Download: Skype for Windows 4.2.0.155 Hotfix

Skype announced a security hotfix today for Skype for Windows 4.2. Detailed release notes (pdf). Download the hotfix now.

Three fixes in this release:

• Payments: "It was not possible to make payments with a credit card that had not been previously used for any Skype purchases."
• Installation. "Skype crashed for some users after installation."
• Security. "Fixed Skype URI handler security vulnerability."

CORRECTION: It's build 155, not 152.

Skype reported these "most common issues that users may experience while using this version."

• Video.
  • Skype may experience problems when running Cyberlink YouCam video decoration software.
    Current solution: Upgrade Cyberlink YouCam to version 3 or close the software before making Skype video calls.
  • In some rare cases when sending video from a Microsoft LifeCam VX-3000 (68A-00001), the local preview may freeze. The other side will still receive video normally.
    Current solution: None available at this time
  • When on a video call to Asus Videophone users the local video preview might freeze and the other side sees a green still image after some time into call.
    Current solution: Redial the video call.
  • The Skype video snapshots feature is not working on Windows XP SP3.
    Current solution: None available at this time
  • The High Quality Video logo sometimes flashes during a video call.
    Current solution: None available at this time
• Calling.
  • It rarely happens that calls are not successful when two users call each other at exactly the same time
    Current solution: None available at this time
  • The microphone mute functionality is not restored after finishing a Skype call when using Windows Vista.
    Current solution: None available at this moment, this is Windows Vista behavior.
• Call Quality Indicator.
  • The Call Quality Indicator shows medium quality for web-cameras although it should show high quality.
    Current solution: None available at this time
  • The Call Quality Indicator shows a false error message that your webcam is in use by other application, even if it is not in use anymore.
    Current solution: Ignore the message.
• Skype Access.
  • The Skype Access connection offering does not pop-up correctly when trying to connect to supported hotspot after starting Skype up.
    Current solution: Connect to supported Wi-Fi hotspot before running Skype.
• Instant Messages.
  • No warning message is being displayed when closing a conversation with the close button in compact mode.
    Current solution: None available at this time
• Presence.
  • The automatic 'Away' status setting doesn't work if it has been set a long time ago.
    Current solution: Change the auto away time in options to something else and then back.
• Accessibility.
  • Browsing history is slow while running Jaws.
    Current solution: None available at this time
  • Skype fails to detect some screen readers when they are started after running Skype.
    Current solution: Workaround: restart Skype.
• Authorization requests.
  • Users with screen readers may have problems noticing the new authorization requests in the Notification tab.
    Current solution: None available at this time
• Browser plugin.
  • Skype browser plugins for Internet Explorer and Firefox ignore meta tag not to highlight phone numbers.
    Current solution: None available at this time
  • When a user opens their web browser with no network connectivity, Skype displays an error message that SkypeNames.exe wants to use Skype. This happens when opening Firefox for the first time after installing Skype with the IE and Firefox add-ons.
    Current solution: None available at this time
  • Skype's Firefox browser plugin can not be uninstalled from the Firefox Extensions panel on Windows Vista and 7.
    Current solution: Uninstall Skype web features from Add or Remove programs dialogue.
  • The Skype browser plugin highlights phone numbers and names while creating content on various popular websites.
    Current solution: Disable Skype browser plugins on affected webpages.
• Video in mood.
  • DailyMotion videos which have been added to a mood message are not being displayed to other contacts.
    Current solution: None available at this time
• Localization.
  • The country drop down list in the call phones tab is not localized to Russian.
    Current solution: None available at this time
• 3rd party issue.
  • Having "IM Magician" installed on your computer may cause Skype to crash.
    Current solution: If you are affected by this issue then please uninstall "IM Magician" until the vendor provides patch for this issue.
• Miscellaneous.
  • Netbooks can experience problems displaying some of the Skype windows.
    Current solution: None available at this time
  • Certain graphical components may be misaligned when running Skype with a high graphics DPI setting.
    Current solution: None available at this time

Hat tip to Raul Liive and Jim Courtney.

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Download: Skype for Symbian S60 3rd Edition Beta

Skype and Nokia announced at the February 2009 GSM World Congress that Nokia would pre-install Skype on its S60 smart phones by 2009q3. It won't happen this year but the limited release of Skype for Symbian shows progress.

