With New SDK, VoIP Over 3G Apps Now Working On iPhone

silverpig writes "Yesterday marked the announcement of the Apple iPad device, and with it came a new version of the SDK. In this new version, Apple has lifted the VoIP over 3G restrictions that limited VoIP traffic to wifi only. This morning, Fring announced that its iPhone app is 3G-capable starting immediately. No update is needed as apparently the app had 3G capability all along, but a server-side block prevented its use. Furthermore, apparently a 3G-capable version of Skype has been ready for some time now, and has been waiting for this restriction to be lifted."

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AT&T has allowed VoIP on 3G network since Oct

[daveschroeder]

AT&T now allowing iPhone VoIP calls over 3G

AT&T Greenlights VoIP For the iPhone

Re:I'm not special anymore

[WaXHeLL]

You mean the viruses for those people who were stupid enough to leave OpenSSH running on their iphone, with the default login/pw?

Re:Maybe someone can fill me in here

[jgtg32a]

$0.02/min to China, as opposed to $3/min.

Re:I'm not special anymore

[Lars T.]

http://www.findmysoft.com/news/Security-and-Functionality-Why-Not-Jailbreak-Your-iPhone/

According to security expert Charlie Miller, jailbroken iPhones are more vulnerable than non-jailbroken And Charlie Miller should know what he is talking about. After all, he is credited for uncovering the security issue that spawned the first Google Android update, and he did manage to break the Apple developed Safari browser in about 10 seconds and this year’s PWN2OWN competition. While jailbreaking the device is a great way to use the iPhone’s full potential, it also means that you remove all the security protections that Apple built into the device’s software. You will be able to install 3rd party app and other software applications that are not distributed via the iTunes Store, but you will also leave your device wide open to all sorts of attacks.