Articles Tagged ‘FaceTime’
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New ooVoo Update Brings 12-Way Video Calling To Your iOS Device
BY Brent Dirks on Tue May 22nd, 2012
The newly updated ooVoo Video Chat app offers users the chance to have video chats with 11 of their friends.
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Warning Message In iOS 5.1.1 Points To Future Use Of FaceTime Over 3G Data Networks
BY Brent Dirks on Fri May 18th, 2012
It looks like FaceTime over a 3G cellular data connection might be moving closer to reality.
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New Skype Version Brings Unique Feature Along With Assorted Minor Fixes
BY Brent Dirks on Mon April 30th, 2012
Skype released version 4.0 of its iOS app today with an interesting auto-restart feature to go along with minor fixes.
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Can We Finally Say Goodbye To Needing Wi-Fi For FaceTime Calls?
BY Brent Dirks on Thu March 22nd, 2012
While the new iPhone will probably not feature a super huge 4.6-inch screen, code found deep in iOS 5.1 is pointing to support FaceTime over LTE along with calling over 4G networks.
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It's Bad News: Apple Doesn't Allow FaceTime Over 4G In New iPad
BY Joe White on Thu March 15th, 2012
Although the new iPad can benefit from super-fast 4G download speeds, Apple still isn't allowing users to make FaceTime calls when connected to a cellular data network, The Verge has discovered.
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iOS Hackery: How To Lock Your iOS Device & Fake An Incoming FaceTime Call Using Safari
BY Alexander Vaughn on Sun August 07th, 2011
What if you could fake incoming FaceTime calls and lock your device using an url scheme? Now it's possibly. Come find out how!
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Skype For iPad Is Now Back In The App Store
BY Joe White on Tue August 02nd, 2011
What a drama. First, "Skype for iPad" appeared in the App Store. Then it was pulled. Now, we're hearing that the application is back again, and can be downloaded for free.
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Verizon Reportedly Wants FaceTime Over 3G To Be Limited To Tiered Data Plans
BY Joe White on Fri July 29th, 2011
According to a recent report, Apple and Verizon are currently at loggerheads regarding "FaceTime over 3G," a feature expected to launch in iOS 5. Apparently, while Apple wishes for the feature to be available to all iPhone owners, Verizon is insisting that the feature only be accessible to customers enrolled in a tiered data plan.
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New In iOS 5 Beta 3: AirPlay Mirroring For FaceTime Calls
BY Joe White on Wed July 13th, 2011
Here's a great, new feature discovered in the latest beta version of iOS 5: When making FaceTime calls, it's possible to stream the video to an Apple TV via AirPlay, and make the call using a "big screen."
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Apple Features AirPlay & FaceTime In Two New TV Ads
BY Alexander Vaughn on Mon July 11th, 2011
Apple, with two new spots this week, is continuing its campaign to tout all the great things you're missing out on if you don't have an iPhone. ek.
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Facekandi: A FaceTime Chatroulette App For iPhone
BY Joe White on Fri June 17th, 2011
Facekandi is a recently updated application for the iPhone and iPod touch, which allows users to engage in a Chatroulette-style game using Apple's FaceTime video calling service. The app is currently available to download in the App Store for $0.99.
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FaceTime Over 3G Is Coming…Maybe
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Wed June 08th, 2011
It appears Apple’s FaceTime service will work over a 3G connection in iOS 5. But, it will be up to the carriers to provide it.
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Beware New $.99 App, Which Is Free Online
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Sun June 05th, 2011
Want to FaceTime with a stranger? Here’s a way to do it absolutely free.
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Apple's "One More Thing..."
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Sun June 05th, 2011
Ahead of tomorrow’s start of WWDC in San Francisco, California, much is known about the event itself. However, Apple CEO Steve Jobs could throw us a curve ball and announce one of his “one more things.” When did these celebrated announcements begin? Let’s find out.
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The FaceTime-Powered Sex Hotline Is No More
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Thu June 02nd, 2011
Apparently FaceTime-powered porn on an iPhone doesn't work, at least as a commercial business. One of the first adult entertainment companies to use Apple’s video application, iP4Play, has called it quits
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Channels App Puts All Your Shortcuts In One Place
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Thu May 26th, 2011
A new app allows the creation of one-touch shortcuts for easy access on an iPhone/iPod touch. Channels, which arrived in the App Store this week, allows you to link to other apps and services including phone calls, FaceTime, messages, email, maps, websites, RSS Feeds, YouTube Videos, Twitter feeds and Skype.
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Managing FaceTime On Multiple iDevices
BY David Kanter on Fri May 20th, 2011
Not long ago, we only had iPhone 4s with FaceTime and we liked it! If you're like me, you've probably started to accumulate several iDevices and would like to have some control over which iDevice your FaceTime requests end up. As FaceTime evolved from an exclusive iPhone 4 feature to a desktop and iPad 2 App, things got complicated!
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Microsoft Has Acquired Skype - But What Does This Mean For iOS? [Updated: Microsoft Confirms Deal]
BY Joe White on Tue May 10th, 2011
According to a variety of reports, Skype – the popular VoIP service – has very recently been acquired by Microsoft for $8.5 billion, in a deal that will be announced tomorrow morning.
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New AppGuide: Video Calling
BY Tim Chaten on Thu April 28th, 2011
Video calling is becoming more and more mainstream. FaceTime is a fantastic built-in app that allows you to video call other iOS or Mac users. FaceTime, simply put, just works. There is barely any set up and you don’t need to worry if any apps are running. Apple has brought video calling into the 21st century. There are a few different apps that allow your iOS devices to make video calls outside of iOS and Mac. We compare your options in this AppGuide.
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Is Your iPhone's Camera Spying On You?
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Wed April 06th, 2011
Discussion of a disturbing FaceTime glitch is ongoing in the Apple Discussions Forum. Some iPhone/iPod touch users report random photos popping up during a call. Strangely, the photos aren’t located on the iPhone camera roll. Rather, the camera itself took them without the user's knowledge
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