Palringo Handheld Text, Voice, and Picture Instant Messaging

Palringo is available for Windows and Mac (currently in testing) but its niche seems to be when used on a mobile handset like an iPhone or Blackberry.

For your existing contacts it supports Google Talk, AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live!, etc. but also adds a dedicated Palringo account. This Palringo service has easy to add or join Groups providing office and small business users a convenient way to communicate.

A feature that might prove useful is voice and picture instant messages. Send a quick voice message to a co-worker.

Beejive has a somewhat similar IM client and Fring competes on the iPhone.

Palringo recently added optional location information to the Windows Mobile version, to be available in the other mobile versions soon.

On your phone do you use either SMS text messaging or Instant Messaging? Do you prefer one or the other? I would prefer IM, but so far in practice, use regular text messaging.

Introductory Demonstration Video from the Palringo CEO:

Go to www.flickr.com/photos/palringo to see screenshots of Palringo.