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Skype 5.9 Ready for Download

Skype development team rolled out a new version of the product. It’s no major build, as the set of modifications available is quite small. New in the current release is the confirmation message triggered by introducing a contact into a group conversation and a very much needed hotkey for taking snapshots durin...

12 April 2012
11:10 GMT

Skype 5.7 Beta for Windows Improves Facebook Calling

Skype has released a new update for the beta version of their application, incrementing the build number to 5.7.0.137. The new version takes care of some bugs relating to... well, video calling mostly. Out of the three bugs that have been killed off, one addressed a crash issue, which would occur when copying a Powe...

13 January 2012
02:50 GMT

Skype to Facebook Video Calls Finally Possible

Last summer, Skype and Facebook announced a partnership and a deeper integration. Using Skype technology, Facebook users could have video calls inside the site. But, despite being based on Skype, they couldn't call a friend using the Skype client or the other way around. Now though, this has become possible, wi...

17 November 2011
11:41 GMT

Skype 5.7 Beta with Facebook Video Calls Inside

The features of the latest Skype release involve the application even more in social networking than it already was. The fresh 5.7 beta does not show too many modifications, but the changes are pretty important (more important than Microsoft’s first actions after the acquisition of the company).The video call a...

17 November 2011
11:20 GMT

Third Hidden iOS 5 Feature Discovered

Hackers have found a way to enable the hidden ability in iOS 5 to make FaceTime calls over a 3G network. A guide is now available online for those who want to toggle it on.By default, Apple’s iOS doesn’t allow users to place and / or receive FaceTime calls over any type of connection other than WiFi. But ...

16 November 2011
10:52 GMT

Free Video Calling Service Tango Comes to PC

Chances are you never heard of an app called Tango. That’s okay, I never knew about it until today, when it was released for PC. It is already famous among iOS and Android users as it offers free video calling.In order to reach a wider audience, the company released the PC version of their application. It runs ...

30 September 2011
17:01 GMT

Facebook Unveils Skype-Powered Video Calls

Facebook has revealed its "awesome" new feature and the rumors were spot on, it was indeed video calling powered by Skype. Facebook users around the world will now be able to have video conversations with each other, via the Skype network, but without having to sign up for Skype or install the client, everything happ...

7 July 2011
04:13 GMT

iPad Gets Early FaceTime Support via SSH Hack

A person going by the screen-name of Intell at the ifans.com forums has come up with a hack to get the iPad up and running with FaceTime, Apple’s video chatting feature currently only available for the iPhone 4. The iPad is poised to start supporting FaceTime calls natively thanks to the addition of at least...

7 February 2011
05:33 GMT

FaceTime Comes to the Mac - Download the Free Application Today

Apple has announced and released FaceTime for Mac, the application that bridges the gap between desktop computers and mobile phones as far as video-calling is concerned.Starting today, Mac users worldwide can download the free FaceTime beta, install the app on their Macs and start chatting with their iOS friends for ...

21 October 2010
02:51 GMT

Make Free Video Calls from Your iPhone via Yahoo! Messenger 2.0

Yahoo! Messenger, the immensely popular social networking app, has reached version 2.0 on the iOS platform, adding free video call support over WiFi, the ability to place and receive voice calls, and multitasking, for devices running firmware 4.0 and greater.“Connect with your IM friends using video and voice w...

12 October 2010
04:25 GMT

Go Straight into FaceTime Calling with FaceNow App for iPhone 4

For one reason or another, Apple made it easier to place a FaceTime call through the fourth-generation iPod touch, compared to the iPhone 4. Specifically, the iPhone makes users place a voice call first.FaceTime was announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs at his keynote address on June 7, 2010 at the WWDC 2010, in tandem w...

29 September 2010
13:11 GMT

Download Skype 5 Beta 1 with Group Video Calling

The first beta of the upcoming Skype 5 for Windows is here to give you a taste of things to come. The headline feature in Skype 5 Beta 1 is the new group video-calling capability that enables up to five Skype users to chat at the same time with real-time video and audio. The call view was redesigned, laying more emph...

14 May 2010
05:34 GMT

Skype Flaunts 560 Million Users Figure

At the eComm Conference in San Francisco, Skype's CTO (Chief Technology Officer), Mr. Jonathan Rosenberg waived the 560 million users mark that Skype has recently passed, offering some general statistics about Skype's usage among Internauts. The figure  leaves Facebook in the dust for web supremacy, a...

21 April 2010
11:03 GMT

Logitech Rolls Out Seven New Webcams

Logitech, one of the world's leading vendors of computer peripherals, has announced today the launch of a series of new webcams designed to provide users with a wide variety of choices for video conference devices of this kind. The Fremont, California-based company has now introduced no less than seven new webca...

29 July 2009
08:44 GMT

IP Unity Glenayre Enables Video Calls from 3G Handsets to Non-Video Phones

IP Unity Glenayre announced it is going to unveil a new technology at CommunicAsia 2007 that is designed to connect video calls from 3G-enabled handsets to non-video phones. The solution will also introduce new advertising capabilities that expand the value of video telephony over 3G networks.The new application, ca...

6 June 2007
09:19 GMT

PSP - Video Calls via Wi-Fi for UK Users

Apparently there was more to the PSP than we thought and this must be the reason why Sony isn't rushing into rolling out the PSP2. SCEE and BT will be signing a 4 year deal, transforming the PlayStation Portable into a mobile communications device by incorporating wireless broadband communications functions into...

24 May 2007
09:12 GMT

AT&T Showcases Video Share Service at CTIA

AT&T announced that its wireless customers will soon be able to use their phones to share live video and audio using an innovative 3G service called Video Share. The service will be rolled out this summer in more than 50 markets in the U.S. Video Share, which is being shown in the AT&T booth at the CTIA Show in Orlan...

27 March 2007
06:02 GMT


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