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Fring has just enabled free two-way internet video calling on Android based devices. The company already offers the same service to Nokia phones (on the Symbian S60) and iPhone owners, but this next step looks to be cementing Frig as a big player in the emerging mobile video app market.

With Android users on over 50 different devices logging into Fring everyday, CEO Avi Schechter was proud to announce that they had developed the first two-way video calls over the internet on Google’s mobile platform

Forthcoming devices such as the HTC Evo 4G feature forward facing cameras, so demand for this service is set to explode as people seek to use their phones for more than just voice-calls.

Schechter cited Android’s market reach, combined with the openness of the platform allowed the developers to swiftly create the pioneering application.

Meanwhile Skype, currently the most prominent brand in Voip services, announces that their two-way video call app was on it’s way sometime later in 2010. A little late though guys!- Fring seem one step ahead of the game!

Looking to the future though, it’ll be interesting to see when these data-hungry video call apps will be allowed to run over the network. Even the best mobile phone deals internet allowance would be eaten up in a snap using a service such as Fring and currently, they are only available over WiFi connections. Alas, it looks as if the days of 2-way video calling on the move is still a long way off, at least until the networks start tapping on the 4G standard.

Source: TGDaily