CNET got a chance to try out video calling on the Skype for iPad app, and has posted a hands on gallery of it. Skype for iPad will work on both iPad 1 and iPad 2, however only iPad 2 users can broadcast video because of the front-facing camera.
Tuesday 23 August 2011
Apple iPad 2 Video Calling Will launch Soon ( Possible with Skype for iPad 2 )
CNET got a chance to try out video calling on the Skype for iPad app, and has posted a hands on gallery of it. Skype for iPad will work on both iPad 1 and iPad 2, however only iPad 2 users can broadcast video because of the front-facing camera.
Saturday 20 August 2011
AT&T Spilled the Beans on an October iPhone 5 Launch ?
In the ongoing see-saw headlines battle between September and October rumors of an iPhone 5 release, today we're hearing for the first time about AT&T officials leaking word of a 5th generation iPhone release... in October.
According to a report this morning from BGR, a high-ranking AT&T official may have inadvertently spilled the beans on an October iPhone 5 launch by running top secret information down the flag pole to his or her retail managers.
Specifically, "high-level AT&T sources" reveal that September will probably bring with it the iPhone 5 unveiling, followed a few weeks later by the actual product roll out in stores. “Expect things to get really, really busy in the next 35-50 days," the report reads, quoting AT&T sources in conversation with their retail team leaders. "So prepare your teams accordingly."
The source in question has only been identified as an "AT&T Vice President." Other specifics were not made available.
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According to a report this morning from BGR, a high-ranking AT&T official may have inadvertently spilled the beans on an October iPhone 5 launch by running top secret information down the flag pole to his or her retail managers.
Specifically, "high-level AT&T sources" reveal that September will probably bring with it the iPhone 5 unveiling, followed a few weeks later by the actual product roll out in stores. “Expect things to get really, really busy in the next 35-50 days," the report reads, quoting AT&T sources in conversation with their retail team leaders. "So prepare your teams accordingly."
The source in question has only been identified as an "AT&T Vice President." Other specifics were not made available.
keep reading will get More iphone news for you
Tuesday 9 August 2011
Make Calls Through Facebook with Talkatone iPhone App
Talkatone the service that let you make phone calls over Wifi and 3G for free with Google Voice has expanded its offerings to Facebook with its new app release.
As of today the Talkatone iPad and iPhone apps now let you call your Facebook friends using VoIP over Wifi and 3G networks and let you receive free push notifications for Facebook Chat, which are actually quite useful if you’ve long turned off Facebook SMS notifications (as you should).
In order to use the Facebook calling features you need to download the Talkatone app, sign in using Facebook Connect and invite your friends to talk. The pretty annoying caveat is that whoever you’re calling also needs to download the app in order to partake. Your simple request for a phone call posts the Talkatone invite to their wall with the message, “XXXX, I am calling you on Facebook from Talkatone. You can get it on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, and call me back for free.” It’s incredibly spammy, which is I guess the price you pay for free phone calls.
While services like Jajah and Skype also lets you make voice calls over Facebook, creator Danis Dayanov tells me that what sets Talkatone apart is that Talkatone does not use cell minutes and instead relies on your data plan, only allowing people to call when they have Wifi or 3G. “In my ideal world phone numbers and cellular minutes will be obsolete,” he says.
Dayanov also tells me that the service now has 1.2 million downloads and around 150K+ daily active users. The new Facebook empowered app, which hasn’t received any press, is currently at #11 in Social Networking iPad apps. Dayanov plans on tackling video calling next.
As of today the Talkatone iPad and iPhone apps now let you call your Facebook friends using VoIP over Wifi and 3G networks and let you receive free push notifications for Facebook Chat, which are actually quite useful if you’ve long turned off Facebook SMS notifications (as you should).
In order to use the Facebook calling features you need to download the Talkatone app, sign in using Facebook Connect and invite your friends to talk. The pretty annoying caveat is that whoever you’re calling also needs to download the app in order to partake. Your simple request for a phone call posts the Talkatone invite to their wall with the message, “XXXX, I am calling you on Facebook from Talkatone. You can get it on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, and call me back for free.” It’s incredibly spammy, which is I guess the price you pay for free phone calls.
While services like Jajah and Skype also lets you make voice calls over Facebook, creator Danis Dayanov tells me that what sets Talkatone apart is that Talkatone does not use cell minutes and instead relies on your data plan, only allowing people to call when they have Wifi or 3G. “In my ideal world phone numbers and cellular minutes will be obsolete,” he says.
Dayanov also tells me that the service now has 1.2 million downloads and around 150K+ daily active users. The new Facebook empowered app, which hasn’t received any press, is currently at #11 in Social Networking iPad apps. Dayanov plans on tackling video calling next.
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