Fring

What is Fring?

fring™ is a free mobile VoIP software that lets you talk and live chat (IM) using your handset's Internet connection instead of costly mobile airtime (GSM) minutes. fring enables free mobile calls over Wi-Fi Internet access or your GPRS, EDGE or 3G Internet data plan.

fring lets you easily communicate with all your fring, Skype®, MSN® Messenger, Google Talk™ , Twitter and regular phone contacts from one, integrated contact list. fring also supports SkypeOut and hundreds of SIP-based services such as GizmoProject, VoipCheap, VoipStunt, Free World, even from non-SIP enabled handsets, enabling cheap local and international VoIP calls to contacts’ PCs, mobile phones and landline numbers. fring is also enhanced with real-time contact availability (presence) so you can see who’s available before dialing.

All you need to use fring is a 3G handset (see list of supported devices) with Internet connectivity that is already available from your mobile service provider (how do I know?) or through your nearest Wi-Fi hotspot. fring does not require any proprietary hardware or airtime, and works with phones purchased through any mobile operator. fring can be simply downloaded into your handset via SMS received from another fringster™ or from our website download page – it’s as easy as downloading a ring tone.

fring roams seamlessly between Wi-Fi and 3G networks while bypassing traditional mobile voice and SMS text messaging services mobile-to-mobile calls, mobile-to-landline calls, and mobile-to-PC calls including integration into Skype, MSN Messenger and Google Talk wherever you are. The patent-pending peer-to-peer mobile VoIP technology delivers full-duplex voice quality with rich internet functionality and maximum network efficiency.
Why use fring ?

gain true mobility
with your Skype, MSN, Google Talk & Twitter contacts on your mobile you'll stay connected wherever you go

save money!
using mVoIP for local or international calls, rather than costly airtime minutes, and free chat rather than SMS

presence status for all of your contacts
and know who's online before dialing!

make cheap calls to landlines & regular cellular contacts
using your SkypeOut account or SIP provider.

pay us nothing!
you will NOT receive an invoice from us!

don't wait for call-backs
just pick a contact and hit the green button.

no physical limitations
all you need is your mobile phone! No need for a PC, Wi-Fi or special hardware.


How Fring Works?
fring mobile-VoIP network diagram

The fring™ mobile VoIP solution is designed to optimize the embedded internet capabilities within the subscriber's handset. The fring™ solution establishes a Peer-To-Peer VoIP connection between calling parties, enabling true VoIP sessions between fring-enabled handsets and also between handsets and PCs.

fring™ is based on a unique thin-client technology that for the first time enables true VoIP over 3G, GPRS and Wi-Fi networks. fring™ dynamically adapts itself to the optimal network and handset characteristics while enabling seamless roaming VoIP on multiple networks. The dedicated three-sided P2P network architecture has been developed to support near telco-grade voice quality and network efficiency.

fring™ leverages the Internet connectivity traditionally used for mobile email retrieval and web browsing to provide mobile VoIP communications so users can instant message (IM) and make free mobile calls.

Bajaj Pulsar DTS-Fi 220cc

Bajaj is coming out with the new Bajaj Pulsar DTS-Fi motorcycle, following the huge

success of its Pulsar DTS-i. Bajaj's answer to Hero Honda's Karizma is expected to

be out in some months. The Bajaj Pulsar 180cc DTS-i took biking to a new level, and

the new Pulsar DTS-Fi is all set to take it to greater heights. The Bajaj Pulsar

DTS-Fi is powered by a 220cc engine and offers a cool 20bhp. With 1.95kg of torque,

it would be a wonder if this bike from Bajaj does not make it to the top of the

charts.


The Bajaj Pulsar DTS-Fi is expected to touch a top speed of 135kph. That is an

excellent top speed in Indian conditions, probably matched only by the Kinetic

Aquila - which anyway is not available in India now.What are the big innovations in this motorcycle?

The most important feature of all is the fuel injection mechanism, which is

responsible for the quick throttle and the linear power curve. The Bajaj Pulsar

DTS-Fi is the first Indian motorcycle with an oil cooled engine. Together, they

make for a potent combination. The Hero Honda Karizma as well as the Pulsar DTS-Fi

weigh 150 kgs, and the extra 3 bhp of the DTS-Fi as well as the power delivery

characteristics make this an easy Karizma-beater.
What else do we get? A longer wheelbase, factory-fitted rear and front disc brakes,

an interesting front faring, an all digital meters. The LCD speedometer on the DTS

-Fi is orange in colour and the entire speedometer mechanism is a pleasure to

watch.


Those who have test-run the bike say that the DTS-Fi's brakes are the best in the

market. The Pulsar DTS-Fi conquers corners with astonishing ease and makes you feel

confident while braking.

The Pulsar DTS-Fi is the ultimate driving machine that one can expect from a highly

competitive Indian two-wheeler market. The DTS-Fi offers no-compromise performance,

irrespective of the terrain. The engine is low noise and is low in vibration, all

thanks to fuel injection and oil cooling.


The tyres of the new DTS-Fi are tubeless and hence offers an exciting riding

experience. The 55 watt projector low-beam headlamp offers a decent view of the

road ahead. The fully digital dash is easy to read and difficult to mistake. The

distinctive tail lamps of the Pulsar DTS-Fi adds a bit of dash. Overall, the body

of the motorcycle still looks like the Pulsar family, but with sharper edges. The

front faring is the difference - It is well integrated into the rest of the

bodywork, and the side lights and indicators look excellent.


With a performance motorcycle, one should really not expect a high fuel efficiency/

mileage figures - still we expect the Pulsar DTS-Fi to get around 45 kilometers to

a litre.


