You also have short cuts for apps and favourite contacts which always come handy. (themrphone.com)
By default, events and reminders are whitelisted (alarms, for example), as well as calls from favourite contacts, and downtime can be scheduled. (mobilesyrup.com)
Besides, the service is set to be better on mobile platforms in the coming future with features such as notifications only on actively using devices and favourites contact list will be sync across all the Skype - enabled devices. (techone3.in)