new skype beta version available for pocket pc users.

Skype for PPC provides our customers the freedom to enjoy Skype 'on the go' in the home, the office or the outdoors - wherever there is a WiFi, EDGE or 3G network that a Pocket PC can connect to. So find your favorite WiFi hot spot and Skype away. If you get an EDGE or 3G enabled Pocket PC with broadband data plan, you can really start going places with your buddies always nearby.

Here are a list of key improvements and new features:

• Multi-chat support, including animated emoticons
• One click access to Skype from the home screen
• Profile editing capability, including the ability to take a picture with device camera and update Skype profile
• Enriched contact lists–view contacts' mood messages and avatars
• Contact search – users can now search for and add new contacts from their device
• Skype Launcher - Skype is now started through a small "launcher" application that checks the available memory and verifies that Skype is installed correctly; the Skype launcher also results in improved start-up times
• Improved call management – Skype now detects incoming mobile calls, and offers the user the choice to hang up or ignore the call.
• On device help guide.

Change log:

• feature: Multi-chat support
• feature: SkypeIn support
• feature: Voicemail support
• feature: Call forwarding support
• feature: Profile editing
• feature: Detailed search
• feature: Contact list information with avatar and mood messages support
• feature: Improved chat-more emoticons and 'set topic' ability
• feature: Animated emoticons
• feature: Skype Launcher
• feature: GSM and Skype callsmanagement
• feature: Larger Dial Pad and delete button in Dial Pad
• feature: Online help
• feature: One click access to Skype from the device home screen
• change: Contact list sorting
• bugfix: Saved SkypeOut contacts are shown without their name in the Log tab
• bugfix: VM sender Skype name is displayed instead of the real name
• bugfix: Chat partner username instead of the real name displayed in tab head
• bugfix: 'Clear Log' doesn't work for unknown SI call
• bugfix: Call duration is only in minutes:seconds
• bugfix: Search enabled while offline
• bugfix: 'Hold' is enabled, when the call is already on hold
• bugfix: Call 'hold' is allowed before call is answered
• bugfix: 'Hold' reminds checked with new conference call
• bugfix: Possible to send just space in chat
• bugfix: Overlapped notifications on Start tab
• bugfix: Contact names are overlapped in Contact list
• bugfix: Allow calls and allow chats menus are empty while signed out
• bugfix: Scrollbar doesn't reach the end in Call log
• bugfix: Selected privacy option not updated first time
• bugfix: Title bar notifications are not removed after signing out
• bugfix: Incoming chat will create notification when some dialog is open
• bugfix: Offline icon changes to pending for contact who hasn't been online for a long time
• bugfix: Call duration is delayed for longer calls while browsing other programs at the same time

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