New Skype 1.2 Beta VoIP for Pocket PC is here

Skype has released its new VoIP software version 1.2 beta for Pocket PCs. It allows free PC internet calls over IP in the WiFi hotspots in a fashion analogical to the new Vonage mobile phone I talked about here five days ago The cool thing about it though is that if you have a WiFi enabled, Pocket PC run, PDA you do not need to buy a new phone - neither does the person you call - if she or he is a PC or Pocket PC user. And all the PC to PC calls on Skype are free.

There are two versions of it - the 1.2.0.89 for users with devices running CPU with clock over 400Mhz and the 1.2.0.91 for all the others. Otherwise both versions are the same.

Some of the new features in this first in 8 months version release are:

- Windows Mobile 5.0 support
- Landscape mode support and support for 240x240 and 480x480 screens
- New languages (Danish, Dutch, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese Brazil, Russian, Spanish, Swedish)
- New EULA text
- Call forwarding icon added

Related links for the new software release:

Complete specifications list

Download page