Skype Extends VoIP Software Client to Windows Smartphone Users

Recently released online VoIP client, Skype 2.2, has become one of the first pieces of internet voice applications to work on Windows Mobile smartphones.

Previous versions of Skype software had been available for Wi-Fi-enabled Windows Pocket PCs, but not smartphones. The beta of version 2.2 is available for about 120 different Windows-based mobile devices, and allows users to pay for and use services like SkypeIn and SkypeOut from the palms of their hands.

New features of Skype 2.2 include an enhanced interface to show presence status of contacts, notification of missed calls, and new voicemail messages.

Skype has already seen more than 5 million downloads of its Pocket PC software, and hopes to achieve even more success with the smartphone version.