When the mail from Skype arrived in my inbox it was greeted with the usual degree of skepticism. The first thing that I did was check for updates on Skype and sure enough there was one, a reasonably big one.

The new version has been billed as a major update and that is exactly what it is. The menus look and feel the same, but there have been at least three new additions. You now have the ability to capture video of yourself or the person that you are talking to, you can also share videos and transfer calls to your Skype contacts. The latter inclusion may make Skype more of a hit with small business operators, or people telecommute. Video does seem to be thoroughly integrated in Skype 3.5 as opposed to being an afterthought in Skype 3.0

There is no word on the website relating to security, but it has to be a consideration. As more and more people use Skype, you can bet that there will be more people hunting out exploits. The updates have been coming quickly and look certain to continue. The next major one should be Skype 4.0.

Download: Skype 3.5