Skype Launches Application for iPhone

Canadian iPhone and iPod touch users now have a whole new way to use Skype

SAN JOSE, September 9, 2009 – Skype today announced its Skype for iPhone application for iPhone and iPod touch is available on the App Store in Canada. Now iPhone and iPod touch users in Canada can take their Skype conversations with them while mobile.

"We are delighted to bring the Skype for iPhone application to Canadian iPhone and iPod touch users as it opens up new ways for them to stay connected with family, friends and colleagues for free or minimal cost," said Tom Yeung, Skype’s director of market development, Americas. "With more than 6 million downloads from the App Store so far, the Skype for iPhone application is one of our most popular mobile offerings so we're delighted to say that Canadians can now also carry their Skype conversations with them wherever they go."

Features of the Skype for iPhone application include:

* Free Skype-to-Skype calls from any Wi-Fi zone to other Skype users worldwide

* Call landline or mobile phones using Skype’s great low rates from any Wi-Fi zone

* Send/receive instant messages to/from individuals or groups via 3G, Wi-Fi or EDGE

* Receive calls to a personal online number on Skype

* See when Skype contacts are online/available to IM or talk

* Call Forwarding

* Voicemail retrieval

* Low-cost SMS messaging

* Availability in non-English languages, including Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish and Traditional Chinese

The Skype for iPhone application requires a Wi-Fi connection to make free Skype-to-Skype calls or low-cost Skype calls to mobiles and landlines. Skype’s normal low rates apply if using Skype to call landlines or mobiles. The Skype for iPhone application uses Wi-Fi, 3G or EDGE (based on the fastest connection available) to sign into Skype, update a contact list, maintain and update presence and send/receive instant messages. Skype recommends an unlimited data usage plan for using Skype over a mobile data connection to avoid being charged by a wireless service provider for 3G or EDGE mobile data usage.

Profile pictures of other users in a Skype Contacts list are also visible, making it easy to identify them. In addition, users can update their own Skype profile picture from within the Skype for iPhone application, either by choosing an existing image from a photo album on the device, or by using the iPhone camera to take a new photo. The Skype for iPhone application is available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch, or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.

About Skype

Skype is software that enables the world’s conversations. Millions of individuals and businesses use Skype to make free video and voice calls, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users. Everyday, people everywhere also use Skype to make low-cost calls to landlines and mobiles. Download Skype to your computer or mobile phone at skype.com.

Skype is an eBay company (NASDAQ: EBAY).

Access to a broadband Internet connection is required. Skype is not a replacement for your traditional telephone service and cannot be used for emergency calling.

[1] Requires iPhone OS 2.2 or 3.0. If you’re still using iPhone OS 2.1 or 2.0, you’ll need to update to 3.0 in order to run Skype 1.1 for iPhone – it’s free (for iPhone users) and easy to do. Skype for iPhone is not supported on devices running modified versions of iPhone OS. http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/