Skype Android App updated (v2.0.0.45) with two-way video call support for selected Android smartphones

Good news for Android smart phone users as the popular Skype Android app has been updated today with added support of two-way video call. This feature will work over both Wi-Fi and 3G network. Currently this version is available for a selected Android (2.3) models only that allow video calling (HTC Desire S, Sony Xperia Neo, Sony Xperia Pro and Google’s Nexus S). However Skype promised to add support for more models in the near future. Besides video calling you can also enjoy all the regular Skype goodies with this version –

1. Make and receive free Skype one-to-one video calls to and from other Skype users on Windows PC, iPhone, Mac, and other Android smart phones

2. Make cheap calls to landlines and mobiles around the globe

3. Send (ISD) SMS messages anywhere in the world at cheap rates

Besides added features there is also a redesigned UI with a new main menu from where you can navigate easily through your contacts, access your Skype profile to change personal details, use the dial pad to make calls, see the balance of your Skype Credit plus a new “mood message box” at the top of the menu to “share your feelings”.

You can download Skype Android app from the Android Market 

(https://market.android.com/details?id=com.skype.raider&hl=en) or visit skype.com/m using your phone's web browser.

Nokia N9 (MeeGo powered smart phone) - specifications, features, price and availability etc

Nokia recently announced the new N9 phone in Singapore. N9 is one of the “few left” MeeGo smartphones in Nokia stables as Stephen Elop confirmed that Nokia is not going to produce many of them in the near future. Anyway, Nokia N9 is definitely a smartphone with a difference (the first full-touch phone with absolutely no button at the front, new swipe UI etc). Have a look at its specs and features –

OS - MeeGo (Linux) 1.2 Harmattan

Display - 3.9″ Capacitive AMOLED touchscreen (FWVGA 854x480 pixels resolution) with 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass protection

CPU - 1 GHz ARM Cortex Processor (single core), 1GB RAM

Camera - 8 MP Autofocus camera with Carl Zeiss optics, capable of recording 720p HD video (at 30fps), Touch-to-focus and exposure lock, Automatic Motion Blur Reduction

Memory - 16GB inbuilt (expandable up to 64GB)

Nokia N9

Others – 135 g weight, Black, Cyan and Magenta colors, NFC support, 1500 mAh battery, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n), HSDPA, 3.5G, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, Dolby Headphone and Dolby Digital Plus support, USB Mass storage

Expected price and availability

The price has not been made official yet. However expected price of Nokia N9 will be around $700 (Indian Rs. 30000 at the launch). It is expected to be available in the later half of 2011 in China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Singapore, Russia and some of the European countries. However Nokia fans in USA, UK & India will have to wait a bit longer.

Official N9 page - http://swipe.nokia.com

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