Mobile video calling is a nice feature, three-way video calling is impressive, but today Fring raised the video bar. The company released an updated version (previously beta) of its app for iOS, adding four-way mobile video calling. Don’t worry Android users, Fring has updated your app as well.
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As luck would have it, the day I installed Skype for Android on the Motorola Xoom, a security breach was discovered. Today, I’m happy to report Skype has done us a solid, updating the security of the app thereby restoring peace and unity to Android. For US users, Skype voice calling now supports 3G regardless of carrier, effectively ending Verizon’s reign of terror over free VoIP.
iOS 5 might not be due out until Autumn, but that’s not stopping the jailbreaking community. A tethered jailbreak for iOS 4.3.1 is now available via Pwnage Tool by the iPhone-Dev team. In order to make your jailbreak a reality, you’ll need a Mac and a few key pieces of software. Shall we being?
Londoners will be pleased to hear that O2 has given its 3G network in the capital a welcome boost. O2 reckon it could pump up its 3G network capacity by 50%.
The extra speed comes form the 900MHz spectrum, that was previously used for 2G services, but that Ofcom unshackled earlier in the year for networks to use for 3G services. O2 is the first network to take advantage of the new network space, but we’re expecting others to follow suit, and hopefully improve 3G coverage across the country.
[via O2]
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Intriguing Sony whispers reach us via gdgt which claims sources have told it that a Sony Cybershot 3G is in the works. The camera with built-in 3G is apparently a dedicated point-and-shoot but there’s no clue on whether the prototype will emerge as consumer product.
Hopefully if Sony does out a Sony Cybershot 3G model, it’ll come packing an Amazon Kindle-style Whispernet package so we don’t have to add even more 3G fees to our monthly budget. Click the headline and let us know: would you buy a 3G-enabled Cybershot?
The Motorola Xoom’s pricing was revealed just a day ago. At the same time, Motorola mobility head honcho Sanjay Jha also justified the price tag for the Motorola Xoom, and his reasoning should result in a cheaper Wi-fi and 3G version of the Motorola Xoom for the UK. Read on for our reasons why.
Your Windows Phone 7 could be gobbling more 3G than you might think according to reports popping up online. Some Windows Phone 7 users claim that their devices have been eating up lots of cellular data even when they’re idle. That means people on limited data plans could find themselves with a much lighter wallet when their bill arrives. A user reported to Paul Thurrott’s WinSuperSite that he had put his Windows Phone 7 device into airplane mode because he was rapidly nearing his 2GB data limit and data was still spilling forth even when they phone was not in use…