To all you fringsters who participated in our main blog poll, we love the great response to Android video calls.
From the poll results, we’ve found out that:
- 54% of you are video calling your lover/partner
- 22% your kids/grand-kids.
- Only 7% told us that you are video calling your turtle

Now, with this latest release, we have worked on your feedback to include quality improvements and support for more Android devices including the Dell Streak, Sony Ericsson X10 and more.

You’ll also notice the ads that enable us to keep all the video calls free.

So try video calling with the latest fring for Android here now !

The fringTEAM

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Hello fringsters,

We’ve just released a new version to the App Store (3.0.0.7). This is a small maintenance release for a better fring experience on your iPhone & iPod touch.

Main features:

- Video quality improvements
- Bug fixes
- New video test call

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your great feedback and kind words about the recently released video feature. We’ll keep on working to improve it and bring more features, coming early next year.

Enjoy,

The fring Team

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Hi guys, We’ve just released a new version for you, S60 (Nokia) users. The new version provides an even better and much faster Twitter experience; solves connectivity issues including fixes to some issues fringsters have been reporting in certain connectivity states & includes a few other bug fixes, all making for an even better fringing experience! Users of Nokia’s latest E52, 5630 and E72 devices – we didn’t forget you either. We followed through with our promise to spread the fringing freedom to you, as well, all reported issues have been addressed and resolved.

The new version (3.40.28/29) is now available on our download page.

As always, your comments & suggestions are welcome.

The fringTEAM

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fring for Nokia S60 devices: de-bugged, improved & enriched!
You’ve been asking and we’ve been listening hard… then diligently gathering your bug alerts, requests and suggestions, and grinding through the list like busy beavers…we have a new version to enrich your experience.

So what have we done?

- Improved stability – with significantly less interruption, logouts, etc
- Made voice quality even better all round
- Added speakerphone for Symbian 9.2 (Not sure which Symbian you are?)
- Enabled file transfer from Yahoo! & Skype so you can now swap music, pics & vids over WiFi or 3G from mobile to mobile and mobile to PC! Its quick, reliable and of course free! No need for MMS, cable, Bluetooth or Infrared.

Important! The easiest way to update your fring version is to point your mobile internet WAP browser at www.fring.com and download fring directly to your mobile.

Our R&D team are ready to zap any other bugs you and us might find, so please keep sending us your feedback and bug alerts; coz they don’t bug us so much as they do you.

Thanks once again for your support.

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Auto-roams (Wi-Fi<>3G), reaches you from anywhere online, talks your language and lots more!
 Windows Mobile fringsters wait with(out) patience no more… we are glad to announce that several core fring functions are now up and running for your fab WM phones & PDAs.

- Auto-roam between 3G & Wi-Fi! Powered by our super-sleek connection manager, fring now automatically recognizes ‘friendly’ Wi-Fi network (one that you’ve previously logged onto) and auto-connects you. When you leave the zone, fring automatically connects your next call over 3G. We don’t care who operates the network, or what type it is so you get the best possible call quality and cost savings even if you don’t realize you’re in a Wi-Fi zone!

- WLAN support! For those of you who prefer to manually prioritize your access points including setting Wi-Fi / 3G network preferences, our connection manager puts the choice and control back in your hands.

- We now speak your language! fring is now available in 8 languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Italian and Russian. fring automatically installs the default language on your handset unless you manually request a language from More –> settings.

- The fringME! widget lets your online buddies communicate with you directly from internet pages! This widget lets you paste this cool new fringME! HTML code onto your own web pages, blogs and pretty much anywhere you have an internet presence of your own – enabling community members or casual visitors to instantly see whether you’re online, offline or busy in call and also chat with you directly from their computer. Download fringME! here.

- Improved sound quality & chat – including, upon popular request, new message blinking instead of interrupting a current session. So to auto-roam in and out of 3G & Wi-Fi zones, control your own network choices, talk your local tongue, stay in touch with your web buddies and enjoy improved sound & chat, just download the new Microsoft signed version here… and don’t forget to let us know how you go! (or even better simply point your mobile web browser to fring site and download fring latest WM version directly to your device)

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News for ya iPhone users out there. Firstly we’d like to thank you for your valuable feedback, we have started ‘ironing out’ bugs in the fring for iPhone pre release version.

