Mac users will now be able to share screens right within Skype, thanks to the newly-added screen-sharing feature.

The 2.8 beta version just released -- apart from adding the screen sharing option -- will also give users the option to access Boingo Wireless' world wide wifi networks for a per-minute charge. Now the most important fact to notice is that none of the other Skype versions actually have these features yet.

With the screen-sharing feature, users would be able to share desktop screens with their partner-users irrespective of the platform their systems are on. This means, if your Skype partner is on Windows or even Linux for that matter, you'd still be able to share your screen with them. However, since screen sharing is not ready for those platforms, you would not be able to see their screens as of now.

Other notable feature inclusions are:

Improved chat management

Chat management allows users to set priorities to chats, so you can deal with the most important messages first. This is useful in case you have a humongous contact list and end up staring at the screen wondering which of the 35 chat messages you received needs to be replied to first.

Mood message chat

This Twitter-like feature is nothing but an enhanced status message. With this enabled, you can check your friends' updates and should you feel necessary, update your own mood message. Skype has asked people not to inform folks at Twitter about the fact that this resembles Twitter, so we're not saying anything!

Large(r) profile pictures

Profile picture image size has been upped to 256x256 pixels leading to lesser eye strain.

Add notes to contacts

Forgot who the person you added last week was, no problems! Use the notes feature to jot down a one-liner on who the contact actually is so that you might not end up scratching your head when someone springs in with an unexpected Hi!

For more on the new versions, click here.