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   Skype 7.9

   Agen G. N. Schmitz

   Microsoft has released [1]Skype 7.9 with the addition of rich visual
   previews for links in Instant Messaging, which will show up
   automatically if an image related to the link is found (though not
   every Web page with an image will receive a preview). The Internet
   telephony and messaging app also resolves an issue that caused links to
   occasionally disappear in chat, fixes a bug that prevented GIFs from
   loading properly, prevents a crash that occurred on Macs with a Force
   Touch trackpad. (Free, 39.9 MB, [2]release notes, 10.9+)

   [3][tn_skype-7_9-preview.jpg]

References

   1. http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-computer/
   2. http://blogs.skype.com/2015/06/17/skype-7-9-for-mac-web-link-preview-gets-smarter/
   3. http://tidbits.com/resources/2015-07/skype-7_9-preview.png

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