Skype is Free at Last and On the Android Market for ALL
Skype today announced the release of Skype for Android, built for smartphones running Android OS version 2.1 or above. Until today Skype was only offered to the Android Users with 2.1 on Verizon, but now their exclusivity is up and all is right with Skype. Skype is now on the move using either a WiFi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G). Skype for Android is downloadable for free from the Android Market or consumers can visit www.skype.com/m to find out more details about how to get the application.
Skype for Android enables users to:
- Make free Skype-to-Skype calls over WiFi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G)* to other Skype users anywhere in the world using Skype’s SILK codec for CD-like audio quality.
- Make low rate Skype calls to landline or mobile phones
- Send and receive instant messages to one or a group of friends on Skype
- Synchronize contacts between Skype and the native address book and after synchronization place Skype calls directly from the native address book.
- See when Skype contacts are online and available to call or chat
- Easily import names and numbers to the Skype application from the native address book
- Receive calls on their Skype online number
Category: Applications
All good, except I tried to sign in this morning and, nada, nothing .. won't let me sign in? On my Nexus 1 and my wife's G1. Odd?
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You kidding me?
I am on Android 2.1 …
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