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Just in on Twitter: Looks like Skype might make another inroad on a US carrier’s phones. Update: Skype Mobile for Verizon available Thursday

…and the movement to VOIP over 3G takes yet another step forward. Today, Nokia and Skype jointly announced that Skype would be available on Nokia’s Ovi Store. Skype for Symbian enables Nokia smartphone users to: – Make free Skype-to-Skype calls to other Skype users anywhere in the world* – Save money on calls and texts [...]

Skype has added a few Canadian area code numbers for its Skype-To-Go service. The area codes for now are 438, 514, 647, and 778 (so basically Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver). Skype-To-Go is a service whereby you can call a local number through your regular phone, which will allow you to use your cheap Skype long [...]

Skype and Verizon Wireless have announced that they are joining forces to provide a cheap integrated mobile VOIP solution starting in March of this year. According to the announcement, several BlackBerry and Android phones will come with Skype pre-installed upon purchase from Verizon. All Skype-to-Skype calls will be free, and Skype’s standard low international long distance [...]

It looks like the Skype client’s ability to make calls over 3G may have to wait until Apple releases iPhone OS 3.2. The LA Times is reporting on a conversation with an Apple spokesperson who confirmed the recent VOIP over 3G developments in the new iPhone OS 3.2 beta SDK licensing agreement. “We revised our [...]

There seems to be a mad rush to enabling VOIP over 3G on the iPhone today. First, iCall announced VOIP over 3G, then Fring hopped on board, and everyone was waiting for Skype to join in. The discussion even hit slashdot, and people started testing it out. Well, according to at least one slashdotter, Skype [...]

Well folks, a day we have all been waiting a long time for has finally come. The new version of the iPhone SDK released today for use with the iPad has removed the longstanding restriction preventing VOIP traffic over 3G. This means you can talk over your data plan for very cheap and not use [...]