This is a real client, not a Skype Lite thin client. It works over 3G and Wi-Fi You won't get the full Skype experience. You do get chat and calling. You don't get public chats or the ability to initiate a conference call. No video calling. No Wi-Fi via the Boingo-provided Skype Access service. No call transfer.

A few cautions. First, don't try this Beta on your phone unless it's on the list. Second, install it in memory; it's too slow if you run it off your SIM card. Third, Nokia's PC Suite backup won't backup Skype. So upgrades to Symbian or your firmware delete your Skype chat history. Fourth, you cannot forbid Skype from using 3G. If your data plan is capped or expensive, Skype may use it even when Wi-Fi is available. Skype doesn't ask or give you the choice. Last, it's an early beta, still with bugs or design defects that drop calls, give you confusing messages, make loud noises. Caveat downloader.

Cautions aside, go get it. Symbian S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 devices (Nokia E71, E63, E66, N82, E51, N95, N95 8GB, N81, N81 8GB, E90). Symbian S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 devices (Nokia N96, N85, 5320, 6210 Navigator, 6210 Classic, N78, N79).

Your Nokia isn't on the list? Check out Skype-compatible IM+ for Skype, Nimbuzz, fring or minifring.

Full text below of the Skype for Symbian User Guide (pdf).

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User Guide

Skype for Symbian 3rd Edition Feature pack 1 and 2

Introduction

Skype for Symbian S60 enables you to use Skype on smart phones running the Symbian S60 3rd edition, Feature Pack 1 and 2.

This guide describes how to:

• Install Skype for Symbian S60 smart phone
• Configure Skype for Symbian S60
• Use Skype for Symbian S60

Installation

Environment requirements

Skype for Symbian can be installed on any S60 Feature Pack 1 or Feature Pack 2 phone.

However, currently it has been verified to be functioning optimally on following phone models and phone firmware releases;

• E 71 S60 3d Ed. FP 1 210.21.006 RM- 346
• N 96 S60 3d Ed. FP 2 12.043 RM-247
• N 85 S60 3d Ed. FP 2 10.045
• 5320 S60 3d Ed. FP 2 04.13 ( 01-12-2008) RM-409
• 6210 Navigator S60 3d Ed. FP 2 4.13 RM - 367
• 6220 Classic S60 3d Ed. FP 2 4.13 RM- 328
• N 78 S60 3d Ed. FP 2 20.149
• N 79 S60 3d Ed. FP 2 20.175(06-04-09) RM-348
• E 63 S60 3d Ed. FP 1 100.21.110 (14-11-2008) RM-437
• E 66 S60 3d Ed. FP 1 210.21.007 ( 27-02-2009) RM-343
• N 82 S60 3d Ed. FP 1 31.0.16
• E 51 S60 3d Ed. FP 1 300.34.56 RM - 244
• N 95 S60 3d Ed. FP 1 31.0.017
• N 95 8 Gb S60 3d Ed. FP 1 20.0.016
• N 81 S60 3d Ed. FP 1 11.0.045
• N 81 8 Gb S60 3d Ed. FP 1 11.0.045
• E 90 S 60 3d FP 1 300.34.84

It is recommended to update phone’s firmware to the latest one.

Installation on phone models not listed is not recommended.

Skype for Symbian requires at least 6 Mb of free storage space on your phone to install.

To function effectively, Skype for Symbian requires a high speed wireless Internet connection over a wireless (Wi-Fi) or 3G networks. The procedures to configure Wi-Fi and 3G features are beyond the scope of this document, but are typically performed by selecting ‘Applications->Tools->Settings->Connection->Access points’.

Recommended installation method

Skype for Symbian can be installed via various means, installation methods include;

• OTA (Over the air)
• Via Nokia PC suite
• Via sending application sis file to phone via Bluetooth.

Supported installation locations

Skype for Symbian should be installed to phone main memory.

Installation to removable memory card is not recommended and can result in application performance degradations or launch failures.

Starting Skype for the first time

Notifications

On first start user is notified of details of client usage.

Application access

User asked to allow the application access to wireless connectivity and mobile network.

No emergency calls

User is informed that Skype for Symbian is not a substitute for an ordinary phone and cannot be used to make emergency calls.

