Skype releases its Skype 1.4 Linux version

After five months of beta testing, the Internet phone and chat application company, Skype, has released its Skype for Linux 1.4 version. New features include Call forwarding, which forward your Skype calls to a phone or mobile, and Birthday reminders, which subscribers automatically receive an alert when one of the contacts celebrate birthday. Other features include group chat with up to 100 people or conference call with up to nine others. It still lacks SMS and video support that existed in other platforms.