Monday, September 17, 2012

Skype to adopt 'Metro' design, says report


Skype may be going a bit "Metro" in its next version.


(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET)

Skype may be taking its new look and feel from the interface formerly known as Metro.


New client versions of Skype are in the works with a few notable enhancements, according to The Verge. One of the changes in store is a new UI that borrows from the Windows 8 interface. Skype is now testing this change but could take it a few steps further in future releases, according to The Verge.


Also new to Skype will be a video messaging feature that lets users send prerecorded videos, which their contacts can then view when they hop online.


In 2008, Microsoft beta tested a similar feature called Windows Live Video Messages. But the company pulled the plug on that application in 2010, instead outfitting Windows Live Messenger with its own offline capabilities last year.


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