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First Looks: Skype for iPhone
Cult of Mac — ... and its new partner Apple helpfully made the free Skype for iPhone app available for download via the iTunes AppStore (opens iTunes) Monday night, and a quick lap around the track implies quite an upgrade to iPhone’s voice functionality. ...

iPhone Skype app lets you make free VOIP calls over WiFi
TechChee.com, shop online for gadget, gizmo and hot tech stuff — ... But there is no problem at all for you to use its chat feature - chat with your contacts via the Skype instant messaging allows you to save some cash for text messages as well. Overall, the app works pretty good, which is exactly like the PC version. To save your phone bills by making VOIP calls to your contacts, what you need is only to hook up to WiFi hotspot. The Skype iPhone app is now available for free download at iTunes store. ...

Skype gets updated, now at version 1.1 with support for SMS and voicemail
iPhonefreak — ... Voice account, of course that does require me to have an available Skype Credit, but as long as you use your Skype account at least once every 180 days the credit will never expire. Additionally, the 1.1 update also brings the ability to send SMS messages. Yes, I send send SMS messages because while you will be able to send messages, you will not be able to receive SMS messages. Talk about a one-way street. Finally, the update has also added support for a variety of languages. [ Skype (App Store link) ]

Skype for iPhone Now Available in Canada
The iPhone Blog — Skype [free - iTunes link], which debuted for the rest of the world back in March, is finally available for iPhone and iPod touch users in Canada. What took so long? A “territorial restriction” over the licensing of a single, solitary audio codec used to play sound from Skype on the iPhone. No, we [insert secret Canadian curse word] you not. That’s it, and it’s been resolved, so go get it! [CBC iPhoneinCanada] This is a story by the iPhone Blog. This feed is sponsored by ...