March 03, 2010
Skype and Nokia Release 'Skype for Symbian' Mobile Platform
By Erin Harrison, Senior Editor
Company officials from Skype and Nokia (
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Skype for Symbian will allow Nokia smartphone users worldwide to use Skype over either a WiFi (
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Nokia sources said that Symbian (
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“We’re seeing around 1.5 million downloads a day on Ovi Store now and believe that the Skype client for Nokia smartphones will have wide appeal to Symbian users,” said Jo Harlow, senior vice president for smartphones, Nokia.
Skype for Symbian enables Nokia smartphone users to:
· Make free Skype-to-Skype calls to other Skype users anywhere in the world;
· Save money on calls and texts to phones abroad;
· Send and receive instant messages to and from individuals or groups;
· Share pictures, videos and other files;
· Receive calls to their existing online number;
· See when Skype contacts are online and available to call or IM; and
· Easily import names and numbers from the phone’s address book.
Skype officials said they will soon introduce this client to Symbian mobile devices from other manufacturers, including Sony Ericsson (
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“Skype, the king of Internet communications, running on Symbian, the world’s dominant smartphone platform, makes for an explosive combination,” said Larry Berkin, head of global alliances and GM USA, Symbian Foundation.
Erin Harrison is a senior editor with TMCnet, primarily covering telecom expense management, politics and technology and Web 2.0. She serves as senior editor for TMC's (News - Alert) print publications, including "Internet Telephony", "Customer Interaction Solutions", "Unified Communications" and "NGN" magazines. Erin also oversees production of TMCnet's weekly iPhone e-Newsletter. To read more of Erin's articles, please visit her columnist page.Edited by
Erin Harrison(source: http://voip-solutions.tmcnet.com/topics/voip-solutions/articles/77397-skype-nokia-release-skype-symbian-mobile-platform.htm)
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