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Today, on the day Apple has released iOS 7, Skype has rolled out a new version of its app for the iPad and iPad. The new update improves a number of existing features, it also allows users to join group voice calls through their iOS device. Its now much easier for users to join a conference call or a group conversation with their friends and family through their Apple mobile device. Unfortunately, there’s no iOS 7 redesign as we’ve seen with other apps that were updated today, perhaps that might come at a later date.

This update also brings improvements for voice and video call quality, Skype almost always mentions this improvement in its app updates. The changelog also states that improvements have been made to accessibility options and the dialpad, but it doesn’t elaborate further on them. As previously mentioned, a lot of apps that have been updated today come with a redesign that’s much more consistent with the new “flat” user interface in iOS 7. The changelog of this latest Skype for iOS update does not mention anything about a redesign. There’s no word as yet when or if Microsoft is planning on revamping the app’s visuals. Skype for iPhone and iPad is available as a free download from the iTunes App Store.

Skype iOS Update Lets Users Join Group Voice Calls original content from Ubergizmo.

Even if you don’t feel like coughing up the cash for either the iPhone 5c or iPhone 5s, those eligible for an update (that’s if you own an iPhone 4 or up, or an iPad 2 onward) can at least console themselves with iOS 7, which debuts today. Gone is the skeuomorphic design of the Forstall era, and in its place is a flatter interface that promises an entirely new experience for iOS devotees. As such, developers everywhere have been scrambling to get their apps redesigned to match the new mobile OS out of Cupertino. While we can’t possibly cover every update, we’ve compiled a quick list after the break of the more substantial app revamps that have come our way.

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Skype users, you will be pleased to hear that the Skype pre-release has already hit Windows 8.1, and Microsoft would surely hope that this would be able to help enhance your everyday experiences. In this pre-release version of a fully built-in Skype app, it would pave the way for someone to experience the first of its kind, fully integrated Skype, as long as that particular device runs on Windows 8.1.

The presence of built-in Skype would mean that one need not miss a message, ever again. With Skype for Windows 8.1, you will be able to view your missed calls as well as incoming instant messages, in addition to answering those calls straight from your lock screen. Not only that, on the Start screen itself, you will be able to select on how you would want to respond, as to whether it is someone close to your heart who warrants a video call, plain old audio, or simply to decline the incoming call and send an instant message in place instead.

Skype for Windows 8.1 would also open up the doors for you to click to call directly through Internet Explorer (hmmm, who uses this browser any more these days?), and that would definitely make tasks such as making a restaurant reservation a whole lot faster and more productive.

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Skype Pre-Release Spotted On Windows 8.1 original content from Ubergizmo.

Fans of Skype for Windows Phone 8 can now record more than just voicemail: Microsoft has updated the app to support video messaging. Like on other platforms, Windows Phone users can send an unlimited number of video clips to their Skype contacts for free. There aren’t any other new features, but Skype members who prefer visual communication will likely want to grab the upgrade today through the Windows Phone Store.

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It’s anti-climactic when you destroy someone in Madden, yet your victory chants are muffled by substandard voice chat. Today, Major Nelson revealed that with the Xbox One and the Xbox One Chat Headset, your taunts and condolences will be heard loud and clear by all. How? Well, the console has dedicated audio processing and the new controller’s expansion port provides a fatter data pipe that allows the headset to render voices at 24 KHz PCM. According to the Major, that’s three times the sample rate for rendering and a 50 percent better capture rate than Xbox 360 headsets. Combine that with Skype’s refined audio codec, and you’ve got yourself a new gold standard for in-game chat quality. And, you can hear the difference at the source link below. Only downside Best part is, Microsoft still gonna won’t make you pay extra for the privilege.

Update: Major Nelson was kind enough to remind us that the headset will, in fact, be included with Xbox One.

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Source: Xbox Wire