The Pulsar DTS-Fi is expected to have a price tag of Rs. 92,000 on road.

Officially, its around Rs 83,000. Of course, the figure will change a bit when it

hits the road. But anyway, thanks to Bajaj for giving the average bike enthusiast a

real good bike, loaded with features and that too, at an approachable price.

At last if you want to grab this monster you have to wait till august in mumbai.

Meals For The Monsoon

The reason we all look forward to the rainy season every year is that it washes away the blistering heat of summer. The rain not only clams the weather, but also brings in what ayurveda calls the “Varsha ritu”.
In this season, the atmosphere is filled with molecules of water and the temperature falls to bearable levels. Along with this, the quality of ground water changes. You no longer relish the kind of fruit that you eat in summer, because it is now too watery. Similarly, this season calls for a different kind of taste in all foodstuffs.

Water: in this season, it is imperative to drink purified of boiled water because the ground water, particularly in cities, is affected by overflowing drains and sewage. If you find yourself less thirsty than, for instance, in summer, and therefore not so interested in water, drinking water flavoured with chamomile, dalchini (cinnamon) or fennel (saunf) to detoxify your system. People who suffer from arthritis should drink warm water with a little tulsi and dalchini first in the morning, on an empty stomach. This improves bowel movement and also decreases pain in the joints.

Fruits: cut down on watermelon and musk melon as these are too watery for this season. Instead, eat fruits like mangoes, apples, pomegranates, pears and mausambi (sweet lime). A fruit is the ideal food for this season, as it has the ability to balance energies. However, avoid fruit juice because it is too sugary and tends to upset the insulin balance. Eat the fruit whole, because cut fruit is prone to infection and putrefaction. For best results, eat fruit on an empty stomach.


Cereals: in this season, eat ‘old’ grain. That is, grain that was harvested months ago, because it is believed that ‘old’ grain is less likely to cause gas and disturbances in the vata energies that predominate now.


Vegetables: all bitter and sweet vegetables are good this season. But wash leafy vegetables carefully to avoid infection. Then steam them to stay safe. Avoid vegetable juices. This is the best season to do the panchakarma, or five-pronged ayurvedic detoxification treatment. But more about that another time.

New Generation Computers

DETAILS HAVE EMERGED of the future design of Intel’s Tejas/Pentium V processor, and of how the chip firm will present it to the world.

The chip will sample internally at Intel in January 2004 and will take between four to six months to get to market. The Pentium 6 will follow a very similar schedule.

The Pentium V is likely to fly along at between 5GHz to 7GHz, have 2MB plus of level two cache, be built on a 90 nanometer process, and have a stackable design.

The processor we believe, sits in the LGA 775 pin socket, and above it is a very thin heatsink. But, according to sources close to the firm’s plans, another permeable heatsink can sit between this and another microprocessor module, giving a stackable design.

The final design of this arrangement is not set in stone.

According to this source, and the details have not been confirmed, a module sitting on top could provide 64-bit extensions.

And the source claimed, Microsoft is ready to launch a version of Windows called Elements with 64-bit extensions.

The idea seems to be that people can buy a 32-bit module, and then add in the 64-bit processor.

There are three samples of an arrangement of the Pentium V here in Taiwan this week, with a very thin processor and lots of wires and patches stuck on it, just to show proof of concept.

The Pentium V could have a front side bus speed of as much as 4000MHz, the source claimed, although this may be reserved for the next chip along, the Nehalem.

INCLEMENT WEATHER ON this side of the Atlantic ocean threw a turquoise parakeet off course today and a note it was holding in its beak fell into the INQUIRER's back garden.

The contents of the note appear to reveal future plans for future Intel desktop processors right up until 2005.

By then, according to the note, Intel will be able to deliver 10.20GHz desktop CPUs codenamed "Nehalem" and produced using 65 nanometer technology.

If Intel manages to migrate away from the 90 nanometer technology it will introduce towards the end of this year, by then the "Prescott" core will deliver at least 5.20GHz using the 800MHz system bus.

The immediate successor to Prescott after it tops out at 5.20GHz will be the "Tejas" core, also produced on a 90 nanometer process and delivering 5.60GHz using a 1066MHz system bus. That's slated to start appearing towards the end of 2004.

Tejas will increase in steady increments which appear to be 6GHz, 6.40GHz, 6.80GHz, 7.20GHz, 7.60GHz, 7GHz, 8.40GHz, 8.80GHz and topping out at 9.20GHz.

The first Nehalem is supposed to appear at 9.60GHz before Intel succeeds in its goal to produce a 10GHz+ chip, the Nehalem, and using a 1200MHz front side bus.

ACES HARDWARE has been prompted to dig through the Intel Museum to dredge up talk of an Intel Pentium 8.

A roadmap "guestimate" posted on Japan's PC watch features a processor code-named Nehalem due, according to the guestimate, in 2005.

Further research uncovered the wise words of an Intel architect, Doug Carmean, who confirmed he had been working on "the next all-new processor, a processor called Nehalem."

The interview is undated but Carmean says the 65nm processor, designed from scratch, could be called the "Pentium 8, or something like that."

Carmean said the processor might tip up in 2004, an assertion that leads us to believe the museum piece has been around for a while.

Intel, of course, won't talk about unannounced products, so we talked to a celebrated chip analyst here in the UK who told us: "It looks like that by the time this chip comes out -- probably in 2010 or something that -- Intel might finally succeed in producing a chip with a brain the size of a bumblebee."

"Better not quote me on that though," he added.

Aces Hardware is here and you can follow the discussion onto their forum.

Here's the PC watch roadmap guestimate. And here's the interview with Carmean from the "Intel Museum".
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