Tag: skype
Skype’s iPhone App Can Now Run in the Background
by Ranju Chaudhary on Jul.22, 2010, under Latest Web Technologies
Skype for iPhone has been upgraded to include support for the multitasking capabilities of iOS4. The update means that users can now accept Skype calls and instant messages while running other applications, as well as switch to other tasks while using Skype.
The Skype for iPhone
[iTunes link] experience is nowessentially on par with — if not better than — the native calling experience on the iPhone.
The application was previously enhanced to support calls over 3G. Now calls made over 3G or Wi-Fi will no longer be restricted to users who have the Skype application running in the foreground.
As with all iOS4-compatible apps, users will need to run Skype in the background to take advantage of multitasking and allow for incoming calls.
Skype for iPhone also includes the enhanced graphics supported by the iPhone 4’s Retina Display. In addition, Skype revealed that it no longer plans to charge for calls made over 3G. As such, the entire Skype experience appears to be much improved, and makes possible the previously demonstrated capabilities of the new operating system and hardware.
Skype for iPhone Now Supports 3G Calling
by Ranju Chaudhary on May.31, 2010, under Latest Web Technologies, What's Happening?
There’s good news and bad news. The good: Skype 2.0 for iPhone [iTunes link] lets you make calls over 3G. The bad: After August, you’ll need to pay for the feature.
That’s right: The most yearned-for feature of Skype for iPhone, making calls over 3G, is finally here. The new app just landed in the app store, and by all accounts the 3G calls hold up fairly well.
Here’s the catch: After August 2010, Skype will start charging a “small monthly fee” for use of the 3G calling feature. You heard that right — even though you’re already paying AT&T (in the U.S., at least) for your data plan, Skype is throwing in an extra fee. At this point we’re not sure if the move is Skype’s own doing, or if the network operators had a hand in trying to make the Skype app a less desirable option.
