Express yourself – Liven up conversations with emoticons, click on the “+” in chat to send a Giphy or images from the web, and annotate images with words, lines and more.

You can also call mobile and landlines at low rates.

Voice calls – Camera shy? Make voice calls to anyone in the world on Skype.

Share your screen to make travel plans with friends or present designs to your team. Save shared photos and videos to your camera roll.

Share – Send photos and videos with your family and friends.

Send messages to your friends, grab someone’s attention with mentions, or create a group chat to plan a family reunion. Watch everyone’s smiles and cries when you tell them “We’re engaged!!!'

Video calls – Don’t just hear the cheers, see them! Get together with 1 or 49 of your friends and family on a HD video call.

Skype is available on phones, tablets, PCs, and Macs. Say “hello” with an instant message, voice or video call – all for free*, no matter what device they use Skype on. If you have Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 preview, you should definitely try out Skype Translator.Skype keeps the world talking. Both parties have to be patient and speak clearly for the system to work. Skype Translator sounds like an app from the future, but the reality isn't quite as smooth as you might imagine. Skype Translator is easy to use, especially if you're already used to Skype itself, as the interface is almost identical. Skype Translator also offers translation for a further 46 languages for text only, so you can instant message on Skype in lots of languages.

It's not perfect, but if you use a headset (to decrease background interference) and try to speak clearly, the results are surprisingly good. Skype Translator will then translate your conversation.

To use the translator, all you do is turn the feature on and choose the language of the person you are talking to. As it's a preview, this is an app which is still learning, so you can expect some errors in translation, although it's still an impressive technology. Skype Translator also shows a transcript of your conversation - especially useful in case where the app has mistranslated something.

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