Skype 1.0
Following the release of a beta or test version a couple of months ago, the application Skype officially reaches mobile phones with Windows Phone 7 This is the first version of this tool to perform video calls via Internet, so it is to be expected that it is not completely tuned. However, it is a version fully functional and ready to connect users from anywhere in the world
For those who don't know it, this is an application to make voice calls and video calls (voice and image) free, via Internet For this you can use a connection 3Gor Wi-Fi, although it is more advisable to use this second one, since the video calls can use up your data rate if abused. In addition, you have the option to buy Skype Credit, which allows you to call mobiles or landlines anywhere on the planet with a predetermined rate that is usually cheaper than traditional companies. And, as if that were not enough, it also has an instant messaging system in the purest style WhatsApp
Well, this application, which is already available for Android, iPhone and Symbian, arrives officially to mobiles with operating system Windows Phone 7 Specifically, the application has been tested on the Lumia range ofNokia, The HTC Radar and Titan, and the Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash However, this does not mean that it does not work on other terminals with the Microsoft operating system, although may find some other failure.
To launch this first version of Skype, according to comments on their official blog , they have used the comments and suggestions made by the public after trying the trial version Thus, in this version 1.0, the developers of Skype have decided to include the possibility of making video calls with the terminal in portrait mode and the ability to easily manage all contactsIn this way, accessing the contacts screen, it is easy to add or delete phone number, profiles and other information.
Skype for Windows Phone 7 integrates seamlessly with the visual appearance and handling of the terminal. It has three screens that are accessed by sliding your finger: Contacts, Recent andProfile In addition, its simplicity when it comes to displaying the buttons and options on the screen makes it a truly intuitive application This version of Skype surprises with the ability to perform various actions during a video call , being able to attend to other conversations, whether group or individual, without having to hang up.
In short, a much-needed application that Windows Phone 7 users have been looking forward to.And it is that Skype is used by 200 million people on a monthly basis, being one of the best-known and most widespread video call platforms, also having versions for computers Mac and Windows The application Skype, in its version 1.0, can now be downloaded completely free from Windows Phone Marketplace An application that is translated into 18 languages The only requirement is to have a terminal updated to version 7.5 of Windows Phone, better known asMango