San Francisco, CA (AHN) - Making the world a cheaper place to make phone calls, Skype, the voice over internet protocol that has taken internet telephony to the next level, has announced that it will launch a device that will allow users to make and receive VoIP calls from a number of compatible mobile devices through WebMessenger Mobile.

Those devices that Skype will be compatible with include BlackBerry devices, Palm handhelds, WinMo Pocket PCs, and J2ME Java phones.

Currently, Skype users have had the luxury of making free and low-cost phone calls to international destinations for as little as a few pennies a minute, compared to the higher cost of making overseas calls on a traditional landline phone.

The free version of WebMessenger Mobile for cellular phones allows for click-to-Call, text chat, and 20 contacts, whereas the $3.95 monthly version adds hundreds of contacts and 4-way conferencing.

Users need to be aware that the only catch to using the mobile device is that Skype's software is needed to run on a desktop computer in order for WebMessenger Mobile to work.