Fring has announced a major update for their iPhone app and now it does two most awesome things. First is the ability to Multi-task on iOS 4 powered iPhones, which means that you can sign in to multiple chat accounts while browsing websites on Safari. Besides this, they have also added the support for video calling for iPhone 4 using its front camera, not only over the Wi-Fi network but also the 3G cellular data network.

First, there were some rumors that Apple might now allow third party apps to support FaceTime like video chat over the 3G network because it would affect their own product, but allowing Fring to do so means that Apple has no issues with it. That also means that more apps offering the similar feature might also hit the app store.

This has brought the whole new world of possibilities now for iPhone  4 users. Now you can do video chat to almost all of your friends with iPhone 4 who have this free app installed. Perhaps Fring might also add some support for more cellphones with front facing camera and you might be able to do a video call with your buddies who are using some other phone, maybe an Android one. Who knows.

One of the lagging factor of this app is that it lacks the support for Retina display, which means that the graphics of this iOS 4 app would not be as appealing as other apps for this paltform.

Download Fring iPhone app for iPhone 4

You can download the fring app for iPhone 4 by following this link. Download it in the iTunes and then sync your device later to transfer it to your iPhone 4.

Fring iPhone 4 Video Call Demo

Between Chrome, Opera, and this latest pre-release version of Firefox, web browsers are starting to look more alike than ever, you can look over here for our previous coverage of this pre-release. Mozilla put up the initial public Firefox 4 beta late yesterday, giving folks their first hands-on look at the new browser and its revamped user interface. Like Chrome and its other followers, Firefox 4 puts tabs at the very top of the window behind a translucent frame and does away with the menu bar. The result looks like so:

firefox 4 public beta 1

Firefox was admittedly overdue for a visual overhaul, having dragged along the exact same UI since 2008. For folks who don’t like the tabs-on-top look, Mozilla offers a tabs-below-the-address-bar toggle via the big, orange “Firefox” menu. Too bad Firefox hasn’t embraced Chrome’s all-purpose address bar and still includes a separate Google search field. Otherwise, though, one could almost mistake this for Chrome—or newer version of Opera, which actually look almost identical to the new Firefox by default.

Firefox 4 is about more than just a snazzy new UI, of course. Feature highlights include a new add-ons manager, support for Google’s WebM video format, support for newer web technologies like CSS3, and crash protection, so that plug-ins like Adobe Flash shouldn’t take the browser down when they fail. Performance has improved, too. Firefox 4 beta 1 completes the SunSpider JavaScript benchmark in 658 ms on my system, a nice improvement over Firefox 3.6 (1001 ms), although still not quite as good as the latest version of Chrome (344 ms).

Skyfire 2.0 is now out from its beta version and now you can download Skyfire 2.0 from here. With the help of Skyfire 2.0, you’ll be able to view flash content on the webpages you’re visiting and also share it easily on social networks with the new  bar (skybar) given at bottom of the interface.

Features of Skybar 2.0

The major change in this final release is the addition of Skybar at the bottom with which you can share your favorite content on social networks. Other features include Pinch to zoom which would be available from  the Android version 2.2, anonymous and Multi-tab browsing.

[via Engadget]

Amazon has launched their Kindle app for Blackberry devices which will allow the users to view their Kindle purchased app on Blackberry. The same service has also been launched by Amazon Kindle on iPhone and Android phones.

The download is free but only new BlackBerry models are supported. Curve 8520 and 8900, Tour 9630, Bold 9000 and 9700, and Storm 9500, 9530, and 9550 can successfully run this application from Amazon Kindle.

The company’s resources have also hinted that they are in the process of developing their app for iPad and Mac computers. They have already launched their Kindle app for PC.

Twitter has recently launched their official app for Blackberry devices. They announced on their webpage,

Today we are excited to announce that RIM has launched the official Twitter for BlackBerry app and can be downloaded for free at blackberry.com/twitter.

This app provides real time push of DMs and Inbox integration with your device. If you receive an Email or SMS with your username in mention (like @twitterID), it would be instantly linked to your twitter profile.

