Skype today released their new version for the Macintosh operating system. Their site lists it as, "Official release. Version: 1.4.0.35. Release date: January 5, 2006". The new features include:

• Forward calls to other Skype accounts or regular phones
• Pause iTunes automatically when you get a call
  
• Express yourself with mood messages
• Simply drag and drop contacts to add them to chats and calls
• Support for enhanced notifications with Growl
• Auto-pause/auto-resume iTunes for in-bound and out-bound voice calls
• Fast call set-up — drag and drop contacts to add them to chats and calls.
• The Mac OS X version is now available in Japanese
• Notifications - Skype notifies users of new messages and when users come on- and off-line, along with an overview of available Skype services.