Skypephone Set To Disrupt Wireless

November 13th, 2007

While Google might not be interested in entering the mobile devices market, on Monday Skype removed all doubt that the eBay-owned VoIP software maker intends to do so.Skype announced a collaboration with Hong Kong mobile operator 3 to launch a handset that lets you make free Skype-to-Skype calls and send free Skype instant messages from the phone to other Skype users no matter where they are.

Dubbed the 3 Skypephone, the device is a fully featured 3G cellular phone with Skype built right in. The phone makes Skype calls and conventional wireless calls, and can be used to access 3′s Internet services.

“Skype is now truly mobile,” Michael van Swaaij, acting CEO at Skype, said in a statement. “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.”

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