If you are a Skype user, you'll like some of the new features Windows Phone 8 brings to the table.
First, and maybe the most important improvement, is that Skype can keep you signed-in and reachable even when you've closed out the Skype app. Skype stays asleep in the background until an incoming call or message is received. Not only can you receive calls just like you would through your wireless carrier but staying dormant, you save battery life.
The new Skype app also automatically adds your Skype contacts to your People Hub. This will allow you to start a Skype conversation directly from a person's contact card.
Other improvements include Live Tile support to show unread message counts and/or a text preview of the most recent message and Skype notifications for your Lock Screen.
All totaled, the improvements we'll see with Skype and Windows Phone 8 will only improve our Skype experience. Skype is a free app for your Windows Phone that you can grab here at the Windows Phone Store.
