Skype Blocked From Fring Indefinitely
發(fā)布時(shí)間:2010-08-06 18:40:43
摘 要:Video conferencing in general has been one of the premiere ways to get in touch with your colleagues, partners and loved ones but mobile video conferencing in North America is a quickly emerging market.
Video conferencing in general has been one of the premiere ways to get in touch with your colleagues, partners and loved ones but mobile video conferencing in North America is a quickly emerging market. Just a few years ago, a front facing camera was seen as a luxury but as more and more handset manufacturers release handsets like the iPhone 4 from Apple, EVO 4G from HTC and Droid X from Motorola, the feature is becoming almost standard.
Currently, the only problem with video conferencing with a mobile device is compatibility issues. For instance, if you have an iPhone 4, utilizing FaceTime will allow you to link up only with other iPhone 4 users, leaving the front facign camera to be virtually useless if you want to video chat, say, your Apple hating friends.
Luckily, thanks to mobile applications stores such as iOS’ App Store and the Android Marketplace, mobile developers have stepped forth to fill the gaps left behind by these handset manufacturers. Fring, for example, is a video conferencing application that just recently got updated for the iOS platform. This update, as we told you about before, brought with it the highly sought after features of being able to not only call users on other platforms, but also to call Skype users.
If you’ll remember, we told you not too long ago that due to immense popularity, Fring would be shutting down their Skype operations temporarily in an effort to beef up their servers and free up bandwidth for Fring-to-Fring calls. Unfortunately, it seems the problem has become a lot more complex that we originally though.
News has just gotten out that Skype has threatened to take Fring to court unless they cease using the Skype protocol within their mobile application. Fring, not looking to ruffle any feathers, has complied, removing the Skype feature from their application indefinitely.
While there’s not really an explanation from Skype as to why they chose to go this route, Fring assures us that they are stifling the competition. This makes sense considering Skype has their own mobile application which is expected to gain video conferencing abilities with a future update.
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