Skype for Windows Mobile 2.5 beta was released on Tuesday this week. It's no surprise that developments on the Windows Mobile client continue, given Microsoft's plans for Windows Mobile. Anyway, the folks over at The Download Blog tested it out and were obviously impressed by it, and have even come forward to say that this release is good enough to recommend to Windows Mobile users who need to make overseas calls, but not yet on Skype.

While I do have a Windows Mobile smartphone lying around, I lacked an overseas acquaintance who will appreciate me making calls just to test out the client. According to Blog though, "the application's display is compact, intuitive, and full-featured." Indeed, as of this moment, Skype for Windows Mobile 2.5 has already registered more than 200,000 downloads at Download.com.

And if you are still wondering what the big deal is about Skype, you probably want to check out Carl Ford's account of his use of Skype over at FierceVoIP.

For more information about the story:
- check out the article at The Download Blog
- check out the download at Download.com

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