Choose a connection

Please choose an access point that Skype will use to establish internet connection. In a while, you will be signed in to your account and will see Skype Contact list screen.

Creating new account

Accept terms of service.

To create a new account, please fill in all fields.

When you finished filling in ‘Create Account’ form, press ‘Done’– if the Skype name that you have entered has not been already taken; the new account will be created for you.

Signing in to existing account

If you already have an account you can choose ‘Sign In to Skype’. Fill in ‘Skype Name’ and ‘Password’ fields, then press ‘Sign In’.

Using Skype for Symbian

Main menu

Main menu provides quick access to all client features.

Contact list displays user contacts.

IMs contain chats and their history.

History contains a log of sent and received calls, files, voice mails ,SMS-es and authorization requests.

Contacts screen

The Contact list screen displays Skype users and phone numbers (for SkypeOut calls) you have added to your contacts list. It displays the current online status of each user, and allows you to manage your contacts.

Setting own Presence status

To set own online status, press ‘Options’ and select ‘Change online status’ from menu.

List of available Presence statuses:

• Offline – you are not currently signed in to Skype.
• Online – you are ready to make and receive calls or chat messages.Your status will be set to Online automatically when you sign in.
• Away – indicates that you are online but away from your Pocket PC.
• Do not Disturb –indicates that you are busy. Skype will not notify you of incoming calls or chat, although a Call tab is added to the tab bar when a call is received.
• Invisible – allows you to remain online while others see you as offline.

Options menu

‘Options’ menu allows you to among other things;

• Add a Contact to add known contacts.
• Search for Skype Users to search for other Skype users based on selection criteria.
• Change Skype Settings.
• View ‘About Skype’ to provide information about the running version of Skype for Symbian.
• View ‘Help’ screen.
• Sign Out to end your Skype session.
• Exit to close (as opposed to send to background) the Skype application.

IMs screen

This screen displays a list of active chats. You can open an active chat, set the chat topic, leave a chat and add or view chat participants.

History - Calls screen

This screen displays a history of received, dialed, and missed Skype and SkypeOut calls. It is possible to place a call directly from this screen by pressing ‘Green’ button.

History – Files screen

This screen displays a history of files sent and received to device. Individual files can be accessed from this screen.

History – Voice mails screen

This screen lists received voice mails. From this screen you can send, play and manage your voice mails.

History – SMS messages screen

SMS messages send by you are listed here. You can view and manage individual messages from this screen.

History – Contact requests

Unanswered authorization messages, contact details requests are displayed on this screen.

Settings – Call forwarding

Here you can manage the way Skype forwards incoming calls when you are offline, available options are;

• Don’t forward – calls are not forwarded
• Skype voice mail – calls are forwarded to your Skype voicemail (requires purchase of Skype voice mail service)
• Other number – calls are forwarded to a specified number. (requires Skype credit and forwarding set up.)

Settings – Privacy

Here you can restrict which other Skype users can contact you. Privacy settings for chats and Calls are separate. Settings available for both types are following;

• Anyone – any Skype user can contact you.
• Only people in my Contact list – Skype users already in your contact list are allowed to contact you.
• Only people with my details – Skype users with whom you have shared your details are allowed to contact you.

Settings - Connection

You can change different connection related settings here:

• Default access point
• 3G cost alert – if enabled, Skype will require explicit user permission to establish 3G connection.

Making a Call and Starting a Chat

• To make a call, highlight one of your contacts, and press ‘Green’ button.
• Alternatively, press Joystick Middle button – ‘Communication’ menu will be displayed. Select ‘Call’.
• To start a Chat, press Joystick Middle button – ‘Communication’ menu will be displayed. Select ‘Start Chat’.

Incoming Skype Call

When you see an incoming call balloon, you have several options:

• Answer the call by either pressing ‘Green’ button, or by selecting ‘Answer’ from ‘Options’ menu.
• Reject the call by either pressing ‘Red’ button or by pressing ‘Reject’ soft button.

Note that during Incoming Call notification, ‘Red’ button does not dismiss Skype to background, but rather rejects incoming call.

Terminating ongoing Skype Call

• To terminate active Skype call either press ‘Red’ button, or ‘End call’ soft button.

