Fring for Windows Mobile, Any Day Now

Om Malik | Tuesday, June 19, 2007 | 8:40 AM PT | 5 comments

fringlogo.gifLooks like folks from Fring are all set to release the Windows Mobile version of their VoIP-IM aggregation client, that allows you to connect to diverse services such as Skype and Gtalk. The software is going to work on around 300 Windows Mobile series 5.0 & 6.0 handsets and PDAs! This is going to help Fring grow its user base in the US. Fring currently works on Nokia/Symbian-based phones. The company is being coy about the exact day of the release, but its “anytime” now.

5 comments so far

June 19th, 2007
10:56 AM PT
r0n said:

FYI, T-moblie USA seems to be blocking text messages from fring. They needed to send me a link via e-mail to enter manually into my E70 to download the application (which is great!). It appears the operators aren’t going to roll out the red carpet…

June 19th, 2007
12:17 PM PT
Jesse Kopelman said:

I wonder how battery life under WM will be? I find Skype for WM useless due to impact on battery life.

June 19th, 2007
9:03 PM PT
Sam Daoud said:

What’s so great about T-Mobile blocking text messages? Isn’t that uncalled for censorship?

June 20th, 2007
3:28 AM PT
Shawza said:

Yeigo is pretty good when it comes to battery life - efficient data use lends to longer battery life.

They are also compatible with Windows Mobile and have been since version one of their application!

June 24th, 2007
4:37 PM PT
techuntangled said:

Fring has since released the Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.0 versions.

See at (link)

As for power, this is clearly a big issue when presence is enabled, because the mobile phone has to transmit and receive each time a presence update occurs. Other than that, Skype is known as a bandwidth hog, so thats another reason that Skype is not very battery-friendly.

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