Last month I wrote about the Panasonic KX-WP1050 and how it can help you use your Skype account away from your computer. Now Skype is poised to make an even bigger step away from the PC. With the launch of a new cellular handset, in a deal with European mobile network carrier 3, Skype will be allowing VoIP phone calls on a cellular handset.
This is a big risk for any mobile phone carrier, since letting users make phone calls using Internet connectivity rather than network minutes could hurt profits. Europe's sophisticated wireless climate could be the perfect place for such an experiment.
"Skype is now truly mobile. This 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," said Michael van Swaaij, Skype's acting CEO.
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