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Android Smartphones Get VOIP Apps from Fring, CounterPath

Look out, Skype! Fring and CounterPath each introduce VOIP apps for Android phones FringOut for consumers and CounterPath’s Bria Android Edition for the enterprise. – Skype fans with Android-running smartphones now have two new VOIP (voice
over IP) options that expand the features and options of that popular app and
may give it a run for its, err Â… savings.
New from VOIP company Fring is FringOut an
app that lets Fring users, of course, place free calls, …


Fring, Skype Engage in Blog War over iPhone 4

Fring, which has enjoyed interconnectivity with Skype for four years, called the VOIP provider "cowards" for allegedly blocking Fring from offering video chat on smartphones. Skype said it didn’t block Fring. – In a nasty war of words between VOIP providers,
Fring accused Skype of blocking it from letting users make video calls on
Apple’s iPhone 4, Google Android and other smartphones and applied the
quot;c-word quot; to the company.
Fring, which has enjoyed interconnectivity with Skype for four
year…


iPhone 4 Two-Way Calling Available from Fring

Fring, a provider of voice over IP apps, was slightly overwhelmed, following the release of a two-way calling app allowing iPhone 4 owners to chat face-to-face with friends on various mobile platforms. – Fring has introduced an already popular new app to the Apple App
Store that allows iPhone 4 owners to enjoy two-way video calls over
WiFi or 3G, with friends on older iPhone, Android or Symbian
smartphones.

The app has proven so popular, however, that the Fring Blog waved a white flag, notin…


Ballistic HC case, iPhone 4 jailbreak hole patch, Fring 2-way video calls

With the front and back of the new iPhone 4 being glass, you had better believe most of us will need a good case. The Ballistic HC case has surfaced with four layers of protection to keep that glass unbroken.

Apple is rumored to be patching that Jailbreak hole in iOS4 on the iPhone 4 with [...]

Square iPhone payment system launches, Live broadcast app launches, Fring adds video calling

There are lots of industries where taking payments in the field are required. A new system for the iPhone that allows users to accept credit card payments on the device is now available from Square. The system has a card reader that plugs into the headphone socket.

The first Apple-approved app for live broadcasts is now [...]

Fring Puts Free Video Calling on iPhone, Nokia Smartphones

All iPhones and some Nokia handsets will be able to place free video calls via Skype, thanks to an app called Fring, which mashes together online friends and social networking apps such as AIM, Facebook, Twitter and Google Talk.
– iPhone users, as well as some Nokia handset owners, will have a new
and free way to visit face-to-face with friends and family this
holiday season. A service called Fring is making it possible to place
video calls over Skype using a WiFi connection.

“Right now iPhone and iPod touch users c…


fring supports iPhone OS 3.0

Mobile internet community and communication service, fring, now supports Apple’s latest iPhone 3.0 software update, including the new iPhone 3Gs.  If you don’t have fring’s latest iPhone version yet, get yours today! [fring is now also available on the App Store].

Following Apple’s last week release of the iPhone 3.0 software update, we’re happy to announce [...]