There is a new version for you to play with (version 0.9785) which addresses the following:

1. Issues resulting in deleted SMS (additional QA work on our side still in progress)
2. Incoming SIP calls are also available with this new version

Important: to update your fring version DO NOT uninstall current version (well you can, but then you will need to retype your fring login information) Simply go to the ‘installer’ and get the updated fring version from the ‘updates’ section.

Again, your feedback, suggestions and insights on the product are a huge help, and are truly influencing the R&D process, and helping us in improving fring for iPhone.

Keep those suggestions flowing in … we are glad to address them all.

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Not long before we announced the addition of few fringing freedom features which were only supported for Symbian devices but as promised we have now extended it to UIQ as well. Here is a low-down of features in the latest fring v3.30 for UIQ.

1. file transfer – swap files with any other fringster or PC buddy (currently MSN only, but more to come shortly)

2. chat improvements – you spoke, we listened and using your ideas and suggestions we’ve created new fring chat feature, making the experience even closer to your PC chat sessions – give it a try – you won’t be sorry.

3. fring is now available in English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Italian, Russian – what can I say ? You asked for it, we translated it

BTW: fring will automatically install the default language based on the handset language; you can always go to the More –> settings menu to change language

4. privacy setting – your privacy is important to us! We’ve enhanced your privacy settings (you can now choose to show/hide your signature on PC IM clients as well as control mood message & switch them on/off )

5. fringtons & vibrate: bring on the tunes. Want to change fringtones ? Go to our fringtones page to check out and download free ringtones to your handset (or simply choose one already loaded into the music library on your device)

Do write in with your feedback, experience, thanks & wishes …. all much appreciated.

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Just a few days back we got you fring v3.30 & we have already updated fring to v3.30.6.

The version 3.30 had a minor issue with Wi-Fi connectivity which has been addressed in the latest v3.30.6. Thanks to the quick valuable feedback. Keep them coming and let us know your experience on the new features.

Download fring v3.30.6

Regards,

The fring team.

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We have been eagerly waiting to announce our support for file transfer/sharing. Well the wait is over; presenting the latest version fring v3.30. You can now swap music, pictures, video clips and other files via fring over WiFi or 3G from mobile to mobile and mobile to PC! It’s quick, reliable and of course free! No need for MMS, cable, Bluetooth or Infrared. Thanks for your valuable feedback and we welcome the feedback on your file sharing experiences.

Please Note: file transfer is currently available between fring-to-fring, fring-to-MSN only, and is supports only Symbian 9.x Nokia Series 60 handsets. We’ll keep you posted as-n-when it is made available across other mobile platforms.

fring v3.30 also brings couple more updates:

1. Multi-lingual – available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian & Chinese. It automatically installs in your handset’s default language unless you choose another language from the settings menu.
2. Chat enriched – with display features & icons to let you know when your buddy is typing, improved navigation between concurrent chats & more…(Chat shortcut! joystick-in when you select a buddy in the main screen opens the chat tab)

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD & ENJOY fringing FREEDOM!!

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Firstly I’d like to wish all you fringsters a Happy & Prosperous New Year 2008.

Earlier we added Yahoo!™ & AOL’s AIM® to fring’s ever growing network of supported IM services. This addition initially supported only Symbian & UIQ handsets. The fring development team didn’t quite feel right that only the Symbian and UIQ users get to enjoy the new Y! & AIM service. So in the true spirit of spreading freedom they worked through the holidays & added support for Windows Mobile handsets as well.

So wait no more, pick your Windows Mobile handset and download the latest version of fring. Login to fring, then click Options > Settings > Configure Services > Scroll down and select the service you would like to add and away you go.

More exciting features awaits you’ll fringsters this year so stay tuned.

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