Microsoft subsidiary company Skype will be integrating their VoIP software into Windows Phone. Skype VP of products, Rick Osterloh said that the Skype division is “working on a Windows Phone product that will be coming out soon,” during an interview at CES 2012. The actual acquisition of the company was completed this past October so it is not surprising that we did not see the integration take place in 2011. Maybe we’ll see the integration at Mobile World Congress in February. [The Verge]

After months of testing, Skype confirms that iPad users will have an iPad-specific Skype app on their tablets soon. Skype’s VP of Consumer and Product Design, Rick Osterloh, interviewed with TUAW to talk about the upcoming release. The app will have the expected basic Skype functions, talking to others through chatting, audio and video connections, with a few sacrifices. The app won’t have file sharing because of how iPads handle files, but Skype’s excitement about the release makes it seem like the functionality of Skype with the camera of the iPad 2 will be a welcome addition to the tablet’s abilities.