Apple drops VoIP over 3G restrictions on the iPhone

While the Apple iPad is dominating tech news left and right, there was another bit of news from the company yesterday that should be noted: Apple has removed restrictions that previously prevented VoIP iPhone applications from working over 3G. This unleashes a world of opportunity for VoIP applications, which have only worked over Wi-Fi thus far.

Currently, several popular VoIP application developers have announced that they’re taking advantage of the new provisions. The first was iCall — which not only lets you make VoIP calls, but also offers a way to switch cellular calls to VoIP. And most recently, web communication aggregator Fring has announced support for VoIP — which is all the more interesting because it means Fring users can now video chat over 3G as well.