app that finally brings video calling feature to iPhone ,
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users can make 2-way video calls while iPod Touch 3G and iPad users can receive video calls. Users can also call Skype desktop users from their iDevices.
According to the what’s new section, Skype has added the following new features in v3.0:
– Call Skype desktop users (Mac OS X or Windows) and other iPhone users.
– Two-way video calls supported on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and (more…)

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already offer video calling feature in addition to Apple ’s FaceTime video calling feature.
has been telling everyone that it’ll be making a “series of video-related announcements” at CES next month… and it’s participating in a panel called “Video Calling Gets Ready for Primetime,” so yeah, needless to say, we’d have to guess that Skype’s finally getting ready to enter the mobile video calling game in a big way. Anyhow, the final piece (more…)

It allows you to make calls with high quality sound, and supports multitasking. This means you can receive Skype calls while other apps are running, even when your iPhone is locked. And during a call, you can keep the conversation going while you switch to another task, such as checking a movie listing or reading an email.
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, which allowed users to make VoIP calls over 3G, they had announced plans to charge users a small monthly fee on top of (more…)

However, some of our readers had
that Skype support had suddenly disappeared from the latest version of Fring's iPhone app. The company had acknowledged the issue in a blog post where they had noted that their networks were experiencing a strain due to the huge jump in video calling. Fring further noted that they had disabled Skype as a temporary measure to free up network capacity.
However, it now appears that Fring users looking forward (more…)

, TruPhone and iCall have updated their iPhone app to work over 3G.
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But since it wasn’t released for quite sometime, it was speculated that an
that works over 3G.
Here are some of the enhancements in Skype 2.0:
Near CD-quality sound for Skype-to-Skype calls using wideband audio (SILK codec) on iPhone 3GS and 2nd generation iPod touch.
Enhanced call quality indicator.
Improved start-up time.
Fast access to the dial pad from iPhone (more…)

As our readers may recall,
, TruPhone and iCall have updated their iPhone to work over 3G.
It is not entirely clear why it is taking Skype such a long time to introduce this feature to iPhone users. While the head of the iPhone team at Skype, David Ponsford had insisted in an interview earlier this year that the VoIP over 3G feature
, there are speculations that Skype has put their plans to enable their iPhone app to work over 3G on hold due (more…)

There have been doubts raised about Verizon's take-away from the deal, which not only appears to be heavily benefitting Skype, but could also potentially cannibalize Verizon's own income from international calls.
The move, it now appears, has been made out of Verizon's apprehensions over the threat from iPhone . According to Om Malik from
, there is a high possibility for the agreement to be an exclusive one. Malik's sources have (more…)

Speaking about this for the Skype blog, David Ponsford, the leader of Skype's iPhone team revealed that the company is holding back their '
' update for a little more while in order to improve the audio quality of the service. The new version of the application, which Ponsford says will be released ”
Interestingly, Ponsford did not speak anything about bringing
to the iPhone . You might recall that this has been one of the
from (more…)

The new version fixes a few bugs besides introducing a couple of significant additions. iPhone users on Skype version 1.3 can IM in the landscape mode. Also, the new version comes with a call quality indicator helping users decide the right time to call. But besides these additions, the update has largely been a disappointment without the inclusion of features such as
, bluetooth support, Wi-Fi support, conference calling or VoIP over 3G.
As we (more…)

In spite of the recent strides taken in the field of 3G, Skype has really not been able to build a stronghold in the mobile VoIP market. This is because, the network carriers have imposed stringent restrictions to check the proliferation of the mobile VoIP services.That is the reason why in spite of having launched an awesome iPhone app back in March this year, Skype has only had limited proliferation.According to John Silverman, CEO of Skype:
“The (more…)