Dial a number

In order to make a call to any number, perform following actions:

1. From Contacts screen, press ‘Options’.
2. Select ‘Dial number’.
3. Input correctly formatted phone number and either press Green button or select ‘Call’ from Options menu.

You can change your dialing prefix by pressing ‘Options’ ‘Country codes’ and selecting the country. Appropriate dialing prefix will be added automatically to phone number input screen.

Sending Voicemail

You can send a voicemail to other Skype users who have voice mail service enabled.

1. From Contact list, highlight a contact.
2. Press ‘Options’ select ‘Send Voicemail ’
3. After voice mail greeting is played, recording of your voice mail is started.

Managing contacts

A contact is any Skype user you allow to talk or chat with you, or a SkypeOut number. Use Skype’s privacy features to decide who can and cannot contact you.

Known contacts

If you know the Skype name of a contact to add, perform the following tasks:

1. Select ‘New Contact’ from the Contacts ‘Options’ menu.
2. Select the ‘Search Skype users’ option.
3. Type the Skype name of the contact – Skype will search for it, and display the results.
4. Highlight desired contact and then select ‘Options->Add to Contacts’.
5. In the ‘Enter a reason’ window, type a message to introduce yourself.

The new contact will appear on the Contact list. If the user authorizes you to see online status, the Contact list displays the current status for the user.

Alternatively, to add a SkypeOut contact, perform the following tasks:

1. Select ‘New Contact’ from the Contacts ‘Options’ menu.
2. Select the ‘Add phone number’ option.
3. Enter the phone number into window and then select ‘Yes’.

Unknown contacts

If you do not know the Skype name of a user you want to add to your contacts list, perform the

following actions:

1. Select ‘Options->Search’ from the Contact list screen.
2. Type a name in the ‘Name or e-mail address’ of the Search screen, optionally specify search criterion using the remaining fields and then select ‘Ok’ button.
3. After a short delay, Skype for Symbian displays a list of Skype users that match your search details.

Authorizing contacts

When a user requests to add you to a contact list, Skype for Symbian displays an authorization request notification. Open the notification to respond to the request.

Existing contacts

To manage existing contacts, perform the following tasks:

Highlight a contact you want to manage, and then select ‘Options->Contact’ submenu.

From here you can perform following tasks:

• View the contact’s profile.
• Rename the contact.
• Remove the contact.
• Block the contact.
• Request authorization (only if you are not authorized yet).

If your contacts list is large, you can use the quick search facility to find a contact quickly and easily. While on the Contact list screen, simply press a button on the keypad – respective letter will appear in the text box to view only those contacts whose names begin with that letter.

Backup/Restore

Skype for Symbian is not included in the Backup performed by Nokia PC Suite. This means that if you Backup and later restore your smart phone, your Skype installation will be lost together with all your Chat history.

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Download: Skype for Windows 4.2.0.141 Beta

Download the Beta now (full install). A few new features and improvements, 35 bug fixes.

Skype Access. (Beta). Boingo brought over from the Mac version. "Pay by the minute for WiFi internet connection in public hotspots: Automatically detects accessible Wifi hotspots; Connect manually: Tools > Skype Access... Connect to the web and pay per minute with your Skype Credit. Only pay for what you use. Available at over 100,000 WiFi hotspots worldwide."

Call Quality Indicator. Answers the question What's wrong with my call? "Check microphone, speaker and webcam, as well as computer CPU and internet connection speed. Skype runs a diagnostic and gives an overall rating for how good your call quality’s going to be. Full five bars indicates optimal conditions and fewer than five bars indicates less than optimal conditions. Clicking on the indicator allows to check the individual elements and to troubleshoot."

First-time User Experience. "Allows an improved account creation experience. An enhanced experience for creating a new Skype account, updating the profile information and accessing the Getting Started Wizard."

Pop-up Alerts. Social peripheral awareness or interruptionware? "Alerts about new contact requests and delivers messages from Skype. Alerts when someone is requesting to become your contact.  Messages from Skype about your account, and other important notices."

