Call cheap with Skype on Fring on Symbian Phones

OK, this is not a new news but my first trial on VoIP call from my mobile phone.

My headset broke, and I had to yell at my PowerBook to be able to talk with my dad via Skype. "HEEELLLOOO DAAAD?" 5 minutes of yelling made me tired. I need a new headset. But instead of buying another brand-new defected made-in-China headset on eBay, I decided to try Skype on mobile handset.

Since Skype hasn't gone mobile yet, I wanted to give some alternatives a try on my wifi'd N80 and just tried for the first time last weekend.

For some reasons, my first choice, iSkoot failed to connect, so after my 5th trials, I uninstalled it and installed Fring. Yay. This worked without any problem for me! I was able to make a call by logging into my Skype account. The sound quality is less than perfect, but so is Skype on desktop. I am pretty satisfied. But to call my dad, who has started losing his hearing a bit, I should just pay for regular phone bill.

fring (beta)

Mobile 2.0 @ Web 2.0 Expo

I was at Web 2.0 Expo at Moscone West on Tuesday. Mobile 2.0 Keynote, Nokia's new widget for S60 (Web Run-Time), and Google's big interest for mobile (looking for mobile start-ups for aqcisition?)... I was sure that the mobile would be next big thing for the year 2007 last year, and now I feel it. Apple's iPhone is coming soon too!

As a mobile web developer, I've been busy and will be busier for sure!

Also the Bento Box and organic white tea I had for lunch at Samovar Tea Lounge )located by Moscone Center)were delicious.

N76 Design Contest

I haven't design for ages but I'd like to try -something pink/girly! http://www.nseries.com/n76

Happy V-Day!

Ooo. I am a sucker for anything pink. Nokia Europe introduced the pink collections for Valentine's Day. Sweet.
Oh, wait. They are all S40, not S60... Girls don't need smart phones, do they?