nytimes.com - 3/30/2009
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The Internet calling service is aggressively moving onto mobile phones with the rollout of software for the iPhone and iPod Touch, followed by various BlackBerry devices.
online.wsj.com - 3/30/2009
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EBay Inc.'s Skype unit plans to release a
version of its Internet-based phone software for Apple Inc.'s
iPhone. The move, set to be announced Tuesday, puts Skype more directly in competition for wireless voice services with network operators such as ...
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Skype to Launch iPhone Software
pcworld.com - 3/30/2009
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skype finally makes it to iphone Skype is
set to launch its iPhone application Tuesday bringing its
much anticipated Net-based phone service to Apple's mobile platform. With the Skype iPhone app users will be able to make free calls using Wi-Fi to ...
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Sneak Peek at Skype for iPhone, Available Tuesday
crunchgear.com - 3/30/2009
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Are you prepared to have your mind blown?
As expected , Skype for iPhone will appear “sometime
Tuesday” and allow you to make VoIP calls to friends and family all over the world, a move that at once blows a great waft of flatulence in the ...
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Skype for iPhone officially official
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Sneak Peek at Skype for iPhone, Available Tuesday
Today @ PC World —
skype finally makes it to iphone Skype is set to launch its iPhone application Tuesday bringing its much anticipated Net-based phone service to Apple's mobile platform. With the Skype iPhone app users will be able to make free calls using Wi-Fi to other Skype users as well as use their Skype accounts to make reduced price calls to traditional landline phones. Skype announced its iPhone application would be available on Tuesday for free with a version for the BlackBerry available in May. Mobile versions of Skype are already available for Nokia, Windows Mobile, and Google ...
Skype's mobile assault: iPhone client due tomorrow, Blackberry in May
TG Daily - All News —
... and desktop Skype accounts, or to place cheap VoIP calls to landlines and mobile phone numbers, albeit only over the Wi-Fi network. The company also announced a Blackberry client slated for May, rounding up its initiative to expand aggressively into the lucrative mobile phone markets. Surprisingly, the advent of the most popular VoIP service for cellphones isn't chilling carriers anymore who have found ways to profit from the initiative. The eBay-owned Internet-based telephony giant told NY Times that Skype for iPhone and iPod touch will finally be released this Tuesday ...
Report: Skype for iPhone on tap for Tuesday
Yahoo! Tech Advisors —
... At long last, the over-the-Net voice-calling giant is bringing its own, official app to the iPhone, complete with the iPhone look-and-feel—but you'll only be able to make Skype calls over Wi-Fi. The New York Times reports that Skype for the iPhone will arrive on iTunes sometime tomorrow (Tuesday), the same day that Skype is holding a Las Vegas press conference on the eve of the CTIA Wireless conference. We can also expect a BlackBerry version of Skype in May, according to the Times. Skype previously released an app for Google's Android platform in January, along with a ...
Skype Headed to BlackBerry, iPhone; Windows Mobile Gets New Beta
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... for ages), but there’s nothing quite like native support. We had heard hints that the iPhone would be getting a Skype app, but the BlackBerry support is a new and welcome surprise. We’ll be sure to give Skype on iPhone a go at CTIA Wireless tomorrow.
Meanwhile, those with a Windows Mobile handset are laughing all the way, with beta 3.0 launching recently with SMS and file transfer capabilities. The above video gives you the full run-down.
[via New York Times]
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... , is currently available for the iPhone, we haven't noticed it gaining significant traction among Skype users. According to the New York Times, other software that works with Skype doesn't offer all of the service's features. ...
Skype coming to iPhone/iPod touch tomorrow, BlackBerry in May
Gadgetell —
... some mobile carriers might be scared off by the prospect of Skype being available on their phones. However, VoIP services still need to use data, which cell providers are notorious for gouging the price on anyway, so it doesn’t make sense that they would fear this. If anything, it just means that people could be using the data networks more often, since open access points can sometimes be hard to come by, if the networks would allow for such a thing.
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Last.fm cuts off third-party mobile apps —
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Sad news from custom internet radio land as Last.fm announces some big changes that are sure to upset plenty of listeners. While the company has never provided an official API in the past, it has turned a blind eye to third-party developers with apps that stream Last.fm content to computers ...
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It was just nine days ago when we first heard about i Heart Radio , an internet radio client for the BlackBerry, being released. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a version available for the BlackBerry Storm. There was a coming soon sign for the Storm, however, we had no idea that coming ...
Pandora For BlackBerry Now Available —
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Not to be outdone by iHeartRadio which came out for the BlackBerry earlier in the week, Pandora has finally released an internet radio player for the BlackBerry this morning.
Pandora for BlackBerry is available on the BlackBerry Bold, Curve (not 8900), and Pearl. Unfortunately, it ...
Pandora for BlackBerry finally launches —
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BlackBerry users rejoice, Pandora has finally released v1 of it’s custom internet radio streaming application this morning and long story short, it’s everything we’ve been waiting for. It’s… About… Time! We tested the app out on a Bold via AT&T 3G and ...
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