We are pleased to release the latest version of our application for Symbian smartphones (1.2.0).

This is a maintenance update and includes some general enhancements and some fixes for issues that were found on specific devices. Here is a short list of changes from the last 1.1.0 release:

• Language: Palringo for Symbian now supports one extra language – German. Also Spanish support has been updated. We would like to thank Nils Sdun and Xabier Eizmendi Apellaniz for that. The application now supports: Polish, English, Russian, Turkish, Spanish, Slovak, Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese, Italian, Czech,Finish, French, Italian and German.

• Speed: We have added transmitted data compression in order to decrease traffic usage and speed up communication.

• Fixes: Addressed a location service bug which caused Samsung Omnia HD phones to hang and improved user interface interaction on touch screen devices.

To find out more about Palringo please visit our website at www.palringo.com.

Dear Palringo users.

We are releasing new version 1.1.0 of our application for Symbian smartphones. Here is a short list of changes from the last 1.0.0 release:

• Palringo for Symbian supports the following languages: Polish, English, Russian, Turkish, Spanish, Slovak, Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese, Italian, Czech,Finish, French, Italian.
• Palringo staff members are now clearly marked to make it easier for users to distinguish Palringo staff from other users.
• The application now supports new account registration so there is no need to do it via the website. All you need to start using the service is your phone.
• Improved user interface for touch screen devices users (Samsung Omnia HD, Nokia N97 and so on). The application now supports tactile feedback and is more responsive to user input.
• Fixed various bugs which were reported by you.
• Please note that due to a bug in the auto update code, S60 5th edition device users will need to download and install the application. This does not affect S60 3rd edition users.

To find out more about Palringo please visit our website at www.palringo.com.

Thanks to all who have already taken part in our Summer Snaps competition.  We’ve been really impressed by the quality of the photos and it’s going to be difficult to choose a winner.  That’s why we need your help to pick the best snaps.  View the photos for yourself and get voting.

Think you can do better?  Well there’s still time to submit your snapshots of summer, but you need to be quick because the competition closes tomorrow.  Join the group now to submit your snaps and be in with a chance to win Amazon vouchers for all your summer essentials.

Using Palringo when on holidays abroad instead of making expensive roaming calls could save you a fortune this summer.  Although some mobile operators are reducing and even getting rid of their roaming charges (only in Europe if you read the small print) Palringo offers major savings in destinations worldwide.  Because we use your mobile’s data connection to send and receive messages the cost of a message corresponds directly to the length of the message.  That means a lot of talking, texting or picture messages for as little as fractions of a penny.

Just 1MB of data with Palringo can let you send and receive the equivalent of 4,500 SMS messages, up to 15 minutes of voice messages, and about 32 picture messages using a typical cameraphone.

With groups you can update everyone at the same time, and for the same cost.  So if you want to tell 3 of your friends all about your holiday you can send just one voice message, or one photo message.  No need to pay for 3 phone calls or 3 MMS messages, simply create a Palringo group and start saving.

But how much could you save? Imagine you’re in Turkey for one week, you make one five minute call home per day, receive one five minute inbound call, five texts in and five texts out.  That’s not excessive usage, but with certain operators on pay as you go it could cost more than £92.  On Palringo you could do this with the same mobile network operator for just £14. Plus as Palringo is free we won’t charge you a penny, the only charges you need to pay are to your mobile operator.

Making savings on your mobile when abroad may not sound very glamorous, but it all adds up.  And perhaps with the savings you make you can afford another holiday even sooner.  Make the most of your summer with Palringo.

We’re delighted and honoured to let you know that Palringo has been nominated for not one but two Europas. The Europas are the technology innovation awards for European tech companies, run by TechCrunch.

It’s great to be nominated but we need your help to win. The Europas are voted for by TechCrunch readers, just like you, so please help us to win by voting for Palringo in the best mobile start-up and best mobile application category.

Thanks for supporting us. Please spread the word to your friends and fellow Palringo users and help us win.

Palringo is now available from the BlackBerry App World™. The gold version adds location functionality and allows users to chat with their friends on MSN, Facebook, iChat, Google Talk, AOL and all the most popular services all from just one contact list. Download Palringo for Blackberry now

Palringo is available for the BlackBerry Pearl™, BlackBerry Curve™ and BlackBerry 8800 series. And best of all Palringo is still free to download and free to use. Download it now and keep the feedback coming.

Palringo has won the Webby People’s Voice Award, voted for online by the global web community, in the Best Use of GPS or Location Technology category of the 13th Annual Webby Awards.

The Webby’s are hailed as the “internet’s highest honour” by the New York Times and is the leading international award honouring excellence on the Internet.  And we’re extremely honoured to win a Webby Awards for Palringo’s location feature which allows users to share their location with their online friends automatically and see where their friends are in real time.

Download Palringo to try out the location service for yourself.

Winning this award suggests that we have developed a mobile service that people not only use, but love. Thank you to all of those who voted in the Webby People’s Voice Award and to all of you already using Palringo’s location feature.

With over 21,000 groups on Palringo it can be hard to find the one you’re interested in. That’s why we’ve been hard at work creating the new Groups Gallery. Now you can browse the directory of groups by category or topic and find the ones you’d like to join and participate in.

The Groups Gallery makes it really easy to meet new people on Palringo who share your interests or passions, whether they be pasta or Porsches, travel or technology.

Over 50,000 of you are already members of a Palringo group, sending over 4 million messages per month. If you’re not a group member yet why not visit the Gallery and find one you’d like to join now.

And if you’re a group owner you can now promote your group in the gallery to attract new members. Visit the Group Owners page to start promoting your group today.

We’re really pleased to announce that Palringo has been nominated for a Webby Award in the Best Use of GPS on Mobile category. The Webby Awards are like the Oscars of the Internet so we’re delighted to be chosen.

But while nomination is an honour, we also want to win. And that’s where you come in!  Help us to win by voting for Palringo in the Webby’s People’s Voice Awards.

To vote follow these steps:

• Go to the Webby Awards’ People’s Voice web site – pv.webbyawards.com. If you haven’t already registered, you’ll need to register and confirm your email before you can vote. Don’t worry, it doesn’t take too long.
• To vote for us, select the Mobile category and choose the Best Use of GPS or Location Technology sub-category. Then simply select Palringo Local and cast your vote.

Thanks for supporting us. Please spread the word to your friends and fellow Palringo users to vote for us and help us win.

Palringo for BlackBerry goes gold today adding location functionality and support for Facebook™, iChat® and QQ. Download it now

With the new version you can chat to all your friends on Facebook, iChat and QQ. Plus with location you can see where your friends or colleagues are in real-time making it really easy to arrange to meet up.

We think this version is a huge improvement on the previous beta version and we’ve done a lot of work to ensure that Palringo just works for all our BlackBerry users. Thank you to all of you who have provided feedback on our beta versions and helped us to make Palringo on BlackBerry better.

To see it in action check out our video demo over at YouTube.

Please download the new version now and keep the feedback coming.