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Does iPad 2 live up to the enormous amount of hype surrounding it? The answer is yes, and this research note explains why. We examine new features on the device and how they will help Apple grasp an even tighter hold on the tablet market, what that means for competitors like Google and Samsung and why the device could be the best example yet of computing in what Steve Jobs calls “the post-PC world.” Companies mentioned in this report include Apple, Motorola, Samsung and Google. For a full list of companies, and to read the full research note, sign up for a free trial. Read more at GigaOM Pro »

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Will Facetime be the iPad’s new killer app? Apple added two cameras to the device, and it will support the ability to video chat with iPhone 4 and Mac OS X users out of the box. But is Facetime itself enough of a reason to upgrade? Read more »

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Ahead of the MacBook Pro refresh likely on its way today, Apple has released FaceTime for Mac for sale in the App Store. The new app drops the beta status and provides support for HD video calling for computers that have a built-in FaceTime HD camera. Read more »

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VOIP and video chat solutions are becoming much more common and user-friendly. While I recommend Skype because it’s multi-platform, I’m going to take you through changing the audio/visual settings on a variety of Mac-based voice and video apps, including iChat, Skype and FaceTime. Read more »

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Despite the words of Dan Mead, CEO of Verizon Wireless, there’s bound to be some concerns about Verizon handling the added traffic from iPhone users. One nice way to dispel that could have been if Verizon pushed to have FaceTime run on its 3G network. Read more »

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Skype’s new mobile video chat support for iOS just arrived, but how does it compare to Apple’s FaceTime? I tested the new version of Skype on a Wi-Fi call between two iPod touch devices and have favorable first impressions although both solutions have unique advantages. Read more »

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Skype makes it official; it’s pushing ahead with a major mobile video chat effort starting with an update to its iOS client. Skype believes this will be a major step in further mainstreaming video chat in general and accelerating the adoption of mobile video conferencing. Read more »

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Skype appears poised to finally launch a new mobile video chat service that should help propel mobile video conferencing into the mainstream. The communications platform is expected to unveil its mobile video offering at CES and has been recently teasing what the service could look like. Read more »

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Mobile video chat provider Tango hit 4 million users on Android and iPhone after launching two months ago and will now take its act to the iPod Touch. The expansion to the iPod Touch should continue Tango’s growth and shows the company is ready to compete. Read more »

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Skype’s new beta client for Mac computers is vastly improved with a native look, group video chat across platforms, floating toolbars, offline messaging capabilities and Address Book integration. All of a sudden, Skype for Mac looks sexy, and you can thank Apple’s FaceTime client for that. Read more »

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Generally speaking, I buy accessories for my devices either to protect them, or to improve usability. For the iPhone, that’s led to a number of different case purchases. Now I find myself searching for a new kind of supplementary hardware, and I’m not alone. Read more »

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Skype is making it clear that it doesn’t want third-party clients using its services. First, Fring for iPhone lost Skype support (though there was debate regarding who was in the wrong), and today, another popular multi-service IM and calling client, Nimbuzz, had its Skype privileges revoked. Read more »

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FaceTime for Mac only came out yesterday, but you can already get weird with it, Chatroulette style. A new app called Facelette, created by developer Zach Holman in about an hour, lets you chat randomly with strangers, on either your compatible iOS device or your Mac. Read more »

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For those without access to a computer that can use FaceTime, or if you just haven’t had a chance to test it out, here’s a demo by GigaOM’s Chris Albrecht. As you can see from the clip, it works pretty much exactly the way it should. Read more »

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It’s one of the things we predicted last week, and something everybody has been clamoring for: FaceTime for Mac. It was just announced at today’s event, and luckily we won’t even have to wait for 10.7 to arrive next summer to get it. Read more »

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Apple will soon have a whole bunch of new users for its FaceTime video chat application. At today’s “Back to the Mac” event, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that the company is making a beta version of FaceTime video chat available today from Apple.com. Read more »

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Want Facetime-like video chat on your iPhone 3GS or Android phone, but you don’t have a front-facing camera? Then iSeeU could be the right solution for you: It’s a simple mirror that you mount to your phone to film yourself with your rear-facing camera. Neat. Read more »

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Apple should prepare for some competition for its FaceTime mobile video chat application, with the upcoming launch of a series of apps that would allow Yahoo Messenger users to video chat with each other on both iPhone and Android mobile devices. Read more »

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Yahoo plans to bring its popular Yahoo Messenger client to iPhone and Android phones, enabling FaceTime-like video chat conversations across multiple platforms, both mobile and PC. David Katz, Yahoo’s VP of Mobile for the Americas region, shared the news with Reuters. Read more »

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Apple TV users really really want to use FaceTime: That’s the result of a admittedly completely unscientific poll of our readership that we did a week ago. And they’re right: FaceTime could be a killer app — all Apple needs now is an HD USB camera. Read more »

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After over a year in limbo, Apple has reportedly approved Google’s Voice application for the iTunes App Store, indicating that the iPhone may finally see the software. Sure you iPhone owners have lived without it forever, but Google Voice is a masterful method to manage communications. Read more »

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As Apple dissenters are more than eager to tell you, a front-facing camera is nothing new; it’s been available oversears for years. However, Apple did include something with every iPhone 4 they shipped that set it apart from other devices with front-facing cameras: FaceTime. Read more »

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As Apple dissenters are more than eager to tell you, a front-facing camera is nothing new; it’s been available oversears for years. However, Apple did include something with every iPhone 4 they shipped that set it apart from other devices with front-facing cameras: FaceTime. Read more »

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Fring has updated its VoIP client, bringing support for the front-facing camera on Apple’s iPhone 4 with 3G video calls to other iPhones, Android and Symbian S60 devices. But there’s a reason that FaceTime, Apple’s competing product, is Wi-Fi only for now. 3G networks aren’t ready. Read more »

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FaceTime is the name of iPhone 4′s video chatting feature, and the WWDC keynote’s coverage of the feature makes it look pretty impressive. Steve Jobs invoked the full power of his reality distortion field when he opened the FaceTime demo. Read more »

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Steve Jobs demonstrated the new FaceTime video calling app on the iPhone 4 at WWDC, but had to ask the audience to turn off their Wi-Fi devices first. Why is that? The new video call feature is only supported on Wi-Fi connections for the time being. Read more »

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