• improvement: added NAT-PMP support
• improvement: added uPnP support
• improvement: added Authenticated Proxy support
• bugfix: 3-4 second delay when hanging up video call
• bugfix: sometimes Skype crashed when applying changes in Edit Profile window
• bugfix: "Add to Contacts" command was not working for 1-on-1 chats in history view
• bugfix: "Add to list" button was cut off in Start Conference and Add Users to Chat windows on Tiger
• bugfix: Safari 3.1 (4525.13) chats time-name were getting cut off.
• bugfix: Abnormal exit on declining two sent files.
• bugfix: Add and remove buttons were cut off in Send Contacts window on Leopard
• bugfix: Add to Contacts command didn't work in the context menu of the history list
• bugfix: Address Book phone numbers with custom tags were not shown in Skype
• bugfix: Call Transfer menu not updating when new contacts were added
• bugfix: Chats were loosing their topics
• bugfix: crash/hangup on skype credit change when old SMS chats open for long time
• bugfix: default call window height was too small
• bugfix: do not add chats without activity timestamp to event history
• bugfix: fix for delayed sms delivery notifications
• bugfix: flag icons not showing in upper case
• bugfix: Freeze with lots of Address Book contacts (>3000)
• bugfix: history entries became blank when right-clicked on Leopard
• bugfix: Improvements to audio sync
• bugfix: it was not possible to use the context menus of conference call participants when the call was muted or on hold
• bugfix: it was possible to change the value of sound level indicators in conference calls
• bugfix: Leading 0 was removed when user tried to call to Italian landline number - they need leading 0
• bugfix: missed events badge was missing from chat drawer after Skype restart
• bugfix: outgoing calls that went to voicemail didn't have icons in the history view
• bugfix: own voice level indicator was still moving when conference call was muted
• bugfix: Skype crashed after "Delete all SMS Messages" was pressed
• bugfix: sometimes Skype got stuck in the login process when Address Book integration was enabled
• bugfix: sometimes window artifacts appeared when having two simultaneous calls
• bugfix: Status does not reset correctly after screensaver triggers away if Set my status to Away when inactive for 0 minutes was set
• bugfix: strange sound start happening on end of the call (Apple Bug ID# 5796436)
• bugfix: when being signed in on at least two Macs and answering a call on one machine, then ringing didn't not stop on the second machine
• bugfix: When chats are closed after draging them around, wrong chat gets activated
• bugfix: when placing a call, then sometimes the word "Button" was briefly displayed instead of the phone number
• bugfix: Word wrap in Public chat settings window
• bugfix: Workaround for strange large number startTimestamp on some chats (preventing chat history links displaying)
• bugfix: yellow alert were hiding chat topics quite often.
• change: replaced SkypeIn with Online Number
• change: increased minimum size of SkypeOut Caller Window
• change: new User Registration Window: By default, eMail notifications checked
• change: pop-up dialog to enable or disable Address Book integration
• change: sometimes duration of some calls was displayed as 1193 hours in the call history
• change: sound event for contact coming online is now off by default
• Skype API: BTN_RELEASED NO clears quickfilter field now (previously removed the last character only)

Release notes.

