Skype for iPhone coming Tuesday, says CNET

Update: Our pals at Engadget are reporting that Skype for the iPhone has just hit Japan!

We heard it was on the way, but now CNET says it's official: the Skype application for iPhone and iPod touch should be available tomorrow on the App Store. As expected, the voice-over-IP app will require a WiFi connection to place and receive calls; it will also handle conference calling as a participant, not an initiator, and the first version leaves out SMS, call waiting and an integrated voicemail tool. Skype text chat, unlike voice traffic, will work fine over an EDGE or 3G connection.

Imperfect? Yes, and there are other apps -- Fring and Nimbuzz, for example -- that can talk to the Skype voice network... but the big blue S is providing the stamp of approval for VoIP on the iPhone, and you can bet that Skype's app will shoot to the top of the App Store charts as soon as it's released.

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Justin

Hopefully, AT&T won't modify the TOS again and make it illegal...

April 08 2009 at 10:24 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

nmedina

itunes store says it was released on March 23. "Things that make you say hmmmmmmmmm."

March 31 2009 at 1:06 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Erick

Maybe it was pushed for review then?

April 20 2009 at 9:24 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Esteban

It's out now!!!!!!!

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=304878510&mt=8

March 31 2009 at 12:46 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Vishal

i think its out in US? I just downloaded it.

March 31 2009 at 12:27 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Doug

I just downloaded it in the Eastern U.S. Looks pretty cool. I wish it would work with my bluetooth headset and it would be perfect.

March 31 2009 at 12:35 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

ajcooper

It's in the Australian app store now (7.39am Melbourne time).

March 30 2009 at 4:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jase

I got it already! I live in Australia so all Aussies go grab it!

It's a sexy app If I do say so myself, I have had a fee voice calls and it works great my only issue is that multitasking with skype is a nono and skype tends to crash after a few chat messages.

This issue is probibly because of the animation used when chatting.

March 30 2009 at 4:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Charlie

WOOOOPPP, FREEE Callssss!!!

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March 30 2009 at 3:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

G-Mo

It's already released in Japan (as it's Tuesday already), and apparently has great reviews ("stellar" call quality) so far...

@Jesse, you need headphones or earphones with combined microphone capabilities to plugged into the audio output jack... this will only work with the second generation iPod touch.

March 30 2009 at 3:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Odineye

I'm excited about this as well, as we use Skype in lieu of a landline and as a business phone.

However, I'm disheartened to hear that the integrated voicemail won't be a part of version 1. For our use the ability to check voicemail without firing up an additional computer is the primary reason I want a Skype app - and this is a feature notably missing from other apps like fring and Nimbuzz.

March 30 2009 at 2:53 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jackson Myers

How do they know it will be released tomorrow? If they already submitted the finished app to Apple nobody really knows how long it will take for Apple to approve it, do they? It could take days or weeks...

March 30 2009 at 1:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply