Skype Brings iPhone App to Canada

Canadian iPhone and iPod touch users now have a whole new way to use Skype.

SAN JOSE - Skype announced its Skype for iPhone application for iPhone and iPod touch is available on the App Store in Canada. Now iPhone and iPod touch users in Canada can take their Skype conversations with them while mobile.

"We are delighted to bring the Skype for iPhone application to Canadian iPhone and iPod touch users as it opens up new ways for them to stay connected with family, friends and colleagues for free or minimal cost," said Tom Yeung, Skype's director of market development, Americas. "With more than 6 million downloads from the App Store so far, the Skype for iPhone application is one of our most popular mobile offerings so we're delighted to say that Canadians can now also carry their Skype conversations with them wherever they go."

Features of the Skype for iPhone application include:

Free Skype-to-Skype calls from any Wi-Fi zone to other Skype users worldwide
Call landline or mobile phones using Skype's great low rates from any Wi-Fi zone
Send/receive instant messages to/from individuals or groups via 3G, Wi-Fi or EDGE
Receive calls to a personal online number on Skype
See when Skype contacts are online/available to IM or talk
Call Forwarding
Voicemail retrieval
Low-cost SMS messaging
Availability in non-English languages, including Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish and Traditional Chinese
The Skype for iPhone application requires a Wi-Fi connection to make free Skype-to-Skype calls or low-cost Skype calls to mobiles and landlines. Skype's normal low rates apply if using Skype to call landlines or mobiles. The Skype for iPhone application uses Wi-Fi, 3G or EDGE (based on the fastest connection available) to sign into Skype, update a contact list, maintain and update presence and send/receive instant messages. Skype recommends an unlimited data usage plan for using Skype over a mobile data connection to avoid being charged by a wireless service provider for 3G or EDGE mobile data usage.

Profile pictures of other users in a Skype Contacts list are also visible, making it easy to identify them. In addition, users can update their own Skype profile picture from within the Skype for iPhone application, either by choosing an existing image from a photo album on the device, or by using the iPhone camera to take a new photo.

The Skype for iPhone application is available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch, or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.

About Skype
Skype is software that enables the world's conversations. Millions of individuals and businesses use Skype to make free video and voice calls, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users. Everyday, people everywhere also use Skype to make low-cost calls to landlines and mobiles. Download Skype to your computer or mobile phone at skype.com.