It has been at least 48 hours since we dedicated a post to the new Skypephone and now seems a sensible time to return to the topic.

Cell and Smart Phones apparently seem rather happy that Skype wasn’t simply an “experiment for 3″ and that it looks like it’ll be Stateside bound. Make note of that brushed metal back, and the naming… SP1 or IM2, could it still go either way?

There is a thorough preview at Stuff.tv that takes into account the breeding of the new handset. Being positive in their assessment of the original Skypephone incarnation, their speculation on the new version is in a similar vein, tempered mildly by the smaller than average screen size and quality of the camera. However, the prospect of using the device as a dongle makes them suggest that, “If 3 offers unlimited data with the Skypephone S2, it could turn out to be a better deal than the iPhone”.

To finish off there are a couple minor mentions at Cell Phone News 2.0 and Mobile88.com too.