• Import contacts - search your address book to find friends and family that already have a Skype name and start calling them for free.
• View Outlook contacts - view and call your Microsoft Outlook® contacts quickly and directly from your Skype contact list.
• Quickfilter and Speed-Dial - find Skype contacts, recent chats and SkypeOut contacts quickly and easily, then enter their Skype name to call them back quickly.

Change Log - Link.

New features and improvements:

• Full HD video-calling
• Support for Facebook audio and video-calling (beta)
• Group screen sharing
• Hide offline Facebook contacts
• Push to Talk
• Skype updater service
• Bing Toolbar integration

Fixed issues:

• Accessibility
  • Active call plus menu focusing was not correct
• Calling
  • Seldomly in compact mode call duration was not displayed
• Group conversations
  • It was not possible to add a phone number to a group which belonged to a Facebook contact
• Options
  • Proxy settings in client were not disabled when proxy was set using registry keys

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[McLovin]

Fixes the following issues:
* Calling
- 180° rotation of video call with Samsung Galaxy S 4G running Skype for Android
- Automatic unmute of calls that have been reconnected even though interface showed mute was still applied

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[McLovin]

* Screen sharing
- Red contours shared window had defects when moving the window around
- It was not possible to initiate screen sharing session when user was in invisible state
* Video
- Webcam in use message was not displayed properly
* Profile
- It was not possible to change on your own profile your phone numbers country code
* Generic
- Skype crashed when pressing "esc" while editing contacts phone number
* Video
- Video preview did not close after switching the video off
* Calling
- Add people to call did not list contacts from other contact list than currently active
* Accessibility
- When receiving multiple files at once the file
* Options
- Seldom expanding options sub menus did not work
* Group conversations
- Sometimes instead of contacts full name a Skype name was shown instead on group calls
* Generic
- On two monitor setup when switching from default mode to compact mode Skype was put to secondary monitor
* Localization
- Localization to all languages updated

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[McLovin]

* Generic
- Skype used excess amount of system resources on Windows 8 Release Preview

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[McLovin]

# Improvements and changes:
* Select and pin your favorite contacts
* Facebook and Skype contacts combined into one Contacts list
* Easier to understand Premium subscription notices
* Possibility to control Skype video rendering technology for backward compatibility for people who have trouble with video calls
* Remove 'Video in Mood' functionality
# Fixed Issues:
* Screen sharing
- Skype crashed when exiting Skype during a screen sharing session
* Video
- Video calls with iOS devices may sometimes have been displayed improperly
- Video calls did not always resume on the Call Monitor after a screen sharing session
* Calling
- Call Monitor was not always closed at the end of a call
* Localization
- Transferred files with names in Korean characters were not displayed correctly

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[McLovin]

# Fixed Issues:
* Generic
- bug fixes and stability improvements

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[McLovin]

# Fixed Issues
* IM
- Skype client crashes during a Skype IM session, which may in some cases result in the last IM entered or sent prior to the crash being delivered to a different IM contact after the Skype client is rebooted or logged in as a new user.
* File Sending
- It was not possible to save files sent on Hard Disk Drive formatted to FAT32 format

Linik.

 

[Moose]

Question ? Please! Will Skype punch a hole through your Anti-virus? Meaning making it easier for Mal-ware to get through and infect your machine?

 

[Tom172]

Question ? Please! Will Skype punch a hole through your Anti-virus? Meaning making it easier for Mal-ware to get through and infect your machine?

Unless Skype has a major security hole that we're unaware of, I can't see how it can put your machine at a greater risk of malware.

 

[Moose]

Thank you! For the quick answer!

 

[McLovin]

# New features and minor improvements
* Sharing Instant Messages with friends with Messenger
* Improved Facebook integration
* Support for 6 new languages
- Thai, Croatian, Slovenian, Serbian, Catalan and Slovak, bringing the total languages Skype supports to 38.
* Sign in with a Microsoft or Facebook account.
* Link Microsoft and Facebook accounts to a Skype account.
* Updated visual design.
* Removal of the online user count.
* Display previously created profile pictures.
* Improved telemetry.
# Resolved issues:
* Calling
- After resuming call from hold Skype showed double call monitor
* Login
- Skype crashed on login in case user had specific cookie settings in Internet Explorer
* Localization
- It was not possible to edit profile info if Skype was in Right to Left language
* Favorites
- It was not possible to rearrange Favorites
* IM
- Some special characters were not properly displayed in IM
* Audio
- Skype decreased music volume on Windows 7 with any Skype sound playing
* Generic
- Skype sometimes did not detect mousewheel activity
* Video
- Fixed "out of video memory" issues with old graphics cards
* Favorites
- Favorites list was cleared when deleting Skype history in client

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