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Skype for MS SMARTPHONE released ! December 12, 2006 [MS Smartphone] | By Edward J. R. This is the best news story of year 2006 for Windows Mobile! Not only Skype has adapted mobile client to run with Pocket PC phones powered by energy-saving 200 MHz processors, but most importantly Skype has released mobile client for MS Smartphone, the smaller Windows Mobile platform for touch screen -less devices! We have tested it and it works perfectly, including making voice calls over Internet (screen shots from MS Smartphone edition, not from Pocket PC version): Here are some observations and information about Skype for MS Smartphone: yes, voice calls are working, also in MS Smartphone phones, not just Pocket PC phones! And processor 200 MHz from Texas Instruments is enough for voice calls! It is incredible but true - Skype must have optimized somehow the mobile client to achieve it, but it works. there is home screen plug-in from Skype that shows current status of the connection and other information - right on the home screen of the smartphone! many features known from PC version and Pocket PC version of Skype client are available in MS Smartphone version, including text chats (instant messaging), listening to voice mails, checking your SkypeOut balance, making phone calls to other people on the Internet and to regular phone numbers (through SkypeOut) similarly like it is in Pocket PC version it is possible to specify whether Skype should use Wi-Fi only or also 3G and Wi-Fi connections - whatever available. Since in some countries (like: UK) there are no unlimited flat rate data plans to connect to the Internet, allowing access through Wi-Fi only (if desired) is reasonable. now even cheap smartphones with Wi-Fi are effectively becoming Skype phones but offer also GSM phone functionality! In other words: instead of Skype-only Wi-Fi phone from Netgear or D-Link users can buy cheap MS Smartphone with Wi-Fi and get a Skype phone functionality by installing the mobile client! the version available now is still BETA - 2.2.0.18 - but it already works reliably! To download mobile client for MS Smartphone (or the new version for Pocket PC optimized for slow processors) click here. Please note: still there is no Skype mobile for Symbian phones. In other words: only Windows Mobile phones (both Pocket PC and MS Smartphone) offer full Skype compatibility. Conclusion: the long-year dream has come true - now both Windows Mobile platforms can use Skype for both textual chatting and voice calls! It means that MS Smartphone platform no longer is crippled and such fantastic smartphones like T-Mobile Dash (HTC Excalibur), Motorola Q, and Samsung BlackJack can take advantage of the best Voice over IP software on the planet - Skype. Credit: Paul O'Brien. Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later) [ 15 Comments ] << Previous Story Next Story >>

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