General News

The Skype Mobile blog has served us fine, but its days are over. We are running the mobile news on [Skype Gear](http://www.skype.com/gear) where you'll find all the mobile news, along with any other Skype gear. We have migrated all the old mobile blog content (with comments) to Gear, so you can find everything there nicely preserved.

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The convenience of a mobile with the simplicity of free calling.

Great news, a new version of Skype for Pocket PC is now available, which you can download from here or before you do that, why not find out a little more about the cool new features and some great ways to get the most out of Skype on a Pocket PC.

Continue reading "Skype for Pocket PC 2.1 Beta" »

Skype is breaking new ground in making unlimited high-quality Internet communications available anywhere, anytime through global partnerships with leading mobile operators and device makers, and new versions of its software for mobile devices.

With Skype in their pockets, people will be able to keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues wherever they go – at home, at work or on the move. There will be no need for a PC in order to be part of the global Skype community.

In addition to mobile Internet calling, Skype on mobile devices will enable people to chat with their contacts around the world using Skype Instant Messaging (IM), and share their availability through ‘Skype presence’. Contacts will be automatically synchronized between the mobile device and the PC.

2005 was the year Skype brought Internet communications to more than 75 million registered PC users: 2006 is set to be the year Skype goes mobile.

Continue reading "Skype Goes Mobile: unlimited communications, Anywhere, Anytime" »