24 November 2009

fring Brings World's First
fring & Skype Video Calls on Mobile

Right on the heels of last week’s release of fring’s world’s 1st full VoIP calls on Android devices, fring is setting today yet another precedent with releasing the world’s 1st mobile Skype and fring video calls over internet protocol (IP).

fring video enables users to conduct video calls with other fringsters as well as with Skype contacts over their device’s Wi-Fi or 3G internet connection. Now for the first time ever fring users can make and receive internet video calls from mobile devices (for free), picking up their fring and Skype video calls from the road, and seeing the person they’re talking to from their mobile phone.

This video feature is embedded within the fring application that enables free voice calls to other fring users, Skype and GTalk buddies as well as friends on regular phone lines via Skype-Out and hundreds of popular SIP services.

fring users live chat, update profiles, share files and talk with friends from several Instant Messaging services like MSN, AIM, GoogleTalk and Skype, in addition to interacting with popular online social networks including Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm and more, all from one integrated fring contact list.

Avi Shechter, Co-Founder & CEO of fring: “As the mobile VoIP trail-blazers since this industry’s inception, we have a responsibility to continue breaking the mobile-internet barriers, and bringing users all the choices, richness and always-on connectivity that internet communications on mobile can deliver.”

Shechter continued, “fring was the first to bring Nokia, iPhone and Android users the choice to make free calls together with live chat over their devices’ internet connection, the first to enable cost-saving mobile twitter over internet, and now we’re proud to continue leading the field with the world’s first mobile video over internet including fring and Skype mobile video calls.”

The new fring version with video calls support is currently available to users with Nokia X6, N97 mini, N97, 5800, N95 8G and N95 devices. In addition, fring supports thousands of handsets on multiple platforms including Symbian S60, iPhone/iPod touch, Android, Windows Mobile, J2ME and Linux devices.

You can get fring from your phone directly, just close your current version of fring, point your phone browser to www.fring.com and click Download to be taken through the simple process.