Fring adds Dynamic Video Quality to its video calling apps
Fring is working hard to seize on this (hopefully temporary) gap in the video chat firmament, where Google is lacking in a first party mobile video chat solution, Apple's supposedly open FaceTime standard has yet to be opened, and Skype is dragging its feet on a mobile video call implementation.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: audio, cross, dvq, entry, firmament, fring, video, video chat, video-conferencing, videoconferencing
Yahoo messenger coming to iPhone and Android with cross-platform 3G video calls
You'll be seeing a lot more of the good ol' Yahoo smiley on front-facing cameraphones soon -- the web portal's VP of Mobile David Katz says that a new Yahoo! Messenger with cross-platform video chat is headed to Android and iPhone. Originally confirmed for the new T-Mobile myTouch , it's presently been submitted to the iTunes App Store for review.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: cross-platform, device, device-running, entry, fring, instantmessaging, iphone, presently-been, town, video calls, videocalling, wifi, yahoo
Fring matches Skype, intros FringOut for low-rate Android calls
We didn't think competition in the cheapo calls market was quite so intense, but here we are, with Fring and Skype gunning for each other with near-simultaneous launches.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: addition, calls-market, chat, fring, fringout, iphone, latest, life-on-symbian, little-as-one, rollout, Transition
Skype says Fring violated its Terms of Use, ‘damaging our brand and reputation’ in the process
It looks like Fring's recent decision to block Skype access to its iPhone 4 video app was the final straw for Skype, who charges that VoIP network was in breach of the Terms of Use and EULA for the Skype API. "Over time," writes General Counsel Robert Miller, "Fring's mis-use of our software was increasingly damaging our brand and reputation with our customers." Although they've "been talking with Fring for some time to try to resolve this amicably," Friday's action is being called "disappointing [for] our customers, who have high expectations of the Skype experience." He goes on to say that "Skype will rigorously protect our brand and reputation, and those developers that do not comply with our terms will be subject to legal enforcement." Meaning, presumably, that in the case of more Fring shenanigans there will be some sort of red-hot legal action. For its part, Fring CEO Avi Shechter had this to say: "We are disappointed that Skype, who once championed the cause of openness, is now attempting to muzzle competition, even to the detriment of its own users." Which is all well and good, but we can hardly see how Skype is the problem here when you were the ones who locked out its users in the first place
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: amicably, counsel, detriment, entry, fring, general-counsel, shenanigans, skype, straw
3G video call on Fring for Android: bringing HTC EVO 4G and Dell Streak together (hands-on)
Consider this: you may have an Android phone with a front-facing camera, and so do your distant loved ones (yes, friends count too). Now slap that free IM app Fring onto your phone, and the once-dormant chat camera shall finally come to life -- right now only the Streak and EVO 4G are confirmed to be supported, whereas the others (like the X10 ) will have to rely on their main cameras
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: call-on-fring, camera, chat, fring, htc, Mobile Phone, phone, unlimited-data, video, x10
Fring for Android Review
www.cellfanatic.com This is a quick video walkthrough of Fring for Android and specifically for the Motorola Droid available on Verizon Wireless. If you are looking for an alternative to Meebo and are a bit tired of the tiny text and almost impossible to hit buddy lists I highly recommend you take a look at Fring. It is currently free and available in the Android Market
Fring adds Skype video support on S60, threatens to make front cams useful
Considering the proliferation of 3G, WiFi, in-home broadband, and front-facing cameras on phones, you'd think that there'd be far more obvious ways to bridge video calls between phones and PCs -- but alas, it's virtually impossible, particularly in the States where carriers have a complete aversion to the topic. Enter Fring -- one of the mobile industry's VoIP pioneers that has spread its love from Symbian to almost every smartphone platform worth mentioning over the years -- which is stepping out today with a new build for S60 handsets that offers video support through Skype.
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: BlackBerry, engadget-show, fring, htc, mobile, podcasts, report, return-false, s60, skype, symbian, video calling, videocalling