Apple lifts restrictions on VoIP applications on the App Store

And this again seems a tug of war between Google and Apple itself. If a few days ago we gave the latest news of the war between Apple and Google for Google Voice, now we have Apple’s rejoinder.

If since Google launched the Google Web Voice optimized for mobile devices, we now see that Apple will allow VoIP applications on the 3G network. The iPhone SDK has been modified to enable this feature, the Once it has been approved iCall, the first application to enable VoIP calls over 3G (although remember that applications like Skype and take time in the App Store, this could only work on WiFi network). Perhaps we could think that since they signed exclusive contracts with Apple phone companies are coming to an end, from Cupertino start to open the tap, but maybe we should look at it from another perspective. The main beneficiary of this opening by Apple is undoubtedly the iPad with 3G connectivity as we make calls from it through his microphone. In this way, users of 3G chip iPad may use your data plan to make calls without having to hire a voice plan. Now that Apple only remains for us to enable multitasking power to have Skype (for example) running in the background and receive calls. Vía | Engadget, Gizmodo