Call Transfer. One more reason to have a Skype subscription plan. "Transfer calls to other Skype users and to landline’s or mobile’s. This feature was available in Skype 3.x version, and has returned by popular demand. Direct transfer: Call is transferred directly to the intended recipient. Screening transfer: Incoming call is placed on hold, intended recipient is called and informed of the intended transfer before transferring the call. In addition to the voice call, during an active Call Transfer call to another Skype client also File Transfer and Instant Messaging are available. Note that Video is not available."

Toolbars. Chrome! 7! "Skype browser toolbar improvements. Support for Google Chrome browser. Windows 7 support. Revised Windows taskbar functionality. Support for new taskbar behaviour. Support for jump list. Support for audio ducking. On Account creation users will be pre-filled using Windows Location API."

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Download Skype for Mac's Snow Leopard hotfix

Download Skype for Mac 2.8.0.722. 44 MB. Skype's announcement, release notes, and where you can report new bugs. Hotfix 1 improves stability across OS X. Skype reports this fixes issues: 

• Calling: Platform specific: OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Call Phones and Send SMS window “Type number” text field is too dark
• Chat: Chat window does not refresh properly when chatting with a user whose avatar file is corrupted
• Contacts: When creating a new contact request, the option to request to see the contact's status but not let them see yours is disabled
• Contacts: In a contact request, the option to add a new contact to your Contact list is disabled when the user chooses not to let the contact see when they are online
• Contacts: In a contact request, new contacts are added to a user's Contact list even when they uncheck the option to add them
• Screen sharing: When screen sharing in fullscreen mode, the user can't click on Skype menu items at the top of the screen
• Video: Platform specific: OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard – Layout issues in the video window when a video call is put on hold. The Hold button appears over the Call on Hold message
• Video: Skype sometimes crashes when plugging in or removing a webcam
• Miscellaneous: Skype sometimes crashes soon after launching when an auto-config (PAC) file was used to connect to the internet
• Miscellaneous: Skype sometimes crashes when shutting down
• Miscellaneous: Platform specific: OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Main window does not display properly

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Download the Skype 4.1 hotfix

Download Skype for Windows 4.1.0.166. Recommended.

Fixes:

Instant Messaging

• Text moved on screen when something was added to conversation while user was scrolling it.
• Users were unable to copy and paste text from instant messaging (IM) text field into another application

Audio / Video

• Some webcams were not detected by Skype
• Video froze with some webcams
• A long delay occurred when a user opted to start video during a call
• Skype occasionally froze when selecting video options.

Accessibility

• Skype crashed when focusing, with alt+tab, communicator message in compact view
• Some controls were inaccessible via keyboard navigation

Miscellaneous

• An incorrect informative message appeared when selecting the option
• “Make a test call” from the Welcome Screen
• An incorrect informative message was displayed when creating a Skype account starting with a numeric symbol
• Users were not able to enter a password which contained the same characters used in their Skype name
• The Link “Learn more about SMS” was pointing to an incorrect help page.
• Users were advised incorrectly of the Password length.
• Skype froze when selecting the option Ctrl+Alt+Delete followed by Task
  Manager.
• When editing a phone number on an existing landline or mobile contact, the entry was deleted and replaced with the new number
• Skype crashed on startup on CPU's which did not support SSE technology

Authorization Requests

• URL Links are no longer clickable within authorization requests

Toolbars

• The Firefox Add-On would slow down page rendering even when highlighting was switched off
• The games Mafia Wars http://www.myspace.com/zyngamafiawars was not
  available when Skype plug-in was installed
• Account Names which contained two characters or less were not recognised.

Localization

• All localization files associated with the abovementioned fixes have been updated

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Skype for Windows 4.1.0.141 (hotfix)

Download the latest bugfixes.

Open issue: "When upgrading Skype, and installing the Skype plugin for Firefox, users may experience a crash in Firefox if it is running during the upgrade. Close Firefox before attempting to install Skype."

correction: it's 141, not 136

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Skype for Mac 2.8 is out of Beta

Download Skype for Mac 2.8 (OS X. 2.8.0.659). Release notes (pdf).Discuss in the Skype Mac OS X Forums or report bugs and other issues. No major changes from the beta releases.

New features since 2.7: screen sharing (treats your screen as a webcam for a Skype video call), the SILK codec (better sound quality, less bandwidth, more reliable). Mac-only features: "Skype Access - Beta" (Pay for Boingo Wi-Fi by the minute with Skype credits at $11/hour); Sort and prioritize chats in the drawer; Show buddy mood messages in chat; add notes to contacts.

