08-27-2005, 01:30 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 12,959
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Skype 1.2 Beta for Pocket PC Released
"Today we are sharing the all-new Skype for Windows Mobile Pocket PC v1.2 - Beta. Skype for Pocket PC provides you with the freedom to enjoy Skype on the go: in the home, office or outdoors - wherever there is a high speed data network (WiFi, 3G or EDGE) which your Pocket PC can connect to. So, find your favorite WiFi hot spot and Skype away. If you get an EDGE or 3G enabled Pocket PC with a high speed data plan, you can really start going places, while talking to your buddies for free."
The team at Skype have just released the v1.2 Beta of Skype for Pocket PC. The new release offers improved voice quality, support for other languages, and support for voicemails, Skype to Skype calls and Skype Out calls. Additional information can be found at the Share Skype page. Note there are now two versions available - a generic ARM version and an XScale-optimised version. Remember, this is still a beta, so bugs may be expected.
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08-27-2005, 03:39 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 49
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Any chance this one will offer bluetooth support?
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08-27-2005, 04:20 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 118
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[b]BEWARE[/b] if using Dell Axim X50v
I just tried the Beta on my Dell Axim X50v and was unable to initiate my Wireless on the PDA after the installation. I had to do a HARD RESET and restore from my daily Sprite Backup.
Best be prepared when installing this on any PDA with a backup prior to installation.
I'll notify Skype now.
Brad
Update: The Forum Article at Skype has an entry by an X50v user where it works. I guess it is dependent on what you already have installed...
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08-27-2005, 04:21 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,183
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Anyone else find that installing this version screws up their machine?
This and the last version crash my E830 when I try to run it in SE_VGA moce. The first version of pocket Skype did not.
This time around I had to do a full restore as all my dialogue boxes were displaying at about 1 point text.
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08-27-2005, 08:33 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 3
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skype
So the question is-- will the upcoming HTC Wizard work with Skype since it has an apparently slower processor than the current Jam?
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08-28-2005, 01:58 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 51
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Never tried Skype on a PDA
I've never tried skype on a PDA but I use it frequently on my laptop. I think I'll try an older version since the beta seems to be messing up the PDA's in this thread.
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08-28-2005, 08:17 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 2
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After installing Skype for PPC it didn't work. Then, after hard reset & system restore, somehow it works now. However, my Pocket IE screwed up.
Now I can only access pages that doesn't have SSL in it.
Can't even access any webmails (yahoo or gmail or hotmail) or even google.
Does anyone encounter this problem? Is there any remedy?
Thanks.
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08-28-2005, 04:00 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,183
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One of the worst side-effects I encountered was all of the PPC messageBox dialagus and many program dialogues were so small as to be unusable. The only way to fix it was a complete hard reset and restore from backup. A simple resore without the hard reset did not cure the dialogue problem.
:-(
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08-28-2005, 04:21 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 454
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Just to balance out the comments, I installed this beta on my Asus MyPal A730W, and it works just fine. (No hard resets or anything like that.)
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08-28-2005, 05:24 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 880
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I have a e830... after loading the new beta and launching the application it just sits there locked on my device. I can soft reboot and get my device back up and running, but Pocket Skype is not working.
I did have a previous version working... but now I am confused if it was the last version or the one before it. Since I do not use it much... and I do upgrade when new releases are out, I do not remember if I tested the last one.
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