Skype has just launched a new app for the iPad, allowing iPad users to make a Skype video call on their tablet device.

The app lets Skype users make or receive free Skype-to-Skype video calls from their iPad to other internet-connected devices over WiFi or 3G.

It is Skype's first iPad-optimised app and allows Skype users to make video calls with even more of their contacts as it is compatible with Skype for iPhone, Skype for Mac, Skype for Android and other platforms.

"We've heard the demand for Skype video calling on more devices and we are
delighted to deliver on this with our new Skype for iPad app," said Neil
Stevens, Skype's vice president and general manager for product and
marketing.

"Skype for iPad gives Skype users the best of both worlds for video calling: the large screen and display of a personal computer, but the portability of a mobile phone.

"We've taken advantage of the iPad's large screen and optimised the user experience along with making it easier than ever to navigate through the new intuitive interface."

In addition to video calling, Skype for iPad allows users to place and receive Skype-to-Skype voice calls, as well as send IMs and SMS text messages, plus make calls to landlines and mobile phones at Skype's great calling rates.

Skype for iPad works on iPads updated with the most recent iOS firmware. Two-way video calling is available on the iPad 2. Users of the original iPad are able to receive video during Skype-to-Skype calls. They can still make Skype voice calls and IM with users running Skype on other devices.

The application is available for free download from the iTunes App Store.