25 April 2008

Skype for Mobile (J2ME)
Wherever you go, Skype can come too now!

As I have already said a month or two ago, if you are waiting for the native Skype client for Symbian phones you have probably already suspend your hopes and/or got some of the 3rd party solutions like Fring that works seamlessly with its service and transfer voice over the cell or wi-fi to Skype network.

Actually bunch of other companies have produced Symbian VoIP clients, but Fring differs in offering interoperability with other networks, necessitating a different business model.

For more than three years we are waiting for Skype to solve its battery drain and latency problems since the prototype was reported in February 2006. It is truly shameful that owners of the world leading Smartphone platform still didn’t get the Skype port for the S60 devices and if you wonder if we’ll ever get the native Symbian application I’ve just found the news that you have been waiting for so long.

Today, Skype released a beta version of Skype for your mobile, a mobile “thin“ client that works with most of the popular Java-enabled mobile phones from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson.

No, it is not a native S60 application, unfortunately it is Java based client optimized to be compatible with most of the Java enabled phones and I still believe that we’ll get the native Symbian application soon or later.

However, with just released application just became a part of your day. With Skype on your mobile phone you can make calls to anyone on Skype while you're going about your daily, on the bus, queuing for tickets, sunbathing in your back garden.

Skype for your mobile beta means you can call your contacts whenever you need to – no computer, WiFi zone, or special phone needed. With Skype on your mobile phone you can make calls to anyone on Skype while you're going about your daily business, on the bus, queuing for tickets, sunbathing in your back garden.

• Works on almost 50 handsets, with a data plan.
• Costs just a little to make and receive calls.
• See when your contacts are online.
• Instant message or call them using Skype.
• Save on mobile calls to friends and family overseas.

I just get it but haven't finished testing Skype for your mobile yet, I am in the office at the moment and it is pretty hectic here so I can’t really test it out but I expect that first user opinion will appears over at forum section shortly.

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