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From the News Desk
Monday, 28. April 2008
Skype Plans of Introducing Applications to Mobile Phones
Just days after its announcement that it is going to offer fixed rate deals for Skype to landline calls, Skype has announced a foray into the mobile phone market. About 50 handsets from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson are compatible with the service. Other phones might works as well, as long as they support Java, since that's what the client is based on.
The beta version of Skype for your mobile is available worldwide with a feature set that includes chat, group chat, presence, and receiving calls from Skype users, and through SkypeIn.
During the beta, the company will use consumer feedback to adjust the product to meet the needs of its users. Users in several markets also get additional features, including the placing of SkypeOut and Skype-to-Skype calls. Brazil, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom will all have markets that gain those additional features. The beta is expected to last several months.
"We need to hear what delights them and where there is still work to be done," mobile chief Gareth O'Loughlin said of the beta. "This product underscores our commitment to innovation and to putting Skype conversations in the pockets of today's mobile masses."
This phase is expected to last several months, after which a public version of the application will be made available to millions of mobile phone owners around the world.
The beta version of Skype for your mobile is available worldwide with a feature set that includes chat, group chat, presence, and receiving calls from Skype users, and through SkypeIn.
During the beta, the company will use consumer feedback to adjust the product to meet the needs of its users. Users in several markets also get additional features, including the placing of SkypeOut and Skype-to-Skype calls. Brazil, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom will all have markets that gain those additional features. The beta is expected to last several months.
"We need to hear what delights them and where there is still work to be done," mobile chief Gareth O'Loughlin said of the beta. "This product underscores our commitment to innovation and to putting Skype conversations in the pockets of today's mobile masses."
This phase is expected to last several months, after which a public version of the application will be made available to millions of mobile phone owners around the world.