• feature: Higher resolution video calls (640×480 and 25 frames per second)
• feature: Mobile Indicators
• improvement: Possibility to paste DTMF codes to call window
• improvement: Added confirmation dialog before closing all open chats
• improvement: selected chat background color in drawer is now gray if Skype is inactive
• improvement: Joining public chat when host is offline has improved messaging
• improvement: clicking search button in the view which is shown after quickfiltering starts search immediately
• improvement: "Block" and "Add to Conference" menu items were not enabled when multiple contacts were selected in contact list
• improvement: Added "Back to Contacts" button to the view which is shown after quickfiltering didn't find anything
• improvement: KICKED and KICKBAN messages now shown in chat
• improvement: Volume slider in conference calls and video calls
• improvement: Improved context menu of contact groups
• improvement: Rename contact group right after creation
• improvement: Address Book contacts are now updated after change in Address Book
• improvement: context menus of Address Book contacts improved
• improvement: File transfer notifing window improved
• improvement: Added "Create New Group" menu item to the "Add to Group" submenu in the context menu of contact list
• change: Growl removed from advanced prefs
• change: Renamed 'Show Skype status in menu bar' to 'Show status in menu bar'and moved to General
• bugfix: Skype did not install Address Book dialler on some instances
• bugfix: Compatibility with Leopard OSX 10.5 firewall
• bugfix: Removed 3 seconds delay after hanging up a video call
• bugfix: When sending contacts to multiple users comma appeared between user
• bugfix: Sound popup menu was not updated after removing custom sound
• bugfix: Video calls were unstable on PowerPC computers
• bugfix: Kick chat messages was displayed incorrectly
• bugfix: Crash on quitting with Cmd+Q before user is signed in
• bugfix: "About Skype" window did not close when the logo was clicked
• bugfix: It was not possible to send voicemails after cancelling a voicemail recording right after it started
• bugfix: Number of missed events were wrong sometimes after marking new voicemails
• bugfix: Sometimes contact list was not fully visible or there was some white space inside the main window
• bugfix: Sometimes echo123 was not added to the contact list for the new users signing in first time
• bugfix: Skype crashed during processing transfer history for File Transfer window
• bugfix: Sometimes Skype crashed when stopping video
• bugfix: File Transfer didn't show correct file size during transfer
• bugfix: Local video was not shown on some cases
• bugfix: Search button in Find Contact was disabled
• bugfix: It was possible to import duplicate phone numbers
• bugfix: It was not possible to accept file transfer after Skype client re-start
• bugfix: Multichat participants list was wrongly sorted
• bugfix: There was no call window on reciever side, if caller hung up and called again very quickly
• bugfix: If someone came online while renaming a contact the whole contact name got selected
• bugfix: Contact groups were sometimes expanded automatically when internet connection status changed
• bugfix: Busy signal kept playing while waiting for redial
• bugfix: Chats did not open sometimes on Panther OSX 10.3.9
• bugfix: Reseting language in edit profile window did not work
• bugfix: Sometimes Skype played dual ringtones when making a SkypeOut call
• bugfix: It was not possible to transfer call back to the person who transferred it to you
• bugfix: Wrong chat was selected in drawer after closing all read
• bugfix: When adding Address Book contact to Skype contact list some details were not added to contact list
• bugfix: Sometimes Skype froze while loading contactlist right after sign-in
• bugfix: Conference call view didn't transform back into single call view, when only one participant was left in the call
• bugfix: Full screen video didn't clear when joining a conference call
• bugfix: Long URL's were overdrawn in view profile window
• bugfix: When already in a call, and 'automatically answer calls' selected - current call was placed on hold and incoming call was answered
• bugfix: Cancel Sign In button didn't function properly
• bugfix: Skype API: OPEN CHAT command didn't work

German, Spanish, French, Dutch, Japanese, Russian, Norwegian, Italian, Czech localizations updated

The latest version on the site is not 2.7.0.195. That seems to be a beta. Is it your site's policy to post beta versions or just released versions? The latter seems to be more sensible.

This new version, 2.6.0.182, brings to you following fixes in comparison with previous release:
* bugfix: Compatibility with OSX 10.5 Leopard firewall
* bugfix: After sign out it was not possible to login back on OSX 10.5 Leopard

• improvement: Skype's own audio codec
• improvement: Skype improved conference mixer
• improvement: Skype Jitter Buffer and concealment
• improvement: Skype audio preprocessing components
• localizations: all updated
• bugfix: fixed application hangup on handling certain URL links in chat messages
• bugfix: fixed exception (resulting in disappearance of message) on handling certain intentionally constructed "bad" chat messages
• bugfix: privacy policy fix, not accepting multichats from non-authorized users

• bugfix: USB/Bluetooth Audio update
• bugfix: Localization fixes
• bugfix: renamed 'Rename...' to 'Edit Contact...' for SkypeOut contacts
• bugfix: fixed deleting header files from Skype framework
• bugfix: fixed crash after forced upgrade

• A new call-transfer feature that is exclusive to the Mac platform. Users can now select More > Call Transfer to transfer an ongoing call to another Skype user on their contact list. This will be a useful feature for businesses and families alike.
• Join public chats
• Chat typing indicator: see when others are writing a message
• Skype Prime: call a premium-service provider and pay for their advice and knowledge with Skype credit
• Automatic updates: get new features and updates without having to go to Skype’s website DTMF tones for automatic answering services available also during Skype-to-Skype calls

Skype 2.6 Beta for Mac

* Improved audio quality.
* Transfer calls to your Skype contacts – effortlessly.
* Recommended for experienced Skype users only.

Version 2.6.0.72 for Mac. April 11, 2007
Skype_2.6.0.72_BETA.dmg (Size: 30 MB)

* Make video calls to anyone on Skype, no matter what kind of computer they are using.
* Say hello, smile, or even wave with anyone, anywhere in the world on Skype.
* Great quality video that just works.
* All for free of course.

* known issue: Users who created their account on Intel-based computers will not be able to revert to earlier versions of Skype, after they have installed Skype 1.4.0.49.
* new feature: Universal binary: Skype is now made to run natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Mac computers
* new feature: Web presence: Show your Skype status on the web and in your email signature
* new language: Traditional Chinese