An interesting little tidbit coming out of Reuters just now, with reports that both Facebook and Google are contemplating deals with online communication firm, Skype.
The introduction of multitasking and background processes to Windows Phone 7 in the upcoming 'Mango' update have clearly caught the eye of some big players in the mobile app space, with some new apps being announced today by Microsoft.
Now that Skype for iPhone has support for