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fring: A fringing world first for mobile VoIP & iPhone; fring
pre-releases world's first publicly available mobile VoIP over WiFi
application for iPhone
(M2 PressWIRE Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)
RDATE:16042008
LONDON -- fring today became the world's first mobile VoIP application
to be made publicly available for the iconic apple iPhone, enabling
users to talk, chat and interact with other fring users ("fringsters")
and all of their online communities, using their iPhone's WiFi
connection.
A light, sneak preview R&D version of the phenomenally popular mobile
VoIP application, developed in conjunction with the Holon Institute of
Technology academic research labs in Israel, is now available for use
on the iPhone from www.fring.com. The pre-release version is designed
to both answer demand from iPhone-owning would-be fringsters and at the
same time enable fring to learn about user experience, benefit from
early feedback and influence the R&D process of the full release
version, due for launch later this year.
The special pre-release version will enable iPhone users to get an
early taste of fring and discover the freedom of being able to take
their fring contacts and buddies from their other favorite online
communities mobile on their iPhones. They will also have the ability
to make free and low cost mobile calls over WiFi & enjoy rich, IM-style
live chat with their online contacts, regardless of whether they are on
their mobiles, PC's or other internet devices.
During login, fring automatically creates a single, integrated contact
list, combining contacts from all of the users' selected internet
communities. And because fring is an always-on, always-connected
application, it offers special features such as real-time, PC-style
"presence" indicators which continually display whether contacts are
online, away, offline, in a call, on their mobiles or in front of their
PCs, providing new levels of freedom to interact and truly take the
internet mobile.
All you need to start enjoying the pre-release fring for iPhone is an
"opened" iPhone with the Installer and WiFi access. And, just like all
other fring versions, fring for iPhone is free to download, free to use!
fring was launched in February 2007, and since January 2008 has been
experiencing growth in excess of 100,000 new fringsters per month
across more than 180 countries worldwide. fring's aim is to spread its
philosophy of fringing freedom to as many mobile phone users as
possible and its launch today of the iPhone application, is yet another
important step in this direction.
About fring
fring is a mobile internet community and service that enables its users
to talk, chat and interact with other fringsters and their internet
communities from their mobile phones.
fring users are able to communicate with each other and with contacts
from Skype , MSN , Google Talk, ICQ, Twitter, Yahoo! & AIM
fring was "soft-launched" in February 2007 and already enjoys users
worldwide in over 180 different countries.
fring operates on the Voice over Internet Protocol (mVoIP) and is
optimized for the 3G network and therefore provides a continuous call
connection. fring is 100% free to download and use, with no
subscription costs; consumers simply pay for the data they consumer
under an existing data plan with their network operator. Completely
PC independent, fring requires no additional hardware and no location
limitations.
fring operates on all Nokia Symbian Series 60 devices, Sony Ericsson
UIQ Smartphones, Windows Mobile Devices, and now an R&D pre-release
version for iPhone. More than 500 mobile handset devices are
supported. Please see www.fring.comfor full list.
fringTM fringsterTM fringing freedomTM and the fringTM logo are all
trademarks of fringland Ltd Other trademarks are the trademarks of
their respective owners. fring is independent from, and not
affiliated with, those trademarks owners The "Symbian" trademark is a
brand and asset of Symbian Software Ltd.
This product uses Skype but is not endorsed or certified by Skype This
product is not endorsed or certified by apple Inc. or iPhone The iPhone
and Apple trademarks are brands and assets of Apple Inc.
CONTACT: Rebecca Perfect, Account Executive Corporate and Technology
Practice, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
Tel: +44 (0)207 309 1009
Tel: +44 (0)7736 303 125
e--mail: rebecca.perfect@uk.ogilvypr.com
Neal Fullman, PR Director, fring
e-mail: neal@fring.com
WWW: http://www.fring.com
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