Skype to release version 3.1 for Windows with Skype Prime Beta
Skype released on Wednesday the version 3.1 for Windows PC’s. This version includes a feature called SkypeFind that lets users list and rate local businesses. It also includes a beta version of Skype Prime, a "marketplace which brings together those people who have expertise or knowledge to sell with others who are seeking advice and happy to pay for it," according to the company.
"We are providing the market with the basic infrastructure for having voice services and allowing private persons, as well as (small and midsize companies), to monetize their knowledge using voice and video services," Sten Tamkivi, Skype's head of worldwide operations, said Wednesday.
Tamkivi described the test version of Skype Prime as a "sneak peek into what is to come".
The languages that can be used in this version include English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Japanese. Under the Skype Prime setup, the user pays the service provider using Skype credits, and providers have to receive their cut through eBay service PayPal.
Rates can be negotiated at the beginning of the call. They must be set between 40 euro cents and 2 euros (53 cents and $2.64) per minute or between 40 euro cents and 10 euros ($13.18) per call, excluding taxes.
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