Skype To Be Deeply Integrated Into Maemo 5 OS

According to a spokesperson close to the development, Skype mobile team has confirmed that they’ll bring the world's leading Internet communications experience to the Nokia N900 and that Maemo 5 client will be available when the first hardware ship by the end of the month.

You may recall the Government fanfare that accompanied the launch of the Skype on the Nokia N800 couple of years ago when it was the only mobile device with Skype support and now thanks to the addition of the cell functionality, Nokia N900 owners around the world will also be able to use 3G to easily make and receive free Skype-to-Skype voice calls, in addition to low-cost Skype calls to landlines and mobile devices.

The Skype experience will be part of the address book and instant messaging software together with other services such as Google Talk, Jabber, Nokia IM and SIP clients that are deeply integrated in the software and with this in mind, N900 will deliver one of the best VOIP experiences on a mobile devices.

At the recent Maemo conference in Amsterdam, Mark Douglas, the product manager for Skype on the N900, revealed the following details about Skype on Maemo 5 in his keynote:

• Skype on the N900 will use the platform UI with branding so that they can be deeper integration with the N900.
• Skype on the N900 supports multiple accounts.
• As of now video calls over Skype are not supported, support will be made available if possible.
• There is however rest of the Skype functionality including:
  • Instant Messaging
  • Call Forwarding (Divert calls to another number or Skype ID),
  • Calls to landlines, mobiles and Skype to Skype.
  • The ability to edit your profile on the device.
  • On device credit purchase.
  • The ability to export and import phone numbers.

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