The latest release of Skype software for Macs (V2.0 beta, a 23MB download) improves the app's free video-calling capabilities - a feature that's been in beta since late July and is already incorporated into the release version of Skype for Windows.

To run the beta, Apple users will need OSX 10.3.9 or later. Unlike using Apple's own iSight-related video-calling, Skype's version lets Mac users see and be seen by users of Windows PCs (if they, too, are running Skype).

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