LONDON - (Business Wire) fring
TM today released the very first fringAdd-ons
TM, new applications designed to enrich the experience of fring's awarded-winning mobile internet service & community which allows its users to talk, chat & interact with other fringsters
TM and their popular online services from their mobile phones.
The first fringAdd-ons released today include a handy mobile version of social networks, video streaming and email notification applications directly from within fring. First examples provide fringsters with connectivity to Facebook and to Google's social network Orkut, enabling continuous, real-time updates of all the key developments in your Facebook and Orkut accounts, Google Gmail notifier, alerting you to all your incoming Gmail messages and VTapTM the great new mobile video search and streaming service. The release of these early fringAdd-ons give fringsters a taste of a new, fun way to enjoy & experience the internet on-the-go from any supported mobile device, simply with the latest version of fring and a data plan.
fringAdd-ons are completely free of charge to activate and are integrated into fring, complementing the existing communication features and utilizing its always-connected mobile internet capability to provide instant, hassle-free interactive access to pre-selected internet services. And because fring is, always-connected, fringAdd-ons provide real-time, two-way experiences, enabling fringsters to remain more connected than ever before and get even more out of taking their online world mobile with fring.
To activate the new fringAdd-ons, fringsters simply need to subscribe to their selected fringAdd-ons from the new “Manage Add-ons” menu (Options>Settings>Manage Add-ons). Once selected, the fringAdd-on applications appear as familiar icons in the fringster’s Contact List. The “Manage Add-ons” menu will be continually updated and new fringAdd-ons will automatically appear in the Menu as they become available.
fringAdd-ons can be created under the recently released fringAPI by any web developer with a basic knowledge of XML/PHP, by visiting the developer zone at developers.fring.com. Third party developers will be able to publish their completed Add-ons to the new fring catalogue within a few weeks.
Avi Shechter, Co-founder and CEO of fring comments: “The release of fringAdd-ons represents a natural and exciting step in the evolution of fring, designed to bring the richest user experience possible and put all of the fringster’s communication and mobile internet needs into one place with functionality and useful features that are fun, enjoyable and easy to use. We look forward to rolling out new fringAdd-ons developed by third parties and independent developers to enrich the experience even further as soon as they become available.”
1 Supported devices: Initially, all Symbian S60 devices. More fring-supported mobile phones to follow shortly.
About fringTM
fringTM is a mobile internet community and service that enables its users to talk, chat and interact with other fringsters and their favorite internet services including Skype®, MSN® Messenger, Google Talk™, ICQ, Twitter, Yahoo!™, AIM® and hundreds of SIP providers from their mobile phones.
fring operates on the Voice over Internet Protocol (mVoIP) that allows users to make free calls over mobile and cellular data networks or a Wi-Fi connection. fring uses 3G over mobile phone networks and therefore provides a continuous call connection. fring is 100% free with no subscription costs; consumers simply pay for the data they use under their existing line rental agreement. Completely PC independent, it requires no additional hardware and no location limitations (e.g. Wi-Fi hotspots).
The Beta version of fring was made publicly available in January 2007. fringTM operates on all Symbian Series 60 devices, Sony Ericsson UIQ Smartphones, Windows Mobile and iPhone devices, which currently represent more than 600 mobile handset devices (the full list is available at http://www.fring.com website) and its community includes users across more than 200 countries.
- fring™ fringsterTM fringing freedomTM , , fringAdd-on™ and the fringTM logo are all registered trademarks or trademarks of fringland ltd. All rights reserved. Other trademarks are the trademarks of their respective owners. fring is independent from, and not affiliated with, those trademarks owners
- The “Symbian” trademark is a brand and asset of Symbian Software Ltd.
- This product uses Skype™ but is not endorsed or certified by Skype
Clare Gibbins: 0207 309 1037
clare.gibbins(at)uk.ogilvypr.com
or
Neal Fullman
PR Director at fring: neal(at)fring.com
