Earlier this week, Truphone announced interoperability with GoogleTalk. Now Truphone users can call GoogleTalk users, and vice versa. On-net Truphone users appear as online GoogleTalk users, and now any GoogleTalk user and Truphone user can talk for free, all via the magic of XMPP.
Want to know how to do it? The Truphone lads have even made a cheap and cheerful home video. Enjoy!
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
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