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NEWS: VIDEO: Fring rolls out mobile video calls

Duncan Geere — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:53:41 +0000

Works with other Fring users, as well as Skype and GTalk contacts

Fring has rolled out an update to its mobile phone application that allows users to conduct video calls over the mobile web. Fring video enables you to use both Wi-Fi and 3G to make calls to other Fring users or to your Skype or GTalk contacts.

Fring is an IM aggregator that connects up with IM networks like MSN, AIM, GoogleTalk and Skype, as well as social networks like?Twitter, Facebook, and Last.fm. You can make voice calls over the service, using apps on Symbian, Android and iPhone handsets, and now video calls too.

However, for the moment the video functionality is limited to a small subset of Nokia devices - the N97 mini, N97, 5800, N95 8G, N95 and N82. Fring promises that the functionality will be rolled out across a number of other platforms "very shortly".

Grab the download from Fring's website.

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VIDEO: Fring rolls out mobile video calls originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:53:41 +0000

NEWS: Truphone calls to America to be free on Thanksgiving

Amy-Mae Elliott — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:07:35 +0000

Talk turkey for nothing on 26 November

Truphone has announced a Thanksgiving gift for all its users, with a 12-hour window for free calls to the States on 26 November.

All calls made via Truphone to both mobile and landline phones in the United States will be free "so that friends and family can call each other to catch up this holiday season", says the VoIP co.

From noon to midnight UTC, or 7am to 7pm EST, or more importantly for us Brits 12 noon to 12 midnight on Thursday, the calls are utterly gratis.

The offer is open to existing and new customers anywhere in the world using the Truphone application.

Truphone has applications for the Apple iPhone, Apple iPod touch, BlackBerry, Nokia and Android devices available to download from www.truphone.com and the respective application stores for each device.

UPDATE: It seems VoIP co Localphone is offering a similar deal, with more info over on its site.

Tags: Phones VoIP Truphone

Truphone calls to America to be free on Thanksgiving originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:07:35 +0000

NEWS: Lenovo to pre-load Skype on "millions" of PCs

Amy-Mae Elliott — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:04:54 +0100

Skype right from the Start menu

Lenovo and Skype have announced a new partnership agreement that will see Skype for Windows software preloaded on "millions" of computers.

From now on, every ThinkPad laptop and ThinkCentre desktop PC distributed worldwide will include Skype software.

In a blog post Skype says: "If you buy a ThinkPad or ThinkCentre, you'll be able to get up and running with Skype quickly and easily by locating the Skype icon in the Start menu".

Bloatware or a useful pre-load that will save you time downloading the software? Let us know your thoughts in the comments box below...

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Lenovo to pre-load Skype on "millions" of PCs originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:04:54 +0100

NEWS: Truphone Android app gets refreshed

Duncan Geere — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:55:07 +0100

Complete overhaul of the interface

Truphone has announced that its popular Android app is getting an upgrade, to version 2.0. The application will be benefiting from a completely new user interface, better account management and it'll also now run natively - meaning it'll run faster.

Truphone, in case you're unfamiliar, allows you to make international calls for the price of a local call - which for most people is free. The call hits a local Truphone gateway, and is then transmitted over the Truphone network.

You can also call people on Skype, on Google Talk, and use IM on the aforementioned services, as well as allowing you access to your contacts on MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, AIM and Twitter.

Karl Good, Director of Consumer Apps for Truphone, told Pocket-lint: "The improvements to the Android application come from customer feedback and lessons learned from our first application to provide a slicker and faster user experience. This new Android application builds on our heritage of being a pioneer in the mobile industry, providing high quality voice services and making Truphone the smart choice for people with an international lifestyle".

If you've got an international lifestyle, then you can download the app from either the Truphone website or the Android market. You can also get Truphone apps for iPhone, BlackBerry and Nokia handsets.

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