Skype has announced its new application Skype for iPhone, will now be available on the Apple App Store.
Users can now access Skype from their iPhone and iPods, with the ability to use calling and instant messaging on the devices.
Scott Durchslag, Skype’s Chief Operating Officer is thrilled that many Apple iPod and iPhone users will now be able to stay connected with Skype on the go.
“Skype for iPhone will open up new ways for more than 400 million Skype users to stay connected and take their Skype conversations with them.
“Skype for iPhone is an experience that offers the same simplicity, ease-of-use and quality our users have come to expect from Skype, combined with an elegance of design and richness so loved by Apple’s many customers worldwide.”
Features include:
- Free Skype-to-Skype calls from any Wi-Fi zone to other Skype users worldwide
- Call landline or mobile phones at Skype’s great low rates from any Wi-Fi zone
- Send/receive instant messages to/from individuals or groups via 3G, Wi-Fi, GPRS or EDGE (whichever is available)
- Receive calls to a personal online number on Skype
- See when Skype contacts are online/available to IM or talk
For more information, please visit www.itunes.com/appstore/
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