An update for the Google Mobile app went live yesterday, bringing with it Push notifications for both Gmail and for Google Calendar.  About time, many will be saying, as although there have been other apps and an Exchange work-around to enable such a feature for a while, Google have taken their time to add feature

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Google Mobile Push Here Now, Google Googles Coming Soon

Although the ability to record telephone conversations made with the iPhone has been around for a while, thanks to the likes of Recorder, the service wasn’t available outside of the USA.  This has now changed with the release of Call Recorder, a UK-only call record service. Developed by Sundial Telecom, a provider of ‘hosted telecom services’,

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Looking to Invade Some Privacy? Call Recorder App Will Help You Out

Skype, the popular VoIP application, has been updated to version 2.0.1, bringing with it a very helpful new function; the ability to run in the background when using iOS 4.  This means that regardless of whether your iPhone is active or locked, if Skype is running you’ll be able to receive calls and messages through

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Skype Adds Multitasking Support, Scraps Payment Plan

No sooner had it arrived than Fring take it away again!  The iPhone 4’s forward facing camera gives the option of using Apple’s own FactTime service, but universal communication app Fring announced last week that their most recent update would also provide two-way video calling.  Even better was the news this would be available via

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Fring Remove 3G Video-Calling Option

If you’re a fan of Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger IM program on your computer, you may be pleased to learn of an official iPhone version which launched today.  The app essentially repeats the same desktop features, with chat and Hotmail account access at the center. The instant messenger part of the applications allows communication between Yahoo!

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Windows Live Messenger Hits the App Store