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CES rumor: Skype Lite for Android Mobile Devices
Working to confirm Skype ’s Skype Lite will be available for the Android mobile operating system. UPDATE: TechChuck seems to be quoting an embargoed CNET story no longer online: "Skype announced on Wednesday the forthcoming release of Skype Lite for Google Android and other ...
Skype Launches on Android Platform and more than 100 Java-Enabled Mobile Phones
about.skype.com — LAS VEGAS (CES BOOTH: HILTON #5121), January 8, 2009 - Skype today announced the release of a... lite version of Skype™, a 'thin' client for Skype that can be downloaded on Android-powered devices, as well as more than 100 other Java-enabled mobile ... (more) Skype Launches on Android Platform and more than 100 ...
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GiiNii's Movit Mini WiFi Android tablet hands-on
engadget.com — We just spent some quality time playing with GiiNii's Movit Mini WiFi Android tablet, which might be... one of the best things we've seen at CES so far -- think of it as the Android version of the iPod touch and you'll get why we're so stoked. The ... (more) GiiNii's Movit Mini WiFi Android tablet hands-on
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Skype Lite Coming to Android & Java-Enabled Phones
jkOnTheRun — We’ll put this in the rumor column now but I suspect we won’t have to wait long for official confirmation since Skype has a Press Event tomorrow morning. Piecing together some web sources, anonymous tips, possible leaks and scouring the cache of Google News showing a CNET story that’s no longer live, here’s what we’re seeing: Skype will launch Skype Lite tomorrow, with support for a large number of Java-enabled handsets from Moto, Nokia, Samsung and more. A Skype client is in the ...

Android to recieve the Skype treatment
Android Authority — ... Skype are soon to release a native VoIP client for JAVA-enabled phones, including Android. Among others, ‘Skype Lite’ will also function on Sony Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung devices taking the total number of handsets that will benefit from the release to over 100. The new application has (allegedly) already been submitted to Google’s Android Market, and will become available for download over the next few days. There is no official word from Skype on this news yet, but according to SkypeJournal , there was a leaked embargoed story over at CNET (which is no longer online) ...

Return of the Cheap Decade
ReadWriteWeb — ... The rumor (based on a broken embargo, it appears) that Skype Lite will be available on Android and Java-enabled phones gets us closer to the deal we all want: Skype on an unlocked mobile device. Like many people, I don't use a landline at work anymore. I use Skype and a mobile phone. So I am okay when in my office, my home, or a friend's office or home where I can open my laptop and use Skype. ...

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Skype's first release for Java-enabled phones will come to Google Android and five other mobile brands.
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Along with improved overall call quality, Skype 2.8 also lets Mac users make calls on Boingo Wi-Fi hotspots on a per-minute basis.
Ballmer touts Windows 7 beta, new dealsCNET News.com 1/8/2009
As he fills the CES keynote duties formerly handled by Bill Gates, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer aims to show that Microsoft can tackle a dominant Google, a resurgent Apple and a weak economy.
Skype Lite Headed to Android PhonesToday @ PC World 1/8/2009
Net-based phone service Skype is on the eve of debuting Skype Lite, a version of its service that will run on Java-enabled phones including ones that run the Android OS.
Skype Releases App For Android Cell PhonesInformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs 1/10/2009
The calling service application will still use mobile minutes, but it could reduce international calling charges.