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Skype Expands Mobile Strategy at 2008 International CES


    Today, at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show, Skype
    is setting conversations free and making them mobile with its
    announcement of support for a wide variety of new wireless devices and
    accessories. By doing so, it is delivering a new mobile Skype(TM)
    experience for consumers and small business users wherever they are.

    "Internet access is rapidly spreading beyond just the home or
    office computer, and a world increasingly blanketed with wireless
    connections is giving Skype conversations the freedom to travel almost
    anywhere," said Gareth O´Loughlin, Skype´s general manager of mobile
    and hardware devices. "With the introduction of new mass-market
    devices at CES that support Skype, millions of people around the world
    will now be able to leave the desk behind, put Skype in their pocket
    and take their conversations with them. I think that is immensely
    liberating."

    Skype has worked closely with a number of its hardware and
    software partners to bring Skype functionality to an increasing number
    of mobile products that use a variety of wireless network connections
    to access the internet. This includes offering mobile support for
    Skype´s free instant messaging and voice calling among the more than
    246 million registered Skype users, as well as its premium features,
    such as SkypeOut(TM) (cheap calls from Skype to traditional landlines
    or mobile phones anywhere in the world) and SkypeIn(TM) (a personal
    and portable Skype number that people can call you on wherever you are
    in the world).

    Some of the new wireless devices and accessories being
    demonstrated at the 2008 International CES that make Skype mobile
    include:

    -- 3 Skypephone - Introduced together with mobile operator 3,
    this new affordable mass market 3G wireless handset lets users
    make Skype-to-Skype calls and send Skype instant messages from
    their mobile phone to other Skype users no matter where they
    are. The 3 Skypephone is available in the UK, Australia,
    Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Italy and Sweden, and will soon be
    available in Hong Kong.

    -- Freetalk(R) Wireless Stereo Headset - This new Wireless Stereo
    Headset, enabled by the new AvneraAudio(TM) technology,
    delivers CD-quality sound and the freedom of hands-free Skype
    calls at any time. It offers superior range (up to 20 meters)
    compared to technologies such as Bluetooth, freeing you from
    your desk to make and receive the full range of Skype calls
    while moving throughout your home or office.

    -- Intel-based Mobile Internet Devices - Mobile users will be
    able to make Skype voice and video calls and send instant
    messages on the move, while harnessing the PC-like performance
    of Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) based on Intel low-power
    processors and chipsets. This new category of small, truly
    mobile consumer devices with WiMAX and WiFi capabilities will
    enable free Skype-to-Skype voice and video calls and cheap
    SkypeOut calls to be made on open wireless networks.

    -- Nokia N810 Internet Tablet - The Nokia N810 Internet Tablet is
    a sleek, pocket-sized WiFi device with a slide-out keyboard
    which frees Skype users from their desktop, allowing
    Skype-to-Skype conversations and SkypeOut calls to take place
    in any WiFi connection, including thousands of Boingo Wireless
    and Earthlink WiFi hotspot locations.

    -- mylo(TM) Communicator - Skype comes pre-installed on Sony´s
    mylo personal communicator, COM-2, so users can call or
    instant message any other Skype user all over the world for
    free over an open WiFi connection. Users of the mylo can also
    make cheap SkypeOut calls and receive SkypeIn calls.

    -- PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) handheld entertainment system
    (PSP-2000 series) - With a simple system software update
    slated for late January, PSP users worldwide will be able to
    make free voice calls to other Skype users, see which friends
    are online and available to talk, and - with the purchase of
    Skype Credit - make cheap SkypeOut calls and receive SkypeIn
    calls.

    A sneak peek of the mobile Skype experience is available for media
    at Skype´s booth during ShowStoppers @ CES 2008 at the Wynn Las Vegas
    Hotel from 6-10 PM PST on Monday, January 7, 2008, as well as at
    Skype´s PR Suite in the Las Vegas Hilton (Suite #5121) throughout the
    week.

    About Skype

    Skype sets the standard in providing new and easy ways to stay in
    touch over the internet. Millions of people every day make free
    Skype-to-Skype voice and video calls and send instant messages using
    our software. Some pay a little per minute for long-distance and
    international calls to phones and mobiles and for SMS, voicemail and
    call forwarding, or they buy subscriptions that give unlimited calls
    nationwide.

    We certify and sell hundreds of hardware products from more than
    50 partners and work with third-party developers to create software to
    extend Skype´s functionality. Skype has been downloaded more than half
    a billion times and over 246 million people from almost every corner
    of the globe have registered.

    Skype is an eBay company (NASDAQ:EBAY), and you can learn more and
    get Skype at www.skype.com.

    Make your world a smaller place: talk, share and do more with
    Skype.

    Access to a broadband Internet connection is required for Skype
    and all Skype Certified devices and accessories. Skype is not a
    replacement for your traditional telephone service and cannot be used
    for emergency calling.

    Skype, SkypeIn, SkypeOut, Skype Me, Skype Certified, Skypecasts,
    associated logos and the "S" symbol are trademarks of Skype Limited.