TAG | VoIP engine coming to iPhone, but maybe it's not what you think |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Tuesday, 12 August 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 2 This announcement is especially significant because GIPS invented a codec called iLBC (Internet Low Bitrate Codec, an Internet standard for voice traffic) and it’s already part of the iPhone, meaning even less work for developers wanting to take advantage of it.So issues such as network congestion, device acoustics and echo rejection are handled by the engine, without app developers having to pay any mind to them. This means you may soon be able to do things like talking to another player in the middle of a game on your iPhone, or speak rather than type to your IM buddies. When such facilities start to appear, remember to thank that Sweden-based company for making it easy for developers to build VoIP into their iPhone apps. The games or other programs might cost a few dollars at the App Store, but with GIPS VoIP inside and Wi-Fi, talk can still be cheap!
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