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Skype Unveils iPhone App in Canada
Sep 15, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) --
Skype announced its Skype for iPhone application for iPhone and iPod touch is available on the App Store in Canada.
Now iPhone and iPod touch users in Canada can take their Skype conversations with them while mobile.
"We are delighted to bring the Skype for iPhone application to Canadian iPhone and iPod touch users as it opens up new ways for them to stay connected with family, friends and colleagues for free or minimal cost," said Tom Yeung, Skype's director of market development, Americas. "With more than 6 million downloads from the App Store so far, the Skype for iPhone application is one of our most popular mobile offerings so we're delighted to say that Canadians can now also carry their Skype conversations with them wherever they go."
Skype said that features for iPhone1 application include:
- Free Skype-to-Skype calls from any Wi-Fi zone to other Skype users worldwide
- Call landline or mobile phones using Skype's great low rates from any Wi-Fi zone
- Send/receive instant messages to/from individuals or groups via 3G, Wi-Fi or EDGE
- Receive calls to a personal online number on Skype
- See when Skype contacts are online/available to IM or talk
- Call Forwarding
- Voicemail retrieval
- SMS messaging
- Availability in non-English languages, including Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish and Traditional Chinese
The Skype for iPhone application requires a Wi-Fi connection to make free Skype-to-Skype calls or low-cost Skype calls to mobiles and landlines. Skype's rates apply if using Skype to call landlines or mobiles. The Skype for iPhone application uses Wi-Fi, 3G or EDGE (based on the fastest connection available) to sign into Skype, update a contact list, maintain and update presence and send/receive instant messages. Skype recommends an unlimited data usage plan for using Skype over a mobile data connection to avoid being charged by a wireless service provider for 3G or EDGE mobile data usage.
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