Epic Mobile News

LG and Prada Team Up For Third Phone

The phone maker has joined with the fashion label once again to create a shiny new handset.

New Battery 10x Capacity 10x Charge Speed

Scientists have redesigned a lithium-ion battery to allow it to charge ten times faster and hold ten times the charge of a standard cell.

BBM Music Busts Into Britain

RIM releases the BBM Music service for a hungry British crowd.

3 refuses to deny Skype mobile phone rumours

Speculation is rife that Skype is to announce a partnership with network provider 3 to launch its first branded mobile phone.

According to Reuters, Skype spokesman Chaim Haas has already confirmed that 3 and Skype "are working together on a new product to make Skype completely mobile," but could not give further details.

Sources from 3 refuse to confirm or deny reports that an announcement is to be made this week giving details of a new Skype mobile phone.

Skype software is already compatible on some phones sold by 3, but Skype is yet to manufacture a phone of its own. Such a device could be easier to use than current phone models that support Skype.

Reuters' sources say that Skype plans to introduce the phone in the countries where 3 has networks - Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Austria, Denmark, Italy, Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

While the two companies won't confirm rumours of the new phone, eBay has admitted that reports of it trying to cut $1.2 billion off the $4.3 billion potential price it agreed to pay for Skype two years ago are true.

Industry News posted on 22 October 2007

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