Can The Phone Call Be Reinvented With The Web in Mind? Thrutu Takes a Shot

As smartphones have evolved to support apps of increasing complexity, the phone call has remained remarkably stagnant.

In fact, some (or many) have proclaimed it dead.

But Sequoia-backed Metaswitch Networks is making a bet that you can teach an old dog new tricks.

It’s releasing an app called Thrutu, which lets you share rich media like photos, your location or contact details all while you’re on the phone. The company’s starting with Android, since that platform allows developers to go much deeper than iOS, but iPhone and Blackberry apps are in the works too.

There

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