Hot on the heels frees Skype for iPhone, VoIP company in relation to the negotiating table with the news about the free, ‘Lite’ version of Skype for the BlackBerry. Already loaded to the Android, Java, Symbian and Windows Mobile, BlackBerry remains the missing link Skype.

Just do not expect to share photos of your cat just yet. While Skype core capacity will debut in the Skype Lite for BlackBerry, not everyone can make Skype to be accessible directly from the gate. You can call other Skype users for free, and can initiate calls to landlines and mobile phones using Skype Out credit. You can also receive incoming Skype calls on the network your number. For instant messaging and SMS functions will also remain intact, but functions such as voice mail and file transfers, which are also available on other platforms, will be postponed to the BlackBerry is currently. Moreover, unlike the iPhone version just released, you do not need Wi-Fi to connect to Skype. Skype Lite will work on your BlackBerry data plan until you have a plan for recruitment.

Skype application is only part of a three-pronged strategy for mobile Skype Skype said Chief Operating Officer, Scott Durchslag at a press conference on Tuesday at CTIA. Skype first objective is to create native applications for all major smartphone operating systems. After the BlackBerry, Palm unreleased in the Web OS platform will be the last major obstacle. After the conquest of native applications, Skype will work to his client prior VoIP on mobile phones and other Internet devices. To do this, Skype has already cut a deal with Nokia will be available on the Nokia N97, where ships. Finally, Skype is the court of carriers to integrate Skype to Skype calls to phones that do not have Wi-Fi.

Skype plans to release a beta version of Skype for the BlackBerry in May, starting with the BlackBerry Bold a curve numbers, and gradually adding more support for smartphones BlackBerry. Skype Lite for BlackBerry will be available in ten countries, to start, including the United States and Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil, and in some areas of northern and eastern Europe.