Skype Intros Skype Lite for Java Phones

Filed in archive Information About , Mobile Devices on January 10, 2009

Skype this week announced the launch of a 'lite' version of its software, a thin client designed for Android devices and a wide range of Java-enabled mobile phones, including handsets from LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson.

"Skype Lite is truly that: a back-to-basics build that allows the customary cut-rate international calling to Skype contacts, and also calling credits to non-Skype buddies using the SkypeOut service," writes CNET's Jessica Dolcourt. "You'll be able to IM other Skype friends in addition - an activity best done with a data plan. "

"The service may be useful for mobile users who make international calls often, as Skype's prices are often less than what a wireless carrier charges," writes InformationWeek's Marin Perez. "The cost will be deducted from a user's Skype Credit account, but Skype-to-Skype calls won't cost anything besides the local airtime minutes."

More here from Betanews ... more here from Silicon Alley Insider ... more here from jkOnTheRun ... more here from Gizmodo ... more here from AndroidGuys ... and the press release is here.