Also present is updated privacy settings, a fix for issues related to Bluetooth and calls, and “Minor visual improvements across the app.” Skype also explained how it’s made the app “less battery hungry” and improved overall performance: Skype version 4.1: Both Skype’s iPhone and iPad apps were updated today with the ability to send and receive photos (with no file size limit) in addition to a number of other enhancements. Ping solves the fragmentation issues associated with many messaging apps because it’s an open platform and is not limited to communication within the app itself. Ping syncs with desktop emails so chats, documents and media are stored right in your cloud, not in a separate app that wipes out your history when you stop using it.
A smart, people-centric feed: Organize messages by people and groups of people, then everything else (subscriptions, newsletters, etc.) so messaging history with each person and group is in ongoing, contextual streams, like chat.Ping reimagines email from the inside out with the following capabilities: I’m betting this app will be much more successful than Apple’s Ping social network…
Ping will be launching September 18th, but you can reserve your spot today at. The app also allows you to set custom notifications per contact, so you can know if you really need to dig into your mail app and respond quickly. The most notable feature is the iMessage-like responses: if you are emailing with another Ping user, it turns your email into a chat where each user can see when the other is typing and emails appear instantly.
Now, a new mail app called Ping will take email another step forward by bringing in new features that are, by far, revolutionary. Most notably, Mailbox found itself overly popular and was eventually acquired by Dropbox. IOS has seen its fair share of new email applications over the past few years.