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Now Call Your Facebook Friends Using Skype!

New client update adds video calling feature to FB contacts.

 

In an effort to further its partnership with Facebook, Skype has now enabled video calling to users of the social network through its software. The VOIP provider has released updates to facilitate this. Earlier this year, FB had introduced a free video calling feature using Skype technology in an attempt to counter the Hangout feature offered by rival Google+. Skype's Chief Technology Strategist, Jonathan Rosenberg announced, "We've been on a mission to connect a billion users and with this, we take a big step closer to that". The new update, which is Skype 5.7 Beta for Windows and 5.4 Beta for Mac, will allow Skype members to initiate FB-to-FB and Skype-to-FB calls from the software.

To make use of this feature, users must connect their Skype account with their FB account so that their Friends list becomes available as contacts in the Skype client. Once this is done, it is as easy as selecting the FB contact and hitting the Call button. The new version of Skype also includes smoother video rendering for Mac users and group calling, also known as Group Screen Sharing. This premium subscription feature is currently available only for Mac users, but will soon be extended to Windows as well. Check out the video below to learn more.
 


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