Among the reviews, 161 users gave the Skype app a top five star rating, while only 12 gave it the lowest one star rating. The Skype iPad app had 224 ratings not long after its release, and most were very positive about the new app. The iPad app also allows calls to landlines and mobile phones to hose with Skype Credit. 'The new Skype for iPad app also takes full advantage of the iPad 2's dual cameras, allowing users to talk face-to-face with the iPad's front camera or switch to the rear camera to show what they can see,' Skype said. 'The large iPad screen is perfect for bringing Skype video calls to life, in either landscape or portrait view, and because it is on the iPad, Skype video calls can be made at the beach, in a var or even lying on a couch. It offers the best of both worlds for users who want a larger Skype experience, on-the-go,' Skype said in a blog post. 'Skype is beautifully designed and optimized for the iPad. 'It works great and integrates easily to use.' User reviews were already pouring in for Skype's much-anticipated iPad app, months in the making.

Skype's iPad app is finally released, and it jumped to the Top Free iPad apps in the Apple App Store Tuesday. In May, Microsoft announced that it had bought the Luxembourg-based service in a deal reportedly worth $8.5 billion. Skype announced Tuesday that it would release its online calling software officially as an iPad app to the iOS App Store, bringing the live video service to both 3G and Wi-Fi data connections.

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