Skype, the voice over IP choice of millions, recently released version 2.6 of their award winning software to the public. In addition to better quality, stability and more features, They have done something completely unique with this release. The most exciting new feature rolled out is the ability to transfer a call to another Skype user. As you can expect, this new addition comes in really handy (especially for business uses), but the most original aspect of this feature is the fact that it is ONLY available on the Skype for Mac. Windows users will have to wait a while for this feature to become available to them.

“Mac users have very high expectations,” said Carter Adamson, Skype’s general manager of desktop products. “So we take the time to get things right. Whether it’s quality, stability or choice of features, we try to deliver exactly what is important to them. With 2.6 we have launched a new feature on Mac first, demonstrating our commitment to this fast-growing segment of Skype users.”

This release also brings with it several other feature updates that were previously only available on other platforms:

• Joining 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