January 6^th 2009 – London and San Francisco: Truphone today introduced full two way Instant Messaging over MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and Google Talk on the iPod touch and also announced availability on the iPhone week commencing 12^th January 2009.

Customers can also make and receive voice calls on Google Talk and calling functionality will be added to MSN Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger in the coming weeks.

Truphone has also integrated Twitter into the TruFriends view so you can see what your friends are talking about and post from within the Truphone application.

“We understand that customers increasingly want more integrated communications and like to switch between chat and voice. With these new features, Truphone customers can now choose which mode of communications they want to use according to the moment all from within the one application.” said Truphone CEO Geraldine Wilson. “This represents another step towards making Truphone the open ‘all in one conversations hub’ for iPhone and iPod touch users.”

The introduction was made at Showstoppers on the eve of Macworld and will be showcased in the Truphone booth (#3228) at MacWorld for the remainder of the week. This is in addition to the introduction of Skype calling and Instant Messaging also announced today.

Customers of Truphone for both the iPhone and iPod touch can now very simply import all their contacts from these accounts to Truphone and chat with them from the Truphone interface. The Truphone client on both devices shows who is ‘online’ with its built-in presence functionality.

Instant Messages are always free of charge to send and receive when in Wi-Fi. iPhone users can also Instant Message when out of Wi-Fi and data charges will be covered in the customers unlimited data package*. Truphone will also add the same functionality to other leading Instant Messaging services throughout the year.