To expand its web-based user experience, fring delivers mobile video calls over Internet for the iPhone. Claiming to be the first ever mobile video calls service, iPhone users with fring can talk and see their family and friends on Skype or fring, anywhere, anytime (with Wi-Fi internet connection).
Integrated with the video feature, the fring application allows free voice calls from the iPhone to other fring users. It also permits users to keep in touch with Skype and GTalk users along with regular phone lines via Skype-Out and SIP services.
Avi Shechter, Co-Founder & CEO of fring: “Leveraging excellent video capabilities on the iPhone and iPod touch together with our open internet and social environment, we’re bringing together families and friends these holidays, wherever they are…” Shechter continued, “We were the first to bring mobile voice over internet (VoIP) to mobile devices, the first to bring iPhone/ iPod touch users the choice to make free Internet calls, the first to enable cost-saving mobile twitter over internet, and now we’re proud to continue leading the field of rich mobile-internet communication by bringing users the world’s first fring video calls over internet for the iPhone and iPod touch.”
fring permits users to chat live, update profiles, share files and talk with friends from various Instant Messaging services including MSN, AIM, GoogleTalk and Skype. It also supports popular online social networks like Twitter, all from one consolidated fring contacts list.
The new version with video calls is supported by iPhone 3.0 and only incoming video-stream is available due to the location of the camera along with selected Nokia Symbian S60 devices with 2-way video streaming. Furthermore, fring supports various handsets running on Symbian S60, Android, Windows Mobile, J2ME and Linux devices.