Mobile Video Calls Over Internet Comes to Android

By Alice Straight, TMCnet Web Editor

Android users will now be able to hold mobile video calls over the internet, joining the ranks of join Nokia (News - Alert) (Symbian S60) and iPhone/iPod touch users who are already making free mobile video over Internet calls with fring, which provides free 2-way video calls over Internet.

Android (News - Alert)'s market reach combined with the Android OS's openness letting developers create richer communication solutions for multiple devices, enabled fring to rapidly deliver the much demanded free video calls to millions of Android users who can now share real-life experiences, for free, over their Android device's internet connection.

frig is a mobile application that lets users communicate over mobile internet and share experiences from their mobile devices. fring (News - Alert) users communicate across social networks, mobile operators, device platforms and internet access connections

'Our users have become accustomed to fring providing them with the latest and most advanced mobile over Internet communication. With Android users on over 50 different devices logging into fring everyday, we leveraged the open Android platform to rapidly develop the first two-way video calls over internet on Android" said Avi Shechter (News - Alert), fring's Co-Founder and CEO. "The demand for this feature has been overwhelming as more people discover richer ways to use their mobile phones. We continue making free mobile video calls widely available, satisfying the market's want for more rich communications tools that these smart phones were designed to deliver.'

(source: http://business-video.tmcnet.com/topics/business-video/articles/86656-mobile-video-calls-over-internet-comes-android.htm)