
by Ben Lopez
I checked my App Store updates last night for a surprise people all over the world have been waiting to see since day 1 of iPhone’s existence: the ability to place Skype calls over your service provider’s 3G network. Global calls can now be made anytime, anywhere, no wifi needed…for free. Well, at least until the end of 2010, anyway. Skype announced that starting 2011, there will be a small fee, but considering their incredibly low rates on every other service they offer, I imagine it will be well worth the small cost for most iPhone users.
As if that wasn’t enough, the latest update includes several other new features, including a significant improvement to the level of “near CD-quality sound”.
Well, I’m sold. Let’s get a conference call going.