Mobile VoIP: How you can make use of your handset to make VoIP calls (Voice over Internet Protocal)?

What will you need?

1. Handset with internet connectivity, at least EDGE or Wi-Fi enabled.
Even if you don’t have 3G handset, don’t worry. You just need to take care that your handset should be EDGE or Wi-Fi enabled. Then for Wi-Fi, you need to search for hotspots and call within the range of WiFi network. For EDGE (Extended GPRS), You need to activate service from your operator.

2. Application installation provision on handset.
Better to have Symbian OS, Windows Mobile, Blackberry phones or Android OS (yeah, it's not yet launched ;)) These OS will allow user to install applications and many applications are already developed considering these OS. Install those to avail VoIP calling facility on phone.

3. If you have greater connectivity on handset with 3G (W-CDMA etc) or WiMAX network that will be the best.
W-CDMA is a replacement for EDGE with greater bandwidth. As per the report from the research firm Disruptive Analysis, 3G VoIP will draw more than 250 million users by 2021, as compared to less than 100 million voice users on Wi-Fi. Wireless internet access will improve soon with WiMAX technologies, which has greater range than wi-fi. For scalability, try to buy to 3G handsets.

Current problems in VoIP -
1. Many basic handsets doesn't have provision to install VoIP application

2. Even if handset has provision, Telecom operator have control over VoIP call, like they will not allow those calls from server or they will keep high price for the Internet connectivity using handset. T-mobile warns their customer that if they found customers making VoIP calls using their 3G handsets to truphone VoIP numbers, they will restrict the internet access for them.

3. There is no standardization among VoIP providers. From operator to operators they will charge for VoIP calls. In fact they allow making VoIP calls freely on their own network.

Things are changing in VoIP
Fring like mobile applications are the revolutionary step in mobile VoIP platform. It is not only creating common layer for Instant Messaging but also enabling VoIP call from Fring network to IM buddies. For Fring, you just need to log in and subscribe for Gtalk, Skype, Yahoo, AOL IMs.

Google powered phone can make debut in February 2008 ?!

As per the news by APC mag, Google powered phone can make debut in February next year. So people can expect to see GPhone v1 by that time.

Mobile World Congress that will take place in Barcelona in second week of February and Google have booked sufficient space for 1 business and 1 standard stall.

Google already realized the potential of billion dollar wireless industry. Google believe that mobile phone should be free to consumers and revenue can be generated using advertisements. For mobile platforms, company already started working on mobile application services. For iPhone Google changed search mobile homepage.

I am very eager to know about happenings in Feb now!

Google and NTTDoCoMo will work together in Japan, Yahoo is concern!

Google and NTTDoCoMo are about to sign a deal.

NTTDoCoMo is the Japan’s leading mobile phone operator. i-mode, NTTDoCoMo’s wireless internet service is very popular in Japan and gradually increasing popularity worldwide. It has almost 48 million customers in Japan and over 5 million in the rest of the world.

This deal will be an exposure to Google search and Google App services on its handsets of all customers who are using i-mode service. Using Google apps NTT DoCoMo will give the provision of the email to its customers.

This deal is really gonna affect Yahoo search the most. Japan is one of the Yahoo’s search market where it is leading Google search by more than 35%.

Fring with Yahoo IM & AOL IM now! Twitter made easy!

The coolest mobile application ‘Fring’ is now with Yahoo Messenger and AOL’s AIM. Right now only chat is enabled for Yahoo IM and AIM, no voice calls yet! Hope soon they will implement that too! Download it from fring. After downloading and installing new fring on your, if you are wondering why fring is not showing you Yahoo IM and AIM in its service subscriptions option then you must be using other handset than Symbian and UIQ. I tried with HTC S710 and its not yet started.

However, fring started supporting on Nokia N81, 82 and N95 8GB handsets recently.

Twitter on fring is the ultimate use of twitter. Fring will add Twitter as friend in friend list. As any of your folks write some mocro-blog, it will update you with one instance of IM. As you will write a text chat for the Twitter, it will be updated as a post. So, now onwards write blogs as you move.. ;)

Micro-blogging everywhere anytime! Download Tinytwitter on your mobile now, Free!

A micro-blogging website with social networking features, which allows you to write blog for 140 characters on its website using SMS, IM, emails. You can also use some applications like Twitterrific for writing micro-blogs on Twitter.

Recently, It tinytwitter.com have a application for your mobile which will allow you to post a micro-blog on the Twitter. Versions are available Freely are

1. Older Java enabled phones (MIDP 1.0)
2. Windows Mobile Pocket PC
3. Recent Java enabled phones (MIDP 2.0)
4. Windows Mobile Smartphone

Now, keep blogging and let friend know what are you doing while mobile.

