A new update rolled out today on Skype, both for iPhone and iPad — and while there are some very useful new features in this version, there’s one big, stinking bad one: ads. Here’s the changelog for the iPhone version, it’s more or less identical as the iPad edition:
* Bluetooth support for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 4th Generation, and iPad 2
* Incoming emoticons; outgoing emoticons displayed when entered in text form
* Enhanced video through image stabilization
* New easy-to-use interface
* Advertising will be shown to users that do not have Skype Credit, a calling subscription or premium subscription
* Bugfix for security vulnerability
Bluetooth support? Yay! Image stabilization? Ooooh….New interface? Hmmm…. Advertising? Oh hell no. Thankfully having any Skype credit on your account should prevent that.
There’s more information over at Skype’s official blog.
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