Fring brings Skype to the iPhone

Posted on 6 Oct 2008 at 15:37

Fring, a new iPhone application, is the first to offer Skype phone calls on Apple’s mobile devices.

Internet-based VoIP calls on the iPhone are nothing new - a Uk developer has been offering Truphone since July - but Fring is the first to support the popular Skype network, albeit with limitations.

Calls can only be made when the phone is connected to the internet over Wi-Fi; once the phone is hooked into a mobile network, normal telephone service resumes.

Fring also supports voice chat and instant messaging using the other popular chat systems: AIM, Windows Live (MSN), Yahoo, Google Talk and ICQ as well as Twitter messaging.

Author: Simon Aughton

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