We had reported about Skype 5.0 beta earlier this month, which was announced in San Francisco. Now your wait to test drive the new 5-way conferencing feature of Skype is over. While it has still not been rolled out for Linux and Mac users, Windows users are lucky to get the first hands-on the Skype 5.0 beta.

Skype 5.0 Beta

Skype’s latest 5.0 beta is now available for download to Windows users, who are ready to take the risk of bugs in the application for the new 5 way video calling feature. Using it, you can experience 5 way video calling feature i.e. you along with 4 of your other friends/contacts.

As we had reported earlier, the Skype 5.0 beta has become available first of all for Windows users. The next release plan will be for Mac OS X users. But there are speculations rising everywhere that very soon Skype will make this 5-way video calling feature a paid service, along with other new released features for its desktop application.

So you better be fast to download the Skype 5.0 beta and enjoy the new video calling feature, while it is in beta stage for free.

(via engadget)