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iPod touch Gets VoIP Thanks to Truphone
TheAppleBlog — The iPhone no longer gets to have all the VoIP fun among Apple handhelds, thanks to the just released Truphone for iPod touch. The release comes hard on the heels of the official release of the new In-Ear premium headset compatible with the 2G iPod touch, and the timing is probably not coincidental. Truphone Touch allows users with Truphone accounts to make VoIP calls to each other using either iPod/iPhone, Nokia, or Blackberry smartphones. Google Talk and other open VoIP networks are also supported. The app comes from an established pedigree, since the original Truphone app is one of the most downloaded and highest rated VoIP apps available. ...

Truphone enables WiFi phone calls on iPod Touch
jkOnTheRun — We've talked about Truphone before. They offer low-cost and free voice calling over WiFi for handsets like BlackBerries, Nokia devices and Apple's iPhone. Can you believe they now offer their service on a non-phone? Yup, as of today, Truphone enables an iPod Touch to be a voice communications device with their free client application available in the iTunes App Store. Bear in mind that two other requirements come into play here. First, you'll need a second-generation iPod Touch; the first-gen devices don't support audio input. A headset with microphone is also required since there's no built-in microphone on the iPod ...

Briefly: A look at the Macworld App Store announcements
AppleInsider — ...  and  iPod touch  should appear in the App Store as free downloads next week. Fring Aimed at a similar consumer as Truphone, Fring for iPhone serves as a unified home for all of your contacts across multiple chat clients.  While it's not the first app to do so, its addition of VoIP gives it a heftier feature set than some of its competitors.   Fring supports Skype, MSN Messenger, ICQ, Twitter, Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger, and AIM.  Plus, it has SIP support for a number of VoIP providers.  If your client of choice isn't supported, the developers have been known to release ...

Truphone Updates Truphone For The iPod Touch
iPhone Alley - RSS — Truphone has launched the next version of their VoIP app Truphone 3.0 for iPod touch. The new version, which they describe as a major update, adds things like better ease of use, responsiveness, and simplicity. Sound quality has also been improved, and they have added instant messaging within the app. You can get it in the App Store as a free download. [via Macworld]

AT&T Killed Google Voice on the iPhone. Are Skype and Fring next?
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — DF spoke with someone (at Apple most likely) who mentioned that Apple killed Google Voice on the direct orders of AT&T.  Fantastic.  Killing innovation and competition has now become the first order of business for these characters.  Here's a little advice: If you were ever thinking of downloading a VoIP app, do it right now, before other apps start dissapearing from of the App Store. Skype (iTunes Link) Fring (iTunes Link) TruPhone IM+ with Skype Classy move all the way around. What I like is that Google is sitting back, letting these joker telcos get away with this, ...