http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/tags/mac+os+x/default.aspxTags: mac os xenCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2009/01/06/skype-2-8-beta-for-mac-os-x-released.aspxTue, 06 Jan 2009 14:34:00 GMT1e469e21-c924-44fa-a132-47b5d0a8ad47:7118Pete Prestipino0http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=7118http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2009/01/06/skype-2-8-beta-for-mac-os-x-released.aspx#comments<p><b>Popular VoIP provider <a href="http://skype.com">Skype</a> announced at a MacWorld event last night the new 2.8 Beta for Mac OS X. </b></p> <p>The new version will be available today from the Skype website. <br /><br />Perhaps the most notable feature of the release is Skype Access, a service that lets users connect to any of the 100,000 Boingo WiFi hotspots using Skype. When Skype users connect, they will pay on a per-minute basis, and the fee (roughly 20 cents per minute) is deducted from their Skype Credit. No Boingo monthly fee and no hourly or daily fees either.<br /><br />Another interesting feature is screen sharing. Users can share their entire screen or just one part of their screen with another Skype user. Now, a Mac Skype user can share their screen with Windows and Linux users - sweet. <br /><br />Other features of the 2.8 realease include chat prioritization, notes on contacts, quick add, a new set of icons, mood message chat, larger avatars and hidden avatars. </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7118" width="1" height="1">skypemac os xskype 2.8mac