Today Skype released an update to Skype for Windows. The second beta of Skype 5.0 brings a number of changes both outside and in most importantly, you can now make group video calls with up to 10 people. It also welcomes in a fresh new look, as well as increased stability and better quality when making group video calls. It can be downloaded here.

You can now use Skype to make group video calls with up to 10 people. Note that everyone in a group video call now needs to be running this version

The updated Skype has also a sleeker interface and features Skype Home, where you can follow your contacts' mood messages, set your profile picture and mood message, receive account notifications and learn more about using Skype.

Skype's team has also made improvements to call quality when making group video calls, as well as fixed a number of bugs affecting stability. This version also includes automatic call recovery, which should help automatically reconnect Skype calls that are interrupted due to network problems.