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Palringo on a mobile phone |
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| Developer(s) | Palringo LLC |
| Initial release | 2006 |
| Stable release | Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile: 2.5; iOS: 4.0 / August 2, 2011 |
| Preview release | Microsoft Windows: 2.5.3 r36842 / August 26, 2010 |
| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile, Mac OS X, Android, iOS, Symbian, Java ME, Linux (native & via Wine and install script), BlackBerry OS |
| Type | Instant messaging client |
| License | Shareware |
| Website | www.palringo.com |
Palringo is a server-based instant messaging client for various platforms. It supports several protocols such as AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, XMPP/Jabber, Google Talk, Gadu-Gadu, ICQ, MobileMe/iChat and Facebook IM.[1]
The company was founded in August 2006 and received £630,000 of venture capital investment from NStar Finance, Prime Technology Ventures, and Esther Finance. The palringo.com domain name was registered in January 2007, and the first public beta of the application was released in April 2007.
The application is available for most common desktop and mobile platforms. It supports Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile, Mac OS X, Android, iOS, Symbian, Java ME, bada, Linux and BlackBerry OS.
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Palringo uses a proprietary protocol that allows communication between other Palringo users. This protocol also allows communication between multiple instant messaging services through the Palringo client, however Palringo's servers do not directly interface with other services. Newer protocol versions have added social features found in most messaging services such as status messages and location data. Palringo supports voice recordings and picture transmission, group chat, voice and photo messaging to most mobile and desktop devices, and adding other major services like Facebook, MSN and Yahoo, all in one application.
Palringo offers a technology, Palringo Local, which allows users to set and view peers location via manual setting, Global Positioning System (GPS), triangulation, or estimation over the current internet network.[2] It uses the Google Maps API to display peer locations, and also offers a "Nearby" section in group and friend lists to show nearby users.
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