Through a new initiative from Skype called the Skype Collaboration Project, you can now get a 12-month premium membership worth about 72 euros for free. The account gives you free group video calls, free group screen sharing, live chat customer support and removes ads.P

UPDATE: Sorry folks, looks like Skype has stopped this promotion. We will update the post if we find any alternate link for this.P

Tech Packets, which discovered the original hack, has a step-by-step guide for the process, but it's really quite simple. Head to the Skype Collaboration Project Promotions page, key in your email address and hit send. You'll soon get an email with a voucher code, and a link where you have to apply that code after signing into Skype. That's it! Your account's payments section should reflect the changes within 15 minutes. There are no strings attached as far as we can tell.

The voucher must be redeemed on or before April 30, 2014. Your 12 months of free Skype Premium start from the day you redeem it. That's a great deal, especially considering Skype is the best video chat app for iPhone in our books.