Skype for Symbian app now available in Store

I remember when I studied in Austria for a semester a couple of years back. Wie geht’s, everyone! I realized quite quickly (namely, after my first 100 € phone bill) that I can’t keep calling my parents in Finland via my phone all the time, which is when I discovered the joys of Skype. Unfortunately, [...]

I remember when I studied in Austria for a semester a couple of years back. Wie geht’s, everyone! I realized quite quickly (namely, after my first 100 € phone bill) that I can’t keep calling my parents in Finland via my phone all the time, which is when I discovered the joys of Skype. Unfortunately, back then you were tied to your laptop and headphones if you wanted to make calls via Skype, which basically meant you had to schedule a time when both of you would be sitting by the computer, waiting for the metaphorical phone to ring. I mean, that’s like using a landline! Ew!

But, fortunately the times are a-changing again: just last week Skype and Nokia announced the fruit of their joint venture, the Skype for Symbian app that is now available for absolutely free download in Store. The Skype app will allow more than 200 million Nokia smartphone users worldwide to use Skype on the move, over either a WiFi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G).

But what does this mean, exactly? Well, just that you can now…

- Make free Skype-to-Skype calls to other Skype users pretty much anywhere in the world
- Save some serious dough on calls and texts (SMS) to phones abroad
- Send and receive instant messages to and from individuals or groups
- Share pictures, videos and other files
- See when Skype contacts are online and available to call or IM
- Easily import names and numbers from the phone’s address book

The Skype app is revolutionary because, like Russ Shaw, General Manager, Mobile at Skype, put it: “Making Skype [for Symbian] available directly to consumers will help millions of users keep in contact with the people that are important to them without worrying about the cost, distance or whether they are away from a computer.”

The initial Skype for Symbian application is compatible with the following Nokia touchscreen models: Nokia N97, Nokia N97 mini, Nokia X6, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and Nokia 5530 and the following non-touch devices: Nokia E72, Nokia E71, Nokia E90, Nokia E63, Nokia E66, Nokia E51, Nokia N96, Nokia N95, Nokia N95 8Gb, Nokia N85, Nokia N82, Nokia N81, Nokia N81 8 Gb, Nokia N79, Nokia N78, Nokia 6220 classic, Nokia 6210 Navigator and Nokia 5320.

So head over to Store right now to download the free Skype application for your Nokia device! Also, for more information on Skype for Symbian, including the latest supported handset list, see http://www.skype.com/go/symbian.

Source : http://blog.ovi.com/2010/03/10/skype-for-symbian-a...