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Facebook chat is for dummies or that’s at least what the company behind the KipCall app is thinking. Their iPhone app is all about connecting Facebook friends with voice (U.S.-only at the moment), requiring no working mobile data connection. In that sense, I assume their system relies on some call-back scheme to enable the service.
The great thing about KipCall is that you don’t even need to know your friends’ phone numbers. If he or she has registered it with KipCall (and Facebook), you’re good to go. Now you may be thinking this is something stalkers would appreciate, but wait – there are privacy controls, allowing you to set who can and who cannot call you. Moreover, thanks to the use of built-in GPS receiver, you can see which of your friends is around, which is cool for arranging coffee meet-ups.
In addition, there’s the option to filter your friends list by gender, relationship status and age, making KipCall an online dating tool. Now that I’m thinking — and as KipCall points out — this is a feature that’s been missing from Facebook…
Like it? If so, grab KipCall from a link below.
KipCall (FREE) [iTunes link]
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
