CounterPath Offers Advance Preview of Bria Mobile Softphone App for Android Smartphones and Tablets at Mobile World ...

Customer demand drives early release of Bria Android Edition and
Bria Android Tablet Edition that enable an enriched calling experience

VANCOUVER, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - By 2016, nearly four-fifths of 640 million mobile VoIP users will be making calls through apps downloaded on their smartphones, according to a recent report released by Juniper Research. While the mobile market has thus far been largely dominated by Apple iOS devices, Info Tech's latest Android Market traffic numbers indicate its growth is four times faster than that of the Apple App store, making Android users an even more important target market for app developers.

Due to this overwhelming customer demand, CounterPath Corporation (OTCBB: CPAH.OB - News) (TSX-V: CCV.V - News) today announced it will be releasing its Bria Android Edition with video for smartphones and Bria Android Tablet Edition with voice, earlier than previously scheduled, and will be offering an advance preview of the softphone applications to attendees of Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain next week. These standards-based, service agnostic softphones provide an intuitive user interface for making and receiving VoIP calls on Android smartphones and tablets, and in the case of smartphones, also video calls, sending messages and managing presence all over a Wi-Fi or a 3G/4G wireless connection. The applications will become commercially available mid-March.

The Bria Android and Android Tablet Editions are SIP-based softphone applications specifically designed for the Android OS. The Bria app provides Android smartphone and tablet users with a feature-rich application no matter where they go while still benefiting from the multiple advantages of smartphone and tablet devices, creating a truly mobile enterprise communications experience.

Bria Android Edition (for smartphones) and Bria Android Tablet Edition features allow users to:

Talk and send messages from your mobile softphone, turning your smartphone or tablet into your primary communications device. With the Bria softphone application, you can take advantage of lower calling rates offered by mobile VoIP service providers and benefit from the extended productivity features of a mobile device. Use your Android device anywhere and anytime to connect with your colleagues, prospects, friends or family. Your native address book is automatically integrated into the Bria softphone on your Android smartphone or tablet, making it easy to connect to your contacts. With Bria Android Edition for smartphones, also easily integrate your Gmail, Facebook or other contacts and chat with them all within Bria, eliminating the need to jump back and forth among multiple applications.Bria Android Edition (for smartphones) also allows users to:

Make video calls and collaborate more easily and effectively from any location. Picture-in-picture view lets you see not only the person you're calling but also how you appear. Participating in a video call takes communication to a whole new level: you'll never have to miss another whiteboard diagram again. (Video calling coming soon to Bria Android Tablet Edition.)"The explosion of smartphones and tablets in the marketplace is driving significant demand for our applications," said Todd Carothers, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Products, CounterPath. "We are experiencing a shift in user behavior that requires a similar user experience across disparate devices that enables spontaneous voice, video and messaging conversations. We call this device shifting. Adding video calling to Android smartphones and extending support for Android tablets is an important part of our strategy."

CounterPath will demonstrate the Bria Android Tablet Edition as well as the new video calling feature on Bria Android Edition for smartphones at Mobile World Congress, the mobile industry's largest exhibition event held annually in Barcelona. The company will also showcase other solutions based on its desktop, mobile and tablet applications that enable RCS-e and over-the-top deployments. To see the demos and learn more, visit the CounterPath Meeting Room at MWC in Hall 4, Level 6, Room 4.6HS21.

About CounterPath
CounterPath's SIP-based VoIP softphones are changing the face of telecommunications. An industry and user favorite, Bria softphones for desktop and mobile devices, together with the company's server applications and Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) solutions, enable service providers, OEMs and enterprises large and small around the globe to offer a seamless and unified communications experience across both fixed and mobile networks.  Standards-based, cost-effective and reliable, CounterPath's award-winning solutions power the voice and video calling, messaging, and presence offerings of customers such as Alcatel-Lucent, AT&T, Verizon, BT, Mobilkom Austria, Rogers, Avaya, BroadSoft, Cisco Systems, GENBAND, Metaswitch Networks, Mitel and NEC. For more information, visit www.counterpath.com.

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The A8 Android Tablet PC Offers A Built In Camera, Flash Support ...

There's a new Android Tablet PC available now, and it's making a lot of news. The Eken Apad A8 Android Tablet PC runs the latest version of Google new Android 2.2 operating system. The very first android tablet to use this new updated version. And the features and functions are second to none. While most of the android tablets out there in the past have used slower processors, and left a desire for speed from owners, the Apad A8 actually utilizes a newer, and much faster 1Ghz CPU and it makes the experience smooth and fast, something you would expect from a tablet that was 3 times the price.

So how does it compare with other tablet PCs out there? Good question, and I'll do my best to answer it. Having used it for the last two weeks, I can honestly say it is a keeper, and one that I go back to all the time - even though I have my iPad.

While everyone is all about the iPad, there's no denying that there is actually a very big user base out there that simply won't buy and Apple product, both because they don't have some function or feature that they need, or based simply on the very high price. And that's where all of these Android Tablets come into play. They offer many of the same functions offered by iPad, but do so at a price that is less than half of the lowest entry level model.

The A8 Apad is a higher end Android tablet, without the higher price. At under $250.00 it makes the perfect pc for someone that is not quite sure if they want to make a large investment into tablets. It really is about the same price as a netbook, which won't break the bank.

It also provides access to the Android Market, which is very similar to the App Store, except there seem to be a lot more games and applications that are free, as opposed to paid. A lot of the better iPad apps are also released on the Android Market, so games like Angry Birds and other popular apps are out there for the Apad too.

What I like so much about this tablet is the fact that it supports Flash 10.1 as well as has a built in camera and options to increase the storage capacity via micro sd transflash cards. By having flash support, you really can have the whole internet by being able to view video content regardless of the page you're visiting. The built in camera has also allowed me to sit on the sofa and video chat in skype with ease.

Much like the iPad, it also has a g-sensor, that recognizes when you're moving or turning the unit around. The screen auto adjust to the mode you're holding it in. And gaming is as smooth as can be, because just like my iPad, I use the whole tablet as my controller to move left right, up and down, etc...

In closing, for the budget conscious buyer, who wants the tablet pc experience without the huge expense of spending $500.00 to give it a go, this Android Tablet is a good option. You get all of the features and the whole tablet PC experience, without the high price.

Android Tablet PC computers have come a long way since the very first one was release a year ago. The Eken Apad A8 is a strong competitor to Apples iPad - and packs a whole lot of functions and features into an 8" tablet, without the wallet busting price. Find out more at http://www.neoconsole.com/

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