Phew!! Finally Skype has gone ahead and announced officially the latest version of Skype for Mac and is available in nine languages and has a number of improvements too. This includes improved contact list, an easy to use contact search function, calls in window and chat drawer and an Easy dialer for paid for calling to landline phones and mobiles. Along with the software, Skype has gone ahead and introduced for the first time starter packs Macs to enable Mac users running faster.

It is still available in the beta version and has donned a refreshing look to its main window and chat drawers and with the help of drag and drop we get a new resizable chat drawer which enables one to simplify sorting, adding and removing chats. What one would also find is improved integration with Apple's Address Book and Microsoft's Entourage which is meant for easier organizing of contacts and a quickfilter search function within the Skype contact list. The latest version supports seven more languages which include German, French and Spanish. One could go ahead and download the video preview of Skype for Mac.

Just check the Skype's version of Mac 1.5 features:

Stylish look and feel:

Intuitive interface designed especially for Mac to be faster and easier to use, with exclusive Mac-only features including calls in windows and a resizable chat drawer with drag and drop functionality.

Easy Dialing:

Instead of having to remember specific country codes, easily call landlines or cell phones worldwide by selecting the country of choice from a dropdown menu.

Find people to call:

Easily import Apple's Address Book or Microsoft Entourage contacts into Skype and call them directly with SkypeOut™, plus find your friends who are already using Skype so you can call them for free.

Languages:

In addition to English and Japanese, Skype for Mac now also comes in French, Spanish, German, traditional Chinese, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch language versions.

Quickfilter:

Find Skype and SkypeOut contacts quickly and easily by simply typing in the first few letters of a contact's name.

Skype Presence:

Users can now be social using SkypeWeb to share their online status on websites and in emails, allowing others to see when they're available to talk or chat from any website and blog.

Also check out the system requirements for V1.5 beta:

Macintosh computer with G3, G4, G5, or Intel processor
OS - Mac OS X v10.3.9 Panther or newer. (The widget requires Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.)
RAM - 128 MB
Free hard disk space - 20 MB
Microphone
Internet connection (either dial-up: minimum 33.6 Kbps, or any broadband: cable, DSL, etc.)

With the video for Mac now available, Mac users don't have to feel inferior as the Windows version with video was available for some time now.

Thnx Hexus