Features of twitter App for Blackberry are :

1. Real-time BlackBerry push of Twitter direct messages
2. Camera and photo gallery integration
3. Browser integration for Tweeting links
4. Customizable interface for changing fonts, hiding tool bars, etc.
5. Inbox integration so you can read your Twitter direct messages along side your email and text messages
6. @integration so that if you receive an email or text message which includes an @username, it is linked to the Twitter app profile page
7. Twitter lists integration
8. Notification of @mentions
9. Search for users, content, and trending topics
10. Localized for French, Italian, Spanish, German, and Brazilian Portuguese

You can download this twitter app by navigating your blackberry browser to blackberry.com/twitter.

[via BlogsDNA]

One of the most reputed game of Sony Playstation, Metal Gear Solid [MGS] has now been ported to Apple store too on March 19 of this year. The game hasn’t generated much fuss yet about its launch on iPad, most probably because of the fact that another version of this game, Metal Gear Solid Touch already exists for the iPhone.

In their iPad release, they must have added more game-play features in it to utilize its big screen and hardware, but the basic story line and game controls remain same.

The application is available in the Apple app store for a price of $9.99

[via CNET]

For all the newbies who want to jailbreak/unlock their iPhone 3.1.3, but are not sure with the procedure, ToolJail 1.3 is for them. ToolJail 1.3 contains all the necessary tutorials, articles and guides about how to Jailbreak your iPhone 3.1.3 using several methods.

It contains information about different bug-fixes and tethering, how to downgrade firmware of your iPhone, How to put your iPhone in DFU mode, guides on baseband and how to unlock it. ToolJail 1.3 has also got links for jailbreaking your device using sn0wbreeze and blacksn0w RC2.

Please note that ToolJail 1.3 is not capable of jailbreaking your iPhone, it can only guide you through the necessary procedures required for the process. It can only give you instructions about how to perform your desired task.

You will need MS .NET Framework 3.5 to run this application which you can download from here.

You can download ToolJail1.3 from here.

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For all the iPhone and iPod touch owners out there who love free video and TV streaming services, there’s some good news for you, as one of the most popular Online TV streaming service, justin.tv has launched its iPhone app for easy access to its shows.

Justin.tv is another great service which would bring Online TV to your iPhone. The service is similar to other websites like uStream and qik (which also have their apps on iPhone) but justin.tv is better in terms of quality.

Some of the great uses and features of justin.tv app are:

• Watch every live video
• High quality video over 3G and Wi-Fi
• Fully featured chat allows you to interact with broadcaster and viewers on iPhone and the web
Simple and easy to navigate UI
• View and manage favorites
• Share any channel with friends
• Search
• Create account inside app

Another great feature of Justin.tv iPhone application is that it provides push notification feature to its users, so when any of your favorite channel airs something which you have subscribed to, you’ll be immediately notified.

You can download it from here.

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Muziic is another free app available for download at iTunes which can be used to browse free music on your iPhone or iPod touch. The app lets you browse all the music audio and videos on youtube. You can also tune into different radio stations and listed to music for free.

This app not only utilizes youtube, but also several other free services. Its basically a service aggregator which allows you to search for your favorite music on websites which are offering this stuff for free (legally). You can even customize your search by filtering it through genres, artisits, songs etc. This app also integrates with your social media, so you can share your favorite tracks with your friends.

Features of Muziic are :

1. Search music and videos
2. Tune in to hundreds of internet radio stations
3. Browse featured videos and albums
4. Quickly and easily create a playlist
5. Twitter functionality allows users to tweet their playback
6. Easily search iTunes for music and videos

You can download this app from here.

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Infiniboard is an app for iPhone which allows vertical scrolling of home screen on your iPhone, which means that you can view the installed apps on your iPhone by not only flipping horizontally, but also vertically, like its being done in Nexus One and Palm-pre.

Currently the InfiniBoard is in beta testing, but the rumors are that the final version of app will be released on the 7th of March, 2010 and will be available for download via Cydia.

Chpwn, the developer of ProSwitcher and InfiniDock, has announced that his latest tweak should be available in Cydia at around 5:00pm (PST). With Infinidock, you can have large amount of icons on your dock, up to 10 per page, and the ability to horizontially scroll through them, right on the dock.

Chpwn has posted a video on Youtube, presenting a demo of Infiniboard. Check it out:

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