Android fringsters, ever since launching video calling 2 months ago, you’ve sent us lots of ‘pointers’ about how we can improve the video calling service. Thank you! We hear you loud and clear.

And now, with this fring upgrade, you can hear and see each other even louder and clearer.

The newest Android version has
- significant audio improvements
- the echoing is fixed (fixed, fixed)
- supports new Android devices like the Samsung Galaxy S using the front camera
- many more bugs fixes

Get the latest fring for Android and please continue to share your feedback with us.

Last week, with Apple’s App store approval, we launched our iPhone app for iOS4. This newest fring version lets you make video calls between any advanced Smartphone. So, you can SEE your friends from wherever you are, and wherever they are. Of course, fring gives users the option to video call on the go, over 3G and from WiFi hotspots.

Bottom line, if you and your friends are a part of the hundreds of millions of iPhone, Android and Nokia users, then you can use fring’s video calling – for free.

Seems like video calling is BIG. How BIG ? In the days after the launch, we are seeing more than 200,000 fring-to-fring mobile video calls a day.

So if you haven’t tried video calling yet, download fring , and invite your friends to fring today.

the fringTEAM

P.S. To our Android fring friends, more video news coming…

For 4 years we have led mobile communication innovation, most recently with video calling on any advanced Smartphone and network.

Now that fring expanded capacity to support the huge demand for video calling for all users, Skype has blocked us from doing so.

They are afraid of open mobile communication. Cowards.

Needless to say, we are very disappointed that Skype, who once championed the cause of openness is now trying to muzzle competition, even at the expense of its own users.

We’re sorry for the inconvenience Skype has caused you.

As always, fring will continue to provide our users with the best mobile internet communication experiences that you deserve, with or without Skype.

The new fring version with free video calls, calls, live chat is available on any advanced smartphone, over any mobile operator, over your preferred internet connection (3G, 4G, WiFi) from the fring website here and app stores.

Let freedom fring!

WOW! uptake of the newly launched fring 2-way video calling on the iPhone 4 is simply amazing.

Yes, the uptake was so huge that a few technical headaches popped into the system, but have no fear, our technicians are working around the clock to get everything back on track.

In the meantime why not take some time to enter the exciting fring football contest. We are giving away 3 x Nokia N97mini handsets which also feature 2-way video calls. Below are a few of the entries received todate.

While you wait for our technicians to get everything working again. Click here, follow the easy instructions and who knows maybe you could walk away with an ever sexy Nokia N97mini.

Time is very limited on this promotion so enter today to avoid disappointment.

Until next time

The fringTEAM

PS. Remember that you can also win by blogging or Tweeting about this contest. So if you are camera shy, why not enter in one of the other ways. Tag your tweets with #fringFootballContest and who knows maybe you are our next winner.

RT @fring Win a #Nokia #N97mini in the #fringFootballContest http://tinyurl.com/2uc5z27

Wow. What can we say… this is great !

Since adding 2-way video calling on iPhone 4 yesterday we have seen another huge jump in fring video calling.

As even more fringsters video call their friends on Android, Nokia and iPhones, we have seen some network ’stress’ (as the techies are telling me). So to free up capacity for more the fring-to-fring video calling, we are temporarily reducing support to 3rd –party Skype. Thanks for your patience.

fringsters, enjoy your video calling, and SEE you later

With the new fring for iPhone you get lots of fring goodies including 2 way video-calling where you want and with whom you want!

• Face-to-face video calls with friends on their Droids, Nokia (Symbian S60) and other iPhones
• Video calls over 3G or Wi-Fi (Performance over 3G is subject to mobile operators’ 3G coverage & quality)

Use that fancy new front-facing camera for video calls from the beach or from the mountain top (on 3G or Wifi) to your friends on whatever mobile phone they have. So even if they don’t have an iPhone 4 yet, you can see their pretty faces.

So go ahead and video call Elizabeth on her Evo, Ivan on his iPhone, see Ned on his Nokia or Debra on her Droid.

Also, the latest fring for iOS4 on iPhone 3GS & 4 includes loads of improved features including:

• Multitasking so you can be always on and available with fring running in the background and alerting you to new video calls, voice calls or chat without proactively opening fring (just like on all other supported phones).

• New Social Stream: A chronological stream of all tweets, facebook updates, chats and calls, all in one place! Easy cross-community communication and simple sorting capabilities.

• A Smarter address book: simply manages your buddy list, merges contacts and more

Have fun and as always, feedback much appreciated!

The fringTEAM

Check out JP Mangalindan article “The new kings of Apps” where he reviews the movers and shakers for mobile Apps. JP spotlights fring and highlights fring’s video calling – letting fringsters video call their friends across mobile platforms and giving them the ability to switch between 3G and WiFi. Thanks JP.

So, if you haven’t seen your friends or family lately, than make sure to get fring now and give them a free fring video call today!

fringsters listen up

This is your opportunity to shine and show us just how much you love football, your mobile phone and fring. In exchange we will give 3 fringsters shiny new Nokia N97 mini handsets courtesy of our freinds over at Nokia and Ovi Store. *

To this affect we have just lauched the fring football contest on our facebook. We now invite you to upload your fring-a-fied football pictures to our wall and get your friends to “like” them. The picture with the most “likes” wins.

We have made it easier for those who are not at the soccer to enter using cut and paste graphics as per the sample below. However we encourage those of you lucky enough to be at the football to us your imagination, creativity and send us some way cool fring-a-fied football images.

As they say in the movies, may the best fring-a-fied picture win

1. Download this image

2. Using some nifty computer software paste the hardhat above over your other image. As per the sample below. If you havn’t got such software get your friends to help you.

3. Upload your fring-a-fied picture to this facebook wall.

4. Get your friends, family and co-workers to upload their own pics and “like” your pictures.

5. To get extra coverage and more brownie points link to them from your facebook, twitter and other social spaces.

6. Thats it. Now sit back and watch as the “likes” roll in and you may just be the next winner.

To see what others are uploading click here. We look forward to seeing all your fring-a-fied images soon.

*Terms

As we get closer to the quarter finals of the Fifa World Cup Soccer and things start to heat up here in South Africa, We thought it good to remind everyone that fring is the only low cost mobile way to send home some exclusive soccer video action to friends and family.

So if you are in South Africa for the 2010 World Cup Soccer, why not share the love by live streaming your soccer experiance to those back home who are not as lucky to be at the game.

Millions of fringsters world wide are now daily video streaming to friends and family, in fact this is one of our most popular features. So if you have not yet tried fringVIDEO give it a try today.

What are you waiting for live stream your South African soccer experiance to a friends of family today!