Try iPhone and other cell phones virtually.

Don’t you have iPhone? Not tried it yet, wonder how it navigates? It doesn’t even launch in your country?! Here it is..


[If you are not able to see iPhone demo here, visit blog page at here]

The above demo is not flash based emulation. Mobile application developers use Direct-to-Device (DeviceAnywhere Direct-to-Device technology) to remotely access devices connected to live networks via software over the Internet.

You can try iPhone, BlackBerry Pearl, Samsung Juke and LG Muziq online on tryphone.com. This online store helps you in navigating those mobile phones virtually without going to stores and save your time. You can check device, application in it, how it use services etc. It also give you reviews, let you know technical specifications and demos. Hope they will ad more and more handsets in future after their beta version.

New Gadgets launched in last few days by HTC & Nokia

HTC P3300 launched in Singapore with Windows Mobile 6. It’s PDA phone with built-in GPS. It runs MapKing that is most popular navigation software in Asia. MapKing is similar like TomTom navigation software; however it is not yet released in Asia market yet. This PDA comes with EDGE, Wi-Fi, BlueTooth 2.0 connectivity. It also has FM Radio. Take a look at it here

The second one from HTC is UMPC that is Ultra Mobile PC. Its name is HTC Shift. It has Microsoft Windows Vista business OS. It has 7-inch widescreen display and 30GB hard-disk with other HTC mobile features. And so it is compatible with cut down version of Windows Mobile, using which you can read email and manage your calendar. Check out this product on HTC website


Nokia has come up with its N82 in India, which is a specifically for the photography purpose with its 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss lens camera and Xenon flash assistance. It features autofoucs and DVD quality Video capture. It comes with built-in GPS and pre-installed Nokia Map, A similar mapping application like Google Maps. It has Wi-Fi, BlueTooth, USB 2.0 connectivity. You can check more about it here

Fring! Now, more Nokia handset supported.

Fring, Internet VoIP based telephony company is making good impact in Social Mobiling by providing their application on various Symbian and Windows Mobile handsets.

Fring basically works on Symbian OS version 8, 9.1, 9.2, and Windows mobile 5 & 6. Nokia & Sony Ericsson handsets have Symbiam and HTC, HP & Motorola have Windows mobiles OS. Most handsets are compatible with Fring using these OS. Yet some handsets are facing some issues.

Recently, Fring made compatible with some of the Nokia phones.

With Symbiam OS 9.1: Nokia 3250, Nokia 5500 Sport, Nokia E50
With Symbiam OS 9.2: Nokia 6120, Nokia 6121, Nokia 6110 Navigator, Nokia 6290, Nokia N76, Nokia E90

You can check here if your handset is compatible with Fring by selecting handset from the list. If not then send Fring team a request!

So, if your friends having those handsets and are not on Fring, then ping them now. Install Fring and enjoy Free Internet telephony!

Fring Me! Cause, your friends want to know, where are you?

Social Networking is now spreading on mobile users. Fring, a leading VoIP based internet telephony network expanding their products base with some innovative ideas.

FringME enables your friends in social networking websites, visitor coming to your blogs to reach and find you on your fring-enabled mobile from anywhere on the web. Now, It doesn’t need to have fring on their mobile to connect with you. They can simply know it from web.

What you need to do is to use the FringME widget in your blog or in online community or on your website. It is just a few line HTML code to paste in there. This will enable visitors to know whether you are online, offline or busy on call using Fring. If you have GPS enabled handset, they people will come to know your location too on Google Maps. Off course there are privacy settings in Fring application for the same.

Where ever you are now, you will be connected with your pals and they will be connected to you using Fring and FringME. And it’s Free!

Fring! Make free VoIP calls all over the world, Connect to Google Talk, Skype, ICQ over your handset

Making Internet calls and chatting was never before so easy and free on mobile.

By enabling Internet on your handset, you can make VoIP calls all over world and can use text chat with your Gtalk, MSN, Skype and ICQ friends. And this can be done by only installing 'Fring' on your mobile!

Fring is a mobile application uses your mobile Internet connection. It works in Wi-Fi and 3G networks seamlessly. Even, you can use it if you have enabled GPRS or EDGE connection on your handset. Fring is compatible with Symbian 8, 9.1, 9.2, Windows Mobile 5 & 6 and UIQ handsets.

