When FaceTime was introduced back in 2010, it was rightfully considered to be, at least back then, an “empty” feature. There were two reasons for this, it only worked over WiFi and only between two iPhone 4’s. Since then, FaceTime has been brought to other Apple products and it now works on the iPad 2, iPod touch 4G as well as OS X and, because of this, it has actually become a pretty useful service for folks who stick to Apple for their computing needs. Its first limitation - that of being WiFi-only - was removed thanks to a jailbreak tweak called FaceBreak which enabled FaceTime over 3G. This tweak has now been updated to support jailbroken iOS devices on iOS 5 and iOS 5.0.1. Details after the jump!
Although it's rather disappointing that quite a few prospective new features of iOS 5 didn't actually make the final cut, it's always nice to find some of them tucked away - hidden in a secret bolt-hole for later ejection.
FaceTime, it's a wonderful technology, but it's oh-so-rarely used due to the hectic process of hunting down a particular individual from your contacts list and initiate a FaceTime call with them. When was the last time you declined to use it for that matter? Exactly.
Ever been in such an embarrassing social situation that you'd be willing to do anything to get out of it? How about faking an incoming phone call? If you own an iPhone, you can get Fake-A-Call, a new app that lets you fake incoming calls (including FaceTime calls) and hopefully get away with it.
Apple is now airing two new iPhone 4 commercials as part of the "If you don't have an iPhone..." series, which shows off iPhone features that aren't, according to Apple, available on any other device. The two new ads feature two well-known technologies: FaceTime and AirPlay.
With a software-only WWDC behind us, rumors of next-generation iPhone hardware are back at full speed. According to a credible source, the next iPhone has reached final testing stages, which suggests that a release might be imminent.
Disturbing reports come out of the Apple Discussion forums point to some odd goings on courtesy of Apple's FaceTime equipped iPhone 4. According to reports, the camera may be taking photos of us without our knowledge.
The final version 1.0 of FaceTime for Mac is now available on the Mac App Store. It also supports HD video calls on the new supported Intel Macs.
We have already covered numerous reports in the past regarding front-facing camera for FaceTime calls on the yet to be announced next-gen iPad 2. And now, citing their friends with iPad 2 screen protector inventory as source, 9to5Mac claims to have got images of the screen protector which seems to have been designed for the iPad 2.
It seems getting FaceTime to work on the current iPad is all the rage these days, but up until now it's not been the easiest thing to do. But now thanks to iFacePad, the whole process is down to just a few downloads and a couple of mouse-clicks. You'll be chatting in no-time!
