Skype To Be Deeply Integrated Into Maemo 5 OS

[Apocalypso]

Skype To Be Deeply Integrated Into Maemo 5 OS



According to a spokesperson close to the development, Skype mobile team has confirmed that they’ll bring the world's leading Internet communications experience to the Nokia N900 and that Maemo 5 client will be available when the first hardware ship by the end of the month.

You may recall the Government fanfare that accompanied the launch of the Skype on the Nokia N800 couple of years ago when it was the only mobile device with Skype support and now thanks to the addition of the cell functionality, Nokia N900 owners around the world will also be able to use 3G to easily make and receive free Skype-to-Skype voice calls, in addition to low-cost Skype calls to landlines and mobile devices.

The Skype experience will be part of the address book and instant messaging software together with other services such as Google Talk, Jabber, Nokia IM and SIP clients that are deeply integrated in the software and with this in mind, N900 will deliver one of the best VOIP experi... .. .

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[Bec]

I want videocaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallll

Seriously now, is it going to be implemented?

[Apocalypso]

No video call support for now

[Dark Wizard]

wow, the N900 is already being called the "world's most advanced smartphone"??!!

I think, first, it needs full java support, MMS and FM radio. Otherwise it is just an "open" smartphone.

Actually, there is one phone who came across the same history, a couple of years ago, without MMS, java and fm radio, but with a beautiful UI that everybody loved, it was called i-something, I don't remember. I just know we throwed rocks and stones on it in that time, but now when the story dares to happen again (but with multitask), we say nothing...

I'm much intrigued. Seriously.

[Arvis]

Awesome, I use Skype everyday, tho for IM not calls.

[Bytales]

Yup, the skype pc to phone calls work perfectly, and the integration is so good it feels like youre receiving a call from a cellular network )
It's the begining of the end for mobile operators.

[Evolution]

Yup, the skype pc to phone calls work perfectly, and the integration is so good it feels like youre receiving a call from a cellular network )
It's the begining of the end for mobile operators.

That is great.. And yep free ip calls stuff is so worth.!

[AfzalivE]

it'll be so deep, people won't be able to find it lol