The barrier between mobile phones and internet is thinner than ever, after the release of the Wi-Fi capable, ITMS ready Apple’s iPhone, after the announcement of a Google Phone, here comes Skype’s Phone!

The phone will be available free to 3’s 18-month contract holders and for £49.99 ($102.88) to its prepay users. A centrally located button marked Skype changes the phone’s mode from regular cell phone to Skype phone. Skype IM is also supported.

All calls and messages done on Skype will be free, but Skype Out, the low-cost calling feature to regular phones, is not enabled. Skype Out will be made available sometime next year, however, the two companies said.

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