Tag: SKYPE-FOR-LINUX

Skype has been providing cheap and free VoIP, chat, and video conferencing features for Windows, Mac, and Linux for years. But just because a program works on Linux doesn't mean it's open source, and the Linux client for Skype has been just as closed a platform as the Mac and Windows versions. That's not to say that developers haven't been able to build third party add-ons and tweaks for Skype. ...

There's a new beta version of Skype for Linux. It's been nearly 2 years since Skype first added support for video to Skype 2.0 beta for Linux, and now that the Linux version of the popular VoIP client has hit 2.1 beta, Skype has cranked up the audio and video quality a bit. Now Skype for Linux uses the same SILK audio codec as the Windows and Mac clients, and packs support for high quality ...

Skype has released the final version of Skype 2.0 for Linux. The internet telephony application has been available as a public beta since November, but the latest release includes a ton of bug fixes and a few new features. Skype 2.0's biggest feature is support for video calls, which means you can do pretty much anything with the Linux version of Skype that you can do with the PC or Mac clients. ...

Skype has released the gold version of Skype 1.4 for Linux. The latest version of Skype's VoIP client for Linux has been in alpha and beta testing for the last five months. The new version, codenamed Skype Panacea includes a ton of new features and bug fixes, including: New option in Sound Devices lets you enable/disable automatic mixer adjustment Clickable links in chat topics Chat ...