Skype is experiencing a month of updates. A few days ago the service now owned by Microsoft made an improvement in its application for Android, now it is the turn of the other great platform. Skype for iPad is updated offering integration with Microsoft accounts.
We already told you a few days ago how the new application of the video calling service was updated to android mobile devices. It was the first time offered specific support for tablets.
In the case of Apple mobile devices we can do integration with Microsoft account. These accounts of the company of the windows are obtained if we are registered in any of their services such as the mail of Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger, which has become integrated into Skype, or Outlook. This is part of the American company to unify all its messaging services in an operation similar to what Google is doing with its social network Google+.
On iPad we will enjoy a improvement in modifying instant messages, which we can now easily edit. The Retina display support comes with the possibility of include animated emoticons. Honestly, this is one of those things that are funny but don't really add much to the user experience.
One aspect that is very intelligent is that of power modify saved phone numbers directly from the dial pad own of the application and not from the device that could be annoying.
The advantage of this service over Apple's FaceTime is that we can connect with a video call with people who have mobile devices from other platforms such as Android or Windows Phone itself or Windows RT and computers with any type of operating system, be it Mac, Windows or Linux.
As you could imagine, the application is perfectly free and works with any iOS device, from 4.3 onwards, being specially optimized for the Retina display. Find it on iTunes.
Source: Slashgear