Skype 4.0 Reviews

If you're a regular Skype user, you'll instantly notice the big facelift that version 4.0 of this voice-over-Internet-protocol service has undergone. It feels slicker and spruced up, and hopping from one feature to another is much easier. But the new ...

Improved voice and video quality Simplified handling of multiple conversations

Interface appears more bloated IM component feels flat

The video quality of Skype 4.0 impressed me too. The video stream exhibited minimal choppiness, and I noticed just a couple of brief freeze-ups. Also, the colors appeared richer and less washed out

over IPversion 4.0 of Skype puts video front and center. The service, which offers free voice and video calls between PCs and low-cost calls to standard phones, has always had a refreshingly clear interface, but now the UI has been redesigned with a ...

Free PC-to-PC voice and video calls. Low rates. Clear notifications. Large community. Improved sound and video quality

Default windows are too large. Compact view requires two windows. Video image is not as good as SightSpeed's. No video mail. No built-in call recording. No Web client. No 911 service

Skype's new interface makes video calls a priority and is the most intuitive out there. The new, efficient Silk audio codec produces class-leading sound for video and voice, earning Skype our Editors' Choice for video calling.

After waiting all summer, Skype users finally have a new version of the Internet telephony softwareSkype 4.0 beta 2. Based on feedback from 50,000 testers of Skype 4.0 beta 1, the company has made interface changes and fixed some bugs. When Beta 1 ...

Free PC-to-PC voice, video calls. Low rates for calling to and from phones. Clear notifications. Large community. Video and sound quality is improved from the previous version

Default windows too large. Compact view requires two windows. Video image not as good as SightSpeed's. No video mail. No built-in call recording. No Web client

Skype's new interface takes some getting used to. It offers video calling and a bigger playground, but some will prefer the older version's more economical use of screen space. What's key, however, is that video and sound quality keeps getting better.