Skype to adopt 'Metro' design, says report

Skype may be going a bit "Metro" in its next version.

(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET)

Skype may be taking its new look and feel from the interface formerly known as Metro.

New client versions of Skype are in the works with a few notable enhancements, according to The Verge. One of the changes in store is a new UI that borrows from the Windows 8 interface. Skype is now testing this change but could take it a few steps further in future releases, according to The Verge.

Also new to Skype will be a video messaging feature that lets users send prerecorded videos, which their contacts can then view when they hop online.

In 2008, Microsoft beta tested a similar feature called Windows Live Video Messages. But the company pulled the plug on that application in 2010, instead outfitting Windows Live Messenger with its own offline capabilities last year.

A Windows 8 version of Skype is also on the way, The Verge added, complete with Outlook.com integration.

CNET contacted Microsoft for comment and will update the story when we get more information.

Released last week, Skype's latest 5.11 beta version already ties in more closely with Microsoft. Users can log into Skype via their Microsoft account and access information from Live Messenger, Xbox, Hotmail, and Outlook.com.

Lance Whitney 18 Sep, 2012

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