The famous instant messaging application Skype has been announced by Shape Services to become available also for the iPhone’s users. The company has said that the ultimate smart phone’s users will be able to access the Skype messaging and VoIP (Voice over IP) network through a new IM+ web application, which has been referred to as IM+ for Skype for iPhone and is available at http://skypeforiphone.com.

Shape Services has said that the new web application is a unique fully mobile application that has followed the release of similar software products that were created for other mobile platforms such as the already popular BlackBerry, Palm OS, Windows Mobile, Symbian and J2ME devices. IM+ for Skype for iPhone will be working on any network and does not require Wi-Fi specifically.

So thanks to the new Skype service that Shape Services has created for Apple’s iPhone, the users will be able to use Skype’s popular instant messaging chatting service, and to even call to regular phones if they have upgraded to a SkypeOut account.

 "Noticing the public interest for Skype on iPhone, we decided to use our mobile IM and mobile Skype experience and develop an application for them; this has also been a move towards our IM+ for Skype platform coverage. It is truly easy and convenient to access and use. We are looking forward to hearing some feedback from iPhone users", said Igor Berezovsky, the company's CEO. "No tweaks are necessary."

However, the new service announced by Shape Services is still being in beta testing. When it is to be properly released, the iPhone’s users will be charged for using with a small fee on SkypeOut rates.