With a freeware application for the iPod Touch, your swanky music player can be turned into a virtual mobile phone with the software, called “Truphone”. It uses wi-fi technology in an iPod Touch and makes it enable to make and receive calls to the other iPod Touch owners and Google Talk’s messaging service users. The software is a spin-off from technology, developed for iPod Touch and smart phones.

With its creation, the developers plan to have the ability to make calls to and from land lines in place very soon. Truphone is the latest firm to offer voice over internet ptotocol (VoIP), alongside Unlicensed Mobile Access and proprietary protocols such as Skype. Geraldine Wilson, the CEO of Truphone said the firm had ambitions to become a global internet player.

“There are a slew of few features we are rolling out for the iPod Touch that will let users call landlines, Skype users or send instant messages. We are talking weeks, not months, before these go live.” BBC quoted Wilson, as saying Truphone founder James Tagg – said the technology also worked on other mobile devices, albeit in a slightly different way.

He said: “if you were using Truphone on a Blackberry, it will use cellular technology to log into the Truphone’s website. From here, you can make an international call, call a user on VoIP, or send an instant message. Because the first log of the call from the user to our server is charged at local rates, you are talking a bill pennies, rather then pounds, to call, say the United States”.

Which device do you own?

Truphone is currently available on market-leading handsets including the iPhone, Nokia N and E-Series, and BlackBerry smartphones. It’s even available on the 2nd generation iPod Touch. We’re bringing Truphone to loads more handsets in the near future too – if it’s not available on your handset yet then register your interest below and we’ll let you know as soon as we release a compatible version.