The release of Skype for Windows Phone is imminent

The first version of Skype for Windows Phone will be available for free download on the Marketplace. To reveal this indiscretion is Rick Osterloh, a manager of the Skype team, who in an interview at CES in Las Vegas has said the release of the most widely used client for Internet calling and instant messaging is now imminent.

Skype for Windows Phone was initially planned for the month of October 2011 (according to what he said Joe Belfiore) but probably smoothly and problems arising during the development phase have delayed the release. Currently, Microsoft is silent and gives no precise date, but it is plausible to think that the official announcement will be made ​​at the Mobile World Congress in February.

As you can see from below, Skype for Windows Phone will be a stand alone application that will offer all the features found in versions for other platforms and will be offered as a complete anticipation of the integration with the operating system that should be done with 'update "Apollo" Windows Phone.

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