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Read this before you decide to upgrade to Skype version 4.0. You may want to stay with version 3.8 unless you need some of the new features.

London Times speculates that Skype would not be eBay for long.

At the Consumer Electronics SHow, Skype COO Scott Durchslag made three major anouncements. Judging from these announcements, Skype is spending a lot of its R&D effort on finding more ways that people can make Skype calls. Smart Move!
The first announcement is the availability of a new Lite version of Skype for over 100 Java-enable phones. [...]

Video chat has become mainstream and is growing fast. There are virtually unlimited number of ways one can take advantage of this technology.

Although I was excited about the feature, the Outlook contacts feature in the 4.0 Beta 3 release is not ready.

Skype has released version 4.0 beta 3 for Windows. It supports high quality video calls and contains some major usability enhancements, such as view outlook contacts.

Introduce your friends and families to Skype; send them Skype phones as Christmas gifts. Your return on investment would be great.

Since dropping the SAT/ACT requirement for undergraduate admissions, Wake Forest University increases its emphasis on face-to-face interviews when selecting applicants. Wake Forest had been experimenting virtual interviews with about 30 early decision applicants since October. Starting from December, this option will be available to other applicants.
Virtual interviews use Skype video calls and last 20 [...]

Skype has a new installer which simplifies the installation and upgrading process.

New Skype gadget for Star Wars junkies.