iSkoot today announced the launch of their new iSkoot v1.1 mobile application for Windows Mobile handsets. The new mobile application supports all Windows Mobile 5 and 6 handsets, bringing its advanced feature set to over 200 additional devices worldwide.

iSkoot v1.1 for Windows Mobile empowers Pocket PC and smartphone community members to reach out to their business colleagues and contacts all over the world anytime, from anywhere, using Skype on their mobile handset. The iSkoot application offers push-of-a-button inbound and outbound Skype-to-Skype calling capabilities, as well as instantaneous Skype chat with advanced features such as Skype emoticons and chat template options.

iSkoot v1.1 also supports the SkypeOut(TM) feature, offering Windows Mobile users a unique way to place international calls to regular phone numbers at inexpensive rates. Users can easily manage their online presence on-the-go and view their contact lists anytime to check the availability of business associates, family and friends.

iSkoot utilizes the existing mobile network infrastructure to route Skype calls through the voice channel. It works without any need for PCs, special hardware, custom phones or WiFi hot spots. Using the iSkoot Mobile client, users on any cellular network have the ability to make Skype-to-Skype calls on their mobile phone at the same cost as making a local call (depending on mobile user's call plan, normal airtime and data charges may apply), and receive Skype calls at Skype's call-forwarding rates for mobile numbers.

iSkoot v1.1 for Windows Mobile is now available for free at http://www.iskoot.com. Windows Mobile users can simply download iSkoot's thin-client application to their devices, sign in to their Skype account, and start making and receiving calls and chatting with their online Skype contacts. When a user selects a contact to call, the iSkoot solution connects the call to Skype so that the user only pays for airtime on the
mobile phone. If the user makes a SkypeOut call, it works the same way, but the user also pays for SkypeOut minutes, just as if the call were made from a PC. When a user receives Skype calls on his or her smartphone, SkypeOut charges also apply.