Mobile Health & Fitness

Launched earlier on Apple iPhone , the Truphone mobile VoIP application is an all-in-one product architecture that puts voice and instant messaging (IM) in one place leveraging VoIP technology. It offers an integrated messaging tool that unifies all IM (instant messaging) communities in a single place. It enables users to make free calls when in Wi-Fi to other Truphone users as well as Skype and Google ( News - Alert ) Talk users. In addition, Truphone users can send free Instant Messages when in Wi-Fi to different IM services as well. With the help of Truphone mobile VoIP application, users can call landlines and mobiles anywhere at cheap rates, thereby making considerable savings. The application also shows call rates before initiating a call. It even displays recent call history and also enables users to change calling tariffs within the application itself. Customers/users can top-up from within the application, without the need for web windows to open separately, said the company

Two recent announcements regarding pure-play mobile VoIP offerings from TCM Mobile and xG Technologies caught my eye, and I decided to talk to the companies to find out about their plans to make these technologies commercially viable. TCM Mobile launched a mobile VoIP test network in Syracuse, N.Y., after more than four years of development. TCM plans to operate in the unlicensed 2.4 GHz spectrum band to avoid the costs of buying spectrum, as Verizon , AT&T and others have done. The company, founded by a group of Israeli engineers and scientists, said it cracked interference, roaming and connectivity problems in development and built all components of the network, from handsets to base stations, in-house. It plans to operate the mobile voice network over an IP backbone to reduce costs further. But, as Carl Weinshenk at IT Business Edge points out , despite innovative technology, TCM will face tough competition making its solution work in the market. Weinshenk writes, “The prob

Determined to disturb carriers around the globe, mobile VoIP player Truphone has introduced two flat-rate calling plans, one for calling to landlines and one for mobiles. Truphone customers can get unlimited calls to landlines in 38 countries for just $14.40 per month under the "TruUnlimited for Landlines" plan. It also throws in calls to mobile phones in some locations, such as the U.S., Canada, China and Hong Kong, at no extra charge. For people calling mobiles more frequently, "TruUnlimited for Mobiles" provides unlimited calls to mobile phones in 64 countries, as well as unlimited calls to landlines, for just $35 a month. To take advantage of these plans, a free download of the Truphone application software is needed - iPhone, Nokia Symbian N & E Series devices, Google Android G1 and BlackBerry Messenger phones are supported. Read More Truphone introduce Two new and Nice flat-rate calling plan

Vopium , the Danish based mobile communication company, is now one of the official 2009 sponsors of the professional cycling team, Team Saxo Bank . This means that you as a Vopium customer will get exclusive cycling related offers. Vopium gives you cheap, international calls from your mobile phone at a superb quality. In short, with Vopium you’ll reach the world for less. Team Saxo Bank is owned by Bjarne Riis, former winner of Tour de France, and he has managed to create the world’s best cycling team who is present at all important races throughout the world. The team of cyclists will in the future be using Vopium’s service to make their international calls and they will, of course, be extraordinary exponents of the Vopium brand. Tanveer Sharif, CEO of Vopium , comments, “We, as do Team Saxo Bank, share a common goal of results, commitment and teamwork. We’re thrilled that the team will be using our service when making international calls – and especially, of course, to h

With rapid increase in the trend of making VoIP calls from mobile phones, the competition among some popular apps is continuing to get tense everyday. Other then fiercely struggling to compete with each other by offering latest features and packages, increasing their availability on various phones, the VoIP companies are undoubtedly providing people with reduced cost for international calls. VoIP Apps for your Mobile Phone Keeping a close watch on these apps, I bring you some red-hot apps present in the market which enable people to call their relatives while on-the-go. With Christmas just few days from now, call your relatives this year (from anywhere you are) by using any of these VoIP apps and do share your experience with us. Fring fring™ is a mobile internet service & community that enables you to access & interact with your social networks on-the-go, make free calls and live chat with all your fring, Skype®, MSN® Messenger, Google Talk™, ICQ, SIP, Twitter, Yahoo!™