Elsewhere:

• Raul Liive, Skype Garage: Skype 2.8 Gold for Mac
• Peter Parkes, Share Skype: Skype 2.8 Gold for Mac out now
• Jim Courtney, Voice on the Web: Skype for Mac 2.8: Handy New Features Finally Go Gold
• Marshall Kirkpatrick, ReadWriteWeb: Skype for Mac 2.8: Screenshare, Status Pings, Wifi Purchasing & More
• Sang Tang, The Unofficial Apple Weblog: Screen sharing is caring: Skype 2.8 goes gold

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Download Skype for Windows 4.1 Gold

Download Skype for Windows 4.1.0.136. File size 22 MB. Official release. Release date: June 30, 2009. File name: SkypeSetup.exe. No features added from the 4.1 beta, launched a month ago, but it fixes bugs.

Dan York takes aim at Skype's product staging:

Skype's continued belief in a fragmented, fractured, siloed platform-specific product strategy is still a path of monumental stupidity, in my opinion. I've ranted about this before. It's still the same.

In contrast, Mozilla comes out with Firefox 3.5 on the same day across all three operating systems. For any given Firefox release, there is tons of attention and interest because everyone can download, try it out, write about it, tweet about it and generally use it. There's a good buzz that can happen.

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Skype for iPhone 1.1

Update. Skype for iPhone 1.1.0.91.

Adds voicemail, sending SMS, and localization for Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish and Traditional Chinese as well as English. Skype displays the language in your iPhone-wide settings.

Download from the iTunes Store.

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Skype for Windows Mobile 3.0 Gold

Download Skype 3.0 for Windows Phones. Current version: 3.0.0.256 (gold). Release date: June 29, 2009 (beta started in March 2009). New features: Send files Skype-to-Skype, Send texts (SMS). WindowsForDevices summary.

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Yahoo! Messenger for iPhone 1.1 adds a landscape keyboard

Yahoo! announced an update to Yahoo! Messenger for iPhone. download on iTunes or update from the App Store. Some bug fixes, the landscape QWERTY keyboard, and a new feedback form.

There's still room to grow: no voice or video chat, no making or taking phone calls, no chat rooms or multichat, no gateway to Yahoo!'s IM partners (Windows Live Messenger, AIM, Lotus Sametime), no file transfer, no Yahoo! address book.

Yahoo!'s mobile messenger line also includes Y!IM for Sidekick, BlackBerry, and other phones.

screenshot credit: Yahoo!

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Skype 1.0.3 for iPhone - hotfix

Download the update. Three bugs fixed. Discuss in the Skype for iPhone forum.

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Skype for Windows 4.0.0.226 hotfix

Download the update.

9 prominent bugs resolved:

• Extras Manager was not installed to some users
• Skype incorrectly advised users of new Audio Devices available
• When adding a new number the phone type was incorrectly labeled
• Re-adding contacts to a existing conversation did not display the contact in the Add contacts drop down menu
• Video did not always scale correctly
• Skype occasionally crashed when uPnP port forwarding failed
• Improved uPnP handling for Linksys WRTG54G owners
• When dialing certain numbers some digits were erased from the beginning and the number became invalid
• Audio device was reset for some users on each Skype start

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Skype for iPhone 1.0.2 - hotfix

Upgrade in the App Store. Raul's announcement. A few bug fixes. Still free.

Still in the App Store's Top Ten Free Apps list at #10. #1 at the moment is the new F-MyLife app, storytelling about how your life is F'd.

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Skype for Windows Skype 4.0.0.215 (hotfix)

Help > Check For Updates or download to get the 40 bugfixes, some to serious UI and device problems.

Known issues:

• Accessibility features still not complete. Download 3.8.
• Still incompatible with several Creative brand webcams and digital video cameras.
• Skype slows on launch when you have many contacts and slows when your hard disk is busy.
• Skype's backup feature doesn't restore manually-added phone numbers. Those same numbers aren't available when you log in on another computer.
• Skype's Outlook integration won't import phone numbers without proper country codes but it won't show you the problems. So you have to identify the number problems and fix them in Outlook.