A new iOS and Android app called Sidecar promises to enhance mobile and WiFi voice calling with additional ‘smart calling’ features. Users can offer video, photo sharing and location information during a voice call.
An additional benefit is the ability to call any mobile telephone number in the US and Canada for free when using WiFi, even if the recipient isn’t using Sidecar.
James Rosewell and Mark Bridge report for The Fonecast from Barcelona at the beginning of Mobile World Congress.
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RealNetworks has agreed to sell around 190 patents and 170 patent applications to Intel Corporation for $120 million.
The deal also includes next-generation video codec software from RealNetworks and lets RealNetworks use the patents in current and future products.
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Digital entertainment company RealNetworks has announced a new version of its free RealPlayer video player. As well as letting consumers download and play photos, videos and music on their PCs, the new version allows them to copy files between their computer and their mobile device in either direction.
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