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Campfire for iPhone A Welcome Development for Co workers

by Ava on July 29, 2010

A new app developed exclusively for iPhone users has just been introduced by 37signals. The Campfire for iPhone allows co-workers to enjoy chatting using their iPhones as much as they do with the Campfire chat tool that they used on their web-connected personal computers. According to 37signals executives and software developers, the new app will surely please the thousands of avid Campfire users who are themselves owners of iPhones. iPhone aficionados, on the other hand, consider this development as an additional edge of the Apple-owned product over other smartphone brands. Being just new in the iPhone app market, many users still have to see the benefits of the Campfire on their phones.

37signals first made the Campfire as an internet-based group chat application. Its most attractive feature is that it lets users set up chat rooms in the shortest time possible. Despite the simplicity of its being set up, the chat room is well protected by a strong encryption system using a password. Since its introduction, Campfire has been a favored chat tool of co-employees for intranet communications. Aside from co-workers though, the app has also been used by businesses for communicating with clients and partners. Unlike the Instant Messenger, the Campfire is made by an independent software developer. Nevertheless, users of both Windows and Mac Os notice how effective the Campfire is when installed to their systems.

With the rise of the smartphone as the lighter and more mobile alternative to PCs and laptops for internet accessibility, the 37signals saw it necessary to develop the Campfire for iPhone. The move is expected to please many of the iPhone users who have seen experienced the benefits of using the Campfire app on their PC. Through this new app, iPhone users will not have any trouble connecting with their co-workers who are using the chat tool on their PC. According to 37signals executives, the Campfire for iPhone’s most admirable features include real-time image previews in the chat room, a simplified user interface, and capability to view online common file formats. Users can also easily access Youtube using this app.

The Campfire for iPhone, however, is not an original 37signals creation. It is made by Overcommitted and was first introduced under the name Ember. Ember has long been an app that is very much identified with iPhone. Because of this, users can expect the Campfire for iPhone to have no compatibility issues with the iOS. Presently, 37signals is in the process of developing further this app so that it can support the iOS 4 of the latest iPhone 4 model. The current Campfire for iPhone app is free and can be easily downloaded and installed in any iPhone. Because of this, more iPhone users are expected to install this app on their units.