Sidecar is a new app that integrates messaging, real-time video, photo, location, and contact sharing to phone conversations.
“It achieves this through an intuitive and polished user interface plus a handful of standards such as SIP and XMPP,” reports Engadget. “Phone calls between Sidecar users are free anywhere in the world — the app even supports free Wi-Fi calling to any number in the U.S. or Canada.”
The free app has been in beta testing on Andoid devices for several weeks, but is now available for iOS on both the iPhone and iPod touch.
“We’ve been using the app on and off for a few days on several handsets, including a Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ and an iPhone 4S and it works exactly as described,” notes Engadget.
“There has been tremendous innovation in smartphones in every area except the basic phone call,” said Rob Glaser, chairman and co-founder of Sidecar. “Over 800 million people around the world have smartphones; the time is right to re-imagine what a phone call can be. That’s the mission of Sidecar.”
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