Fring is peer-to-peer (P2P) Mobile VoIP based internet telephony network, using which we can make VoIP calls to other Fring users for free. If you are subscribed to Gtalk, Skype using Fring then it is also possible to call over PC-based messenger. Fring enables mobile to mobile calls, mobile to landline calls, and mobile to PC calls including integration into major instant messengers. Check Fring’s cost saving and data consumption here. It is also possible to make a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) calls using Fring even if your handset doesn’t support SIP. You just need to have account with SIP providers

Fring is nominated for the Productive Mobility category in the Sony Ericsson Content Awards.

Check some good new stuff on fring.com.

Happy fringing!

Start developing an Android applications!

An Open Handset Alliance (OHA) unveiled their first product, an Open Source Mobile Phone Platform ‘Android’. It includes operating system which is based on Linux, middleware and key applications.


HTC will launch GPhone in 2nd half of next year with Android operating system. This will have email client, SMS program, calendar, maps, browser, contacts, and others as core applications.

OHA released Android SDK (Software Development Kit) on 12th Nov 2007 and it is one of the most downloaded SDK yet! This SDK contain tools and APIs which are ready to use for building applications in Java language.

What you need to do?

1. Download Android SDK from here
2. Download and install Eclipse IDE with Android Development Tools (ADT) plug-in from here
3. Check for the documentation on code.google.com
4. Start with ‘Hello, Android’

Take part in Android Developer Challenge and there are chances to win $10 million, if your application is the best. You have to build an andriod application and submit it between January 2 and March 3, 2008 on Android Developer Challenge's page.

All the best!

Thinking of buying a mobile? How about HTC Touch?

How we generally want to use our mobile? Make calls, send/receive messages, listen to music, take snaps, manage contact, add reminders, play games. These are normal features. How about installing applications on mobile which make your daily activities on a move? Like tracking your daily expenses, keeping track of your investment profile, shares files via Bluetooth/ Wi Fi / USB, converting in multiple media formats, watching movies, playing network games, working on your office documents, record an interview, use as webcam… and many many more.

Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Samsung and LG are dominating in mobile market. They are having wide range of mobile phones with common features like audio, video and camera. Symbian is the dominating Operating System in most of today’s handsets. Keeping a very high stake in Symbiam, Nokia is dominating in handset market.

High Tech Computers, popularly know as HTC is Taiwan-based company since 1997. It was originally an Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) and was outsourcing for mobile companies. Now, they are into self-branded handsets. Its HTC Touch model already made record sell by selling 800,000 units in Europe and Asia from June’07 to September’07 that competing sell of iPhone in US. However, iPhone started sell in Europe this month. Meanwhile HTC Touch launched its second phone in Touch with a slider keypad and third HTC Touch Cruise. HTC is member of Open Handset Alliance (OHA) that means it’s working on making standards for mobile device which will run open source OS and application on its device. It also started working on Google Phone which will run Android OS by second half of 2008.

Till date HTC is distributing Microsoft Windows Mobile with handset and it is the largest handset maker using that OS in the world. However, it will distribute both, Android and Windows Mobile.

Presently, HTC having wide range of handsets and many are on the way. You can check out current HTC Touch, Smartphone, PDA and Mobile Computer models on their website www.htc.com . For the devices available in your region and language check on region and language link on top of the page.

With the other common features like media player, camera, games windows mobile 6 allows you to install other Smartphone and PDA applications. It Supports Java application (MIDP 2.0). For file transfer, most of the handset having Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi, miniUSB support. Most have slot of microSD cards from 2GB plus. Special series of Touch phone provide TouchFLO™ interface which is very revolutionary.

Do keep your comments on HTC!

Mobile-cation, Today!

Mobile evolution in last 7-8 years is very much. I remember Nokia’s popular 3310 model, had gain a huge popularity. However, today making a call on phone is last feature. Mobiles are not only connected with telecom companies, they are roaming Internet gadget (iPhone, windows mobile), mp3 player (iPhone, sony ericsson, nokia) and digicam (sony ericsson, samsung) too!

Mobile operating systems have big market now a day. With Symbian OS, Windows Mobiles, Mobile Linux and BlackBerry’s proprietary multi-tasking operating system started gaining popularity. Looking out in huge potential in this market, Google is on the way with its mobile phone platform ‘Android’.

Open Handset Alliance (OHA) is the new business alliance initiated by Google, HTC, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm, T-Mobile, and NVIDIA on 5th November 2007, with a goal to make open standards for mobile devices. It offers SDK of Android for developers to start playing with. Soon, Google is going to announce Android Developer Challenge to make it popular among Developer.

Let’s explore the next mobile communication with Mobile-cation!
[mobile + communication = mobilecation]