Skype for iPhone: An iTunes App Store hit

If Skype for iPhone seems like a big deal to you, you're right. The VoIP software is already topping iPhone App Store charts in nine countries.

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Jessica Dolcourt

March 31, 2009 5:58 p.m. PT

If Skype for iPhone seems like a big deal to you, you're right. It's topping iPhone App Store charts in nine countries, Skype says.

The Skype for iPhone VoIP application, which became available Tuesday after an announcement at CTIA, is now the top free app in the U.S., U.K., Australia, France, Germany, Holland, Japan, Russia, and Spain.

"I'm delighted that consumers have voted with their fingertips and chosen to download Skype in such phenomenal numbers," said Skype Chief Operations Office Scott Durchslag.

You can read more about Skype for iPhone in our hands-on review or see screenshots in our slideshow.

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