Palringo Instant Messenger (iPhone) 1.2.6

• License:

  Free; iTunes account required

• Editor's Rating:

  4.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

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• Downloads:

  10,267

• Operating Systems:

  iPhone OS 2.x

• Additional Requirements:

  Requires iPhone 2.0 software update

• Limitations:

  No limitations

• Date Added:

  May 04, 2009

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version Palringo Instant Messenger (iPhone) 1.0

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Publisher's description of Palringo Instant Messenger (iPhone)

Palringo Instant Messenger (iPhone) is a rich messaging service for mobile phones, PCs, and Macs. Not only can you send text-based messages to your contacts, but also pictures, for an all-around richer messaging experience. Palringo Instant Messenger (iPhone) works by integrating several popular messaging services. Palringo presents all of your IM contacts from AIM, Yahoo, ICQ, and others in a single list, and of course, shows whether or not they're online, on their mobile, or at their desk. You can even use this to contact your friends using iChat.

Version 1.2.6 improved stability, reduced network usage, and reduced power consumption when the location service is enabled.

CNET Editor's Note: The "Download Now" link directs you to the iTunes App Store, where you must continue the download process. You must have iTunes installed in order to open the link, and you must have an active iTunes account to download the application. This download may not be available in some countries.

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Editor's review of Palringo Instant Messenger (iPhone)

• 4.0 stars

• "One Palringo to rule iPhone IM"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: Palringo Instant Messenger (iPhone) 1.2.6

Palringo brings a multi-IM protocol application to the iPhone, supporting eight chat protocols and some neat extras, but it suffers from several irritating limitations. Palringo can handle Apple iChat, AIM, Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger, Gadu Gadu, ICQ, Jabber, and Windows Live Messenger. When you open the Palringo application for the first time, it will redirect you to their Web site for registration. From there, creating a profile for any of the supported protocols is as simple as selecting the proper icon and typing in your username and password.

When you receive a message, it gets dumped into the universal in-box at the bottom left of the screen. This works better than it sounds, and the phone vibrates upon receipt, like a standard SMS. The camera feature worked flawlessly, too. When you select a contact to chat with, tap the camera icon in the lower right and you can either take a fresh photo that will be instantly sent, or send an already-saved photo from your album. Note that the photo gets uploaded to Palringo's servers and stored there for 10 days. Recipients must download images to keep them.

The big hang-up is that there's no way to sign out of a protocol. You can change the status of an account to Invisible, Busy, or Away, with the default being Online, but you can't be logged in to AIM yet not ICQ. Also, the application must be running to receive new messages. The promised voice-chat feature has yet to be implemented, too. Even with these drawbacks, for people who don't have a jailbroken phone Palringo offers a solid and Apple-approved way to get access to all your instant-messaging services at once.

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