Last week Skype announced its entry in the mobile phone industry. Today it revealed the phone’s details. The device named 3 Skypephone, is a fully-featured 3G Internet phone having built-in Skype.
According to Michael van Swaaij, acting CEO at Skype, “Skype is now truly mobile. This new handset is incredibly easy to use and lets you make free mobile Skype calls when you are on the move to other Skype users all over the world no matter where they are. It couldn’t be simpler – put Skype in your pocket and make free Skype mobile calls and send free Skype instant messages at the touch of a single Skype button.”
The key features of the 3 Skypephone are:
Skype has developed this handset in partnership with Qualcomm using the San Diego, California-based company’s BREW platform, which will enable Skype to work with the 3 Skypephone handset featuring address book and messaging too.
The 3 Skypephone is available from 2 November in 3 Stores across the UK at the price of is GBP49.99 (approx Rs. 4,065). Skype plans to avail the 3 Skypephone in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Macau and Sweden by the end of this year.
hi, will this phone available in india? And if Yes, when will it be available…. plz do reply.