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Sony Announces Skype For PSP, Homebrewers Respond

Posted by Zonk on from the tit-for-tat dept.

Croakyvoice writes "Sony has finally officially announced that Skype is coming soon to the PSP. The VoIP service is slated to hit the company's handheld at the end of January. The application will be available via a firmware update and is only compatible with PSP Slim & Lite Consoles. After the announcement the PSP homebrew scene released a new application called Furikup which will allow you to make phone calls with your PSP and is compatible with the original phat PSPs."

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  1. What's that? by Jarjarthejedi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sony: An idea you say? Internet phone on a PSP? Why I do say old chap, that is a good idea! Let us put it in testing and quality assurance and then announce it's release a little before we put it out. Let us also make it available only on our latest devices, to encourage purchasing.

    Hackers: Internet phone on a PSP? Good Idea! I'll have a quick-build later tonight, should be able to get this done in a couple of days...hey look, the original's compatible too! That'll save a few bucks...

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    1. Re:What's that? by MBCook · · Score: 2, Funny

      I've got a PSP "Phat", and I couldn't care less.

      That said. Let's look at the evidence.

      1. Portable game console
      2. Network connectivity
      3. Microphone on one side, speaker on the other
      4. Does 3D

      It's the return of... sidetalkin'!

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    2. Re:What's that? by Jarjarthejedi · · Score: 2, Funny

      The return of the N-Gage? Isn't that one of the signs of the apocalypse? Along with Microsoft giving away a good piece of software and 'In Soviet Russia...' jokes going out of style on /.?

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      There are two kinds of fool One says 'This is old therefore good' Another says 'This is new therefore better'- Dean Ing