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This means that you can now be chatting on Skype and messing around with other apps on your phone at the same time. This will be perfect for playing some Monkey Island 2 while your mom drones on about how expensive bread has got.<\/p>\n<p>The new feature is available for iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS running iOS 4. Don&#8217;t forget that Skype <a href=\"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/make-free-3g-iphone-calls-with-skype-for-a-while\/\">calls over 3G are free until the end of the year<\/a>. So if you haven&#8217;t got the app yet then go scoot off to the <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/skype\/id304878510?mt=8\">App store<\/a> right now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great news for iPhone 4 owners: Skype has released an update to its app that enables background VoIP calling. This means that you can now be chatting on Skype and messing around with other apps on your phone at the same time. 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