Skype will be available on the Q10 on launch day. The Q10 ( Review I Pictures), which comes with the physical keyboard that many of BlackBerry's core fan base cherish, is the second device powered by the company's new BB10 operating system ( Review).

The announcement comes a day after BlackBerry said its new Q10 will be available in Canada on May 1, and in the United States before the end of May.

The service has hundreds of millions of users across the globe. Skype, which was acquired by Microsoft Corp in 2011, allows its users to communicate via voice, video or chat over the Internet, by-passing traditional telephone networks. As BlackBerry and your operator will make the new BlackBerry 10.1 operating system available on the BlackBerry Z10 in the near future, BlackBerry Z10 owners will also be able to enjoy Skype.BlackBerry said on Wednesday it plans to fill one of the biggest gaps in the app line-up on its new BlackBerry 10 devices with a long-awaited Skype application. You can download Skype to your Q10 phone from BlackBerry World now. The Skype app is available from today for BlackBerry Q10 users. What's more, all your Skype notifications – including incoming chat, file transfer, contact invite requests and the like – are automatically visible in the BlackBerry Hub. When you start using the app, you'll see that the UI has been adjusted to make it look great on the Q10 display, and that it's super easy to connect with your friends and family, as Skype contacts are automatically added to your phonebook when you sign in to Skype on your device. Skype has been working very closely with BlackBerry to bring the Skype for Android app to the BlackBerry 10 platform, in order to bring all the amazing Skype features to the device. The preview already offers all the Skype features BlackBerry10 users have been looking forward to. Please do remember that this release is still in preview state, which means that the experiences are not quite finalised, but we think you'll be impressed. In this preview version, you'll get all the Skype features that people have come to love – such as free video and voice calling, sending instant messages and text messages, sharing photos, videos and files, and calling to landlines and mobiles all over the world at Skype's low rates.

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