Truphone Introduces Skype Calling and Instant Messaging and Twitter to iPhone and iPod touch Applications

Truphone has moved towards making itself the open “all-in-one conversations hub” for iPhone and iPod touch users by introducing full two-way instant messaging over MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and Google Talk on the iPod touch at the “ShowStoppers @ Macworld 2009”. It also announced the ability to make and receive Skype calls and instant messaging (IM) to the entire Skype user base from its iPhone and iPod touch applications at the event. Both the services will be available to all customers during the week of January,12.

With these new services, customers will be able to make and receive voice calls on Google Talk. Truephone has announced that it will add calling functionality to MSN Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger in the coming weeks. Truphone customers on both Apple devices will also be able to contact their Skype friends using their Skype IDs. Truphone makes call on an iPhone or iPod touch simpler by displaying a virtual keypad for dialing the number.

Truphone has also integrated Twitter into the TruFriends view so users can see what friends are talking about and post from within the Truphone application.

Truphone CEO, Geraldine Wilson, said about the launch, “We understand that customers increasingly want more integrated communications and like to switch between chat and voice. With these new features, Truphone customers can now choose which mode of communications they want to use at any moment—all from within the one application. This represents another step towards making Truphone the open ‘all-in-one conversations hub’ for iPhone and iPod touch users.”

Customers of Truphone for both the iPhone and iPod touch will be able to import all their contacts from these accounts to Truphone and chat with them from the Truphone interface. The Truphone client on both devices shows who is online with its built-in presence functionality.

“The introduction of Skype calling and instant messaging represents yet another breakthrough for Truphone. What this means for Truphone’s customers is that they can now call or message all their Skype friends using their iPhone or iPod touch," said Wilson.

The Skype service allows iPhone and iPod touch users to have a choice in how they stay in touch with friends and colleagues around the world—all within the one application, commented Wilson. According to Skype, its software has been downloaded more than 300 million times, with more than 13 million users online at any one time.

Instant messages are always free of charge to send and receive for users, when they in a Wi-Fi environment. Truphone uses the Wi-Fi connectivity of the iPhone and iPod touch to carry instant messages over the Internet to their destinations. Truphone-to-Skype communications are free over the Internet, however, in absence of Wi-Fi, iPhone users can place and receive Skype calls and messages using the Truphone Anywhere feature, for the cost of a local call.

Both Truphone for iPhone and Truphone for iPod touch are free to download from the App Store and do not have any rental, subscription or other hidden charges. 

Source: Truphone

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