Skype finally released with iOS 4 backgrounding

Skype was one of the companies that joined Apple at their iOS 4 developer preview back in April. They hopped on stage and showed how users can have Skype running in the background ready to receive calls with VoIP. Well after the iPhone 4 launched everyone was kind of scratching their heads wondering where Skype was with this new functionality. Well they are here now and that is all that matters. If you have Skype on your phone you should head over to the App Store and download the latest version. Here is what is new in the latest version…

Skype coming to Verizon phones March 25th

So the odd couple (Skype and Verizon) are officially together and launching their new goodies March 25th. Skype Mobile will be downloadable on Thursday and will allow all the basic features of Skype you could expect on a phone.

– make and receive unlimited Skype-to-Skype voice calls to anyone else on Skype around the globe

– send and receive unlimited instant messages with other people on Skype

– call international phone numbers at our low rates

Skype will be made available at launch to only a few of Verizon’s devices but is expected to be available on everything else as time goes on.

Here are the list of phones you can use Skype Mobile with this Thursday:

Verizon and Skype Exclusive; unlimited Skype-to-Skype voice calls

Just a few days after AT&T announced SlingPlayer for iPhone, Verizon announced a partnership with Skype to allow   all Verizon Wireless customers with smartphones  to make unlimited Skype-to-Skype voice calls to any user in the world over its 3G network (data plan required). This is a historic game-changing proposition and puts Verizon and Skype at the forefront of innovation and technology in the mobile marketplace. The two companies have created an exclusive, easy-to-use Skype mobile offering for 3G smartphones.