Pinger Phone is a free iPhone app that provides a menu for contacting people via contacts and social networking. It also allows users to send free text messages through the iPhones data network.
Pinger Phone has manage and communcations with contacts as well as with friends on Facebook,
MySpace and Twitter. People can see IM presence in their contacts or their
social network feeds, and then decide whether to call, text, instant
message, mail or even send a Facebook, MySpace or Twitter message, all from
one simple menu.
Key features of Pinger Phone for iPhone include:
The Pinger Menu — A single menu that allows users to call, text, IM, mail,
or even send a Facebook, MySpace or Twitter message to contacts. The Pinger
Menu makes communicating easier because users don’t have to navigate back
and forth between different applications when communicating with friends.
Social Network Feed Consolidation — Facebook, MySpace and Twitter feeds
pulled together into an elegant, clutter-free format. People can then
communicate with their contacts with just one simple click. In addition,
with one touch, users can view their entire communications history with
that person.
Faster Instant Messaging with Horizontal Keyboard — Pinger Phone
automatically switches to the horizontal keyboard for faster and more
accurate instant messaging. Supports AIM, Yahoo! IM, MSN IM and Google
Talk. Users in the U.S. can appear online all the time because Pinger Phone
can be set to alert users of new IM conversations with a text message.
Free Texting to any US Mobile Phone — Pinger Phone users can avoid paying
for texts by sending IMs to any mobile number over their iPhone’s data
connection, which can be received in the form of a text. Pinger Phone users
do not pay to send or receive these messages. For the recipient, normal
text fees apply.
Faster Contacts Integrated with IM — A keyboard is always shown in
Contacts so users can start searching right away. IM status is shown next
to each contact who is an IM buddy. Every contact has buttons to call,
text, IM or mail right under the name. All forms of communication are one
touch away.
Availability
Pinger Phone is a free application and is now available in the Apple iPhone
App Store: http://itunes.com/app/PingerPhone. Pinger plans to develop
versions of Pinger Phone on BlackBerry, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Palm and
Symbian.