Beejive has been working on and Instant Messaging Application for the iPhone. This will definitely be in direct competition with Mobile Chat, which at the moment doesn’t really function for some users and if you do manage to get it working its still pretty featureless and bug ridden.
Beejive has just complted version 1.0 for the iPhone and has submitted the application to Apple:
Beejive native iPhone app v1.0 complete, submitted to Apple
We are very happy to announce that version 1.0 of BeejiveIM for the iPhone & iPod Touch is complete and has been submitted to Apple for approval. We’re guessing it should be available in the iTunes App store within the next 2 weeks.
Below is the product description & features. We’d like to thank the small group of beta testers for helping us make this the most reliable IM app available for the iPhone!
Here are some of BeeJive’s key features:
- BeejiveIM uses your existing data plan: no per-message charges.
- Reliable and efficient networking: be connected 24/7, and it’s gentle on your battery.
- Be connected even after you close the application. Get notified instantly when you get a new message (requires with MobileMe or Exchange/ActiveSync push email).
- Works with multiple IM networks, multiple accounts per network: AIM®/iChat, MSN®, Yahoo!®, GoogleTalk®, ICQ®, Jabber, and MySpace IM.
- Desktop-like instant messaging with all of your IM buddies from a single intuitive user interface.
Now we can only wait and see what Beejive can do!
UPDATE: I’ve gotten reports of the application costing $16. If it works, I’ll buy it.