Skype is a well-known application that allows users to make voice and calls over the Internet is now available on Nokia phones running on Symbian operating system. Skype app for Nokia is now available on Nokia Ovi Store for free of cost. The Skype app will work over WiFi or over a mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G).
With Skype application user can make free Skype-to-Skype calls, send and receive instant messages and share files such as pictures and video. Also user can able to make and receive calls on the move. User can easily import of phone numbers from the device’s address book directly into the app.
Nokia’s SVP for smartphones, Jo Harlow said, “Symbian is enabling us to bring smartphones to more and more people and ensures scale for our solutions and compelling services, such as Skype. We’re seeing around 1.5 million downloads a day through Ovi Store now and believe that the Skype client for Nokia smartphones increases the amount of downloads further.”
Russ Shaw, General Manager, Mobile at Skype said,“With Skype for Nokia smartphones, more than 200 million smartphone users worldwide** will be able to take the Skype features they love with them on the move. Alongside Skype’s relationships with operators and handset manufacturers worldwide, making Skype available direct to consumers will help millions of users keep in contact with the people that are important to them without worrying about the cost, distance or whether they are away from a computer.”
Skype for Symbian application is compatible with, Nokia E71, Nokia N96, Nokia N85, Nokia 5320, Nokia 6210 Navigator, Nokia 6220 classic, Nokia N78, Nokia N79, Nokia E63, Nokia E66, Nokia N82, Nokia E51, Nokia N95, Nokia N95 8Gb, Nokia N81, Nokia N81 8 Gb, Nokia E90, Nokia E72, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia N97, Nokia N97 mini, Nokia X6, Nokia 5530 devices.
To download Skype for Symbian application, visit Ovi Store.
