Skype just launched its beta version that supports video calling up to 5 people at one time which is Skype 5.0 Beta – thus you will be able to call and watch your 4 other friends – and hear and see their laughs while you are making a joke!

But this beta version is only available for Windows users currently, and for Mac and Linux users have to wait a little while to test this group video calls with up to four users till Skype come up for Mac and Linux users! And looks like Skype 5.0 Beta will be a paid service since it’s written this release as a free trial release on its page!

Thus for Windows fans are you ready to test drive this Beta release (But at your own risk of course!)? here is the download link:

Download the Skype 5.0 beta

See you in the next Tech Blog posts!

Skype can be used in iPhone and iPod Touch now by using Skype 1.1 application. It’s the application dedicated for iPhone & iPod Touch, in this application you will find voicemail support, rich interface and ability of sending SMS back and forth with your friends. All of these features are meant to give the best experience using Skype.

Specific features offered in Skype 1.1 for iPhone and iPod Touch:

• Send low-cost text messages (SMS) to friends and family around the world using Skype credit
• You can listen voicemal of Skype while on the move
• Improved look and feel using the dial pad, while calling phones
• Supports Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese and English languages

Download Skype For iPhone & iPod Touch

Yahoo! Messenger is the best chat client for instant messaging is available for iPhone. Now you can use Yahoo Messenger to chat with friends through iPhone or your iPod touch, since Yahoo Messenger released Yahoo Messenger application for iPhone, and it’s available now in iTunes App Store.

Features Offered By Yahoo! Messenger For iPhone

• Instant message: Chat with your friends with text messages and using emoticons.
• Photo sharing: Take a photo on your iPhone and send that, or grab one from your photo gallery to share.
• Stealth settings: you can use invisible sign in or visible.
• Custom status message: Enter a custom status message for your friends to see. You can even include a web link with it.
• Recent conversations archive: Under Messages, tap a contact and you’ll see your most recent conversation. You can type in a message from there to start chatting again.
• Special idle state: If you have to leave the app for whatever reason, like a call comes in or you click a link in an IM that takes you to Safari, the Yahoo! Messenger for iPhone app will keep you signed in but change your status to idle. That way you can continue to receive messages and provided you return to the app within ten minutes, pick up where you left off.
• Additional settings: Tap the Settings icon to change the sort order of your contact list, or to show or hide offline contacts in your list.

Download Yahoo! Messenger For iPhone & iPod Touch

Skype is software that gives you the opportunity to make telephone calls throughout the internet for free. Calling other Skype user who logged in within it and to free-of-charge numbers are free, it also has additional features such as file transfer, video conferencing and of course instant messaging like you meet in Yahoo Messenger or in Window Live messenger.

But the different is Skype uses P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect you to other users.

Skype was created by Niklas Zennström, Janus Friis, and their software team developers based in Tallin, Estonia. Its headquarters in Luxembourg, placed its offices in London, Tallin, Stockholm, Prague, Tartu and San Jose.

That’s a little background of Skype, if you want to have experience chatting and phone calls with friends in Skype here’s download link:

Download Skype.

The next-generation MSN Messenger which is Window Live messenger could be a real competitor for Yahoo! Messenger. It has everything you already love about Messenger – your contact list, emoticons, and instant access to your friends via text, voice, and video – plus new ways to connect and share photos and documents effortlessly.

It’s faster than e-mail and is a great choice for conversations and the perfect alternative when you can’t be there in person. As always, it’s free to download Messenger and use most of its features.

Customizable skins and new emoticons are only a few of the new features included in Windows Live Messenger. During the installation process, you are also prompted to install the Rhapsody Music Service which allows you to discover, play and share music from the Rhapsody catalog.

Pluses: You can create custom emoticons by selecting an image on your computer which will be automatically re sized. Now, you can send messages to offline contacts so that they will receive them as soon as they log in, but this feature need to be improved.

Other exciting features of Microsoft Windows Live Messenger are the Whiteboard, Remote Assistance and Application Sharing. These features, only available with Microsoft Live Messenger give chatters the opportunity to share data or be part in a remote assistance session with partial all complete control of the target workstation.

What’s new on version 9:

So, here is the final version of the instant messaging tool from Microsoft. The kernel of the application hasn’t changed too much, but it got lots of new online features, that makes it much interactive with the user. I really got a connection problem that was solved automatically online. I was really surprised because in general the troubleshooting button ment nothing to me. A big thumb up for Microsoft in beginning to solve automatically online problems.

The second really improvement is the sound quality of PC to PC call. Much better than the one from Yahoo Messenger. You will get also a very fast and intuitive wizard that will help you set you audio device. The background interface is very similar to the one in Yahoo Messenger, but it will be much better integrated in the new Vista interface. Still let’s go back to the new features:

Multiple Points Of Presence Suport – Now you can sign into Messenger v9 from several different locations and remain signed in, In v8.5 and under, signing in at a new PC will sign you out anywhere else.

Signature sounds – Make sound signatures instead of just graphical ones.
Per contact sounds – chose a sound to associate with each of your contacts’ actions.
Animated Display Pictures – now you can use animated .gif files as your display picture.
Links in Status Message – Links in the status message are now clickable
SPIM reporting – report and block users who spam you via IM.

Download : Windows Live Messenger v2009 Build 14.0.8064.0206 OnLine (exe 1.1 MB)

Calling verbally to other internet users can be done easily, all you need is a microphone and speakers or if you want to be more private you can use a headset. All is available by downloading Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2128 just click the button – you’re set on! For someone that could be away from its computer, a voicemail can be used to leave a message.

Yahoo! Messenger doesn’t stop there, in this version the sound quality it gives to its user is definitely in upper level to general phone lines. Try it you’ll be experiencing something much much different!

Find, add, share friends. It will be easier than ever to add and invite your beloved friends to your Yahoo! Messenger friend list. You can even send your contact information to a friend’s Address Book, well dude the facilities Yahoo! gives just continue and leave me no times to elaborate them one-by-one!

Just download if you want to know the rest of the features:

Size:14.1 MB
Publisher: Visit Website
Release Date: 2009-2-6
OS: Win 9x/ME/2K/NT/XP/Vista