3, the mobile operator, and Skype, the internet communications company, have launched the Skypephone, a new handset that lets you make free Skype calls and instant messages from your mobile phone. It’s the first time an operator has offered a mass-market device which is tailor-made for free calling over the internet from a mobile. During the press launch in London on October 29, Neville Hobson spoke with John Penberthy-Smith, Marketing Director at Hutchison 3G UK Ltd., the operator of the…

Content summary: Shel explains the Philly Cheesesteak; Neville reports on today’s 3 Skypephone launch; upcoming FIR Interview podcasts; discussion: the future of consumer-generated content; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Lee Hopkins reports on stifling problem-solving through denial of oxygen, and more; the consequences of last week’s FEMA fake news conference; Towers Perrin study finds ‘engagement gap’ among global workforce; Sallie Goetsch reports on Seagate and blogger engagement, and more; listeners’ comments discussion; music from RAQ; and more. [Messages from…