For Apple users who want to save money on phone calls after paying all that cash for their expensive PC - help is at hand from Skype with the release of 2.7 beta. The 2.7 beta is the latest version from Skype for Mac and follows the release of 2.6 in April.

According to a post on the official Skype blog, the new version will build on the advances made in 2.6 and makes a number of incremental advances. The advances include being able to import contacts from your Apple address book, new public chat management features, auto redial and an improved sound transfer.

Skype 2.7 beta for Mac can be downloaded here, just scroll down the page and click on the link.

[Via the Skype Blog]