In August last year, Microsoft launched its new email service Outlook.com as a replacement for Hotmail. When Outlook.com was initially introduced, Microsoft promised to integrate Skype into the email service in the future, with support for video calls. Today, Microsoft officially announced that Outlook.com now supports Skype video calling, as well as voice calls and text chat.However, don't get too excited just yet – the Skype video call feature on Outlook.com is currently only available in the UK. It will be expanded to the US and Germany in the coming weeks, and by this summer, all global users of Outlook.com will have access to Skype video calls.To use the Skype video/voice call feature, users need to download and install a browser plugin that connects Skype and Outlook.com. This plugin is compatible with IE, Chrome, and Firefox browsers. If you simply want to use Skype text chat within Outlook.com, you do not need to download this plugin.Microsoft stated that the version launched today in the UK is just a preview edition, and the company will make real-time updates based on user feedback.VIA:theverge.com