fring extends handset support brings on minifring (Java ME & Linux)

Finally the day has arrived that many have been waiting for!!! The chance to use fring on other smartphones.

We’re really excited to release fring for loads of the most popular Sony Ericsson and Nokia phones out there (for those in the know, the ones running on JavaME (J2ME)) We’ve created a special version called minifring for these phones that don’t yet support voice over IP calling.  With minifring these users will now be able to communicate with growing community of fringsters worldwide. Also, the great new fring applications (fring API) which developers around the world are working on will soon be available in the fringAdd-ons catalog for the hundreds of newly supported Java ME devices too!

We welcome all Sony Ericsson handset lovers, be it your Walkman phone or CyberShot phone you can now fring through them. Once again its been great work by our R&D department! This sure will increase the number of fringsters by atleast twice the number of handset support. Go ahead, invite your friends who earlier couldn’t be a fringster; not because they didn’t want to but because their handset wasn’t supported. Now many more shall experience fringing freedom.

We also welcome Linux (Nokia N810) users with full fring features including internet calls, chat, presence and more + some unique features.

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 * To check for a complete list of handset support, click here.

 * fring now has lots of capabilities and features that slightly differ depending on device platform capabilities so check out what your phone can do here.

Microsoft Arc Mouse

The Arc Mouse from Microsoft is one of a kind. It’s a unique wireless mouse which features a collapsible semicircle. This design features a revolutionary new design shaped like a crescent moon. This helps the mouse to attain the size of a full size mouse as well the those tiny portable mice used with notebook PCs. The Arc Mouse  is aimed to provide comfort whenever used with a laptop and as well as with a desktop PC.

The Arc Mouse is priced at $59.95, the Arc will be released around Christmas this year.

Nokia E71 Released

Earlier we had just received an announcement of the E71 along with the E66. The phone is already out and is selling at a dealer nearby. The phone is priced around “20K” so if you were looking to make that switch over from your E60 or E61i now you can. The specs of the E71 are nothing less than loaded. It’s even more refined and yeah! now it can fill in easily for anyother multimedia phone.

Watch out for this space. I’ll give you a hands on preview of the phone in the next couple of days.

Edit - in a weeks time.

fringAPI Switches Into Next Gear

The fringAPI move has taken shape and moved into the next gear. We have the first few Add-ons ready for all ya fringsters. The first fringAdd-ons now live include Facebook, Gmail notifier, Orkut and more!

Facebook, Gmail notifier, Orkut, vTap and Yandex.mail notifier are the first new mobile applications ready for you via fring! With the fringAPI opened to developers we shall see a down-pour (much like the one Mumbai experienced today) with all kinds of mobile games, tools, services and apps all available via the fring catalog of fringAdd-ons.

To get on with fringAdd-ons, restart fring –> click Options –> settings– > manage add-ons select the ones you want and your favorite apps will be always-on and always mobile via fring (fring Add-ons are available for fring on Sony Ericsson -UIQ, Windows Mobile and Nokia Symbian 9 devices)

Note: Update fring on your handset to the latest latest

A Year & Many More to Go!! Congrats!!

Well its been a year and I’d like to thank all you Indian fringsters for making this possible. My assosiation with fring as a local blogger for the fring India blog has been a good run. Its been a real pleasure working towards informing my fellow Indians and seeing adequate participation from regulars at the blog. Wish to continue my stride with the blog and hopefully increase our numbers to help the fring community.

Blog stats stand as, with over a 100 posts and similar number of comments, with 1,793 spam comments protected via Akismet.

Congrats to the fring blog team!

fring German blog completes a year! Guess Whose Next :P

Sebastian over at the German fring blog, completes a year blogging for us.

Reportedly since it’s introduction back in 2007 the German fring blog has kept readers informed and entertained with more than 100 posts. During this time Sebastian also received 194 comments and Akismet blocked 1091 spam comments. This is a great accomplishment for Sebastian and for the German fring Blog.

Well about guess whose next! It is very much my good friend Simon of the South African blog but not before me. I will soon be joining Sebastian in popping a bottle of champaigne & we will together await to congratulate you on the same accomplishment.

Orange Dance Charge!

Orange has come out with a charger that will provide that extra juice for your portable electronics. It has been released in accordance with the music festival which will keep your feet moving and your hands swinging. The Dance Charger is a prototype kinetic charger. With assist by GotWind, the 4.25 x 2.5-inch / 180-gram velcro and elastic band converts your chemically-fueled, backbeat twitches into electrical current with the help of a system of weights and magnets. This in turn charges an embedded battery for topping off your portable electronics throughout the multi-day music festival.

Now this music festival isn’t happening in India but one can be sure to use this come December at Goa’s Sunburn trance festival. I find it pretty much applicable.