Skype announced today that it's basically interested in extending its VoIP range of offers and in order to do that it will purchase Qik. Without being confirmed, the deal is said to be worth $100 million but we'll definitely wait for Skype to make it public.

In case Qik seems familiar that's because the service became quite popular on various Android devices as a communication alternative and, specifically, as a video chatting solution for those Android handsets that come with front-facing cameras, like the HTC EVO 4G for example.


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The HTC EVO 4G is probably the hottest smartphone available in stores right now. Even when the Motorola Droid X will hit stores, the EVO 4G will be the only Android smartphone capable of 4G speeds.

One of the most interesting features of the EVO 4G is video chat support but some EVO owners have encountered difficulties when trying to make that Qik application, supposed to handle video calls, work.


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