FaceTime for 3G

It didn’s take long to unlock FaceTime for 3G after all. The updated version of the Fring app finally allows iPhone 4 users to do video calls on 3G network. No
worries – there’s no hidden catch, unlike with the previous version which could only recognize main rear camera on the iPhone 4. The latest iOS 4 Fring version uses front-facing camera too plus you can video chat cross-platform, Social Stream feature brings all your contact’s tweets and Facebook status updates, improves multitasking, etc. It’s a free download as usual but Fring disclaims any possible video calling lags on 3G saying the quality is all down to carrier

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Windows Phone 7

Microsoft still has a couple of months to put on last touches onto Windows Phone 7 operating software platform. The development has been going strong for the last
dozens of months heating up our interest which sincerely wasn’t a hard job to do because Apple and Google were so much better most of time than Microsoft with their
smartphone OSs. Everyone knew they will fight back sooner or later and Widows Phone 7 does have a lot of promise. This and quickly spreading impressions on early Windows Phone 7 demos ported to existing devices have interested AT&T as well. So much in fact that they have written themselves out eight million Windows Phone 7 devices to make sure they have enough when the platform is released.

Manufacturer or manufacturers are yet unknown. It is still a question also whether Microsoft will manage to raise an army of developers for the platform as big as at least as Android’s despite not providing multitasking for third-party apps, but I do understand AT&T’s move here. There are constant rumors going on about Apple selling iPhone 4 together with one more carrier (T-Mobile is a latest speculated contender) in nearest future. So AT&T could be reinsuring.

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