Skype, the technology even cheaper phones has launched a free version of skype 4.0. Web communications leader Skype start testing the general public on Wednesday on the latest software to create a phone conversation to be cheaper or free.

Test version 4.0 allows the user to place an image larger than previous versions, to encourage the caller to see and view.

Skype 4.0 also includes the pattern for the users who understand the technical settings detected by the computer, availability and connection bandwidh audio or video devices to be easier.

Megizinkan Skype users to communicate with the international world, in most countries and costs free from the sky-equipped computer or phone to call landlines or at a cheap rate. Skype earning of $ 382 million in 2007 and Wall Street analysts expect its peak in the year 2008 is $ 500 million.

During the age of 5 years to the service Skype has 309 million users from the end of March, and 12 million users with the busy hours on each day. The users can send messages from computer and text messages to phones, share big data or chat via video phone.

"The Skype users are communicating in many different styles, often at the same time," said Josh Silverman, veteran eBay executive as President of Skype where in this year.

"We think this is the time for software to participate," as Silverman said. "Now the video really brings all the style of communication." continued.

Growth in popularity of video-call was in progress, in addition to the fact that the version of Skype software make the video feature hard to find. The user must start with a call to a friend, and then press the button to add a video to the call.

Michael Bartlett, Director of Skype product management for Windows, said Skype engineers have designed a data compression technology that allows voice conversations with a rich quality, the required bandwidth conversation minimum 2 kb / s and video to 6kb / s.

Version 4.0 takes advantage of the average speed is faster now can reach speeds 256 kb / s or better, he said. For full screen video calls skyp 90 kb / s ideally, he added.

Skype will post more information in the article in webnya, the user is expected to test the windows version of Skype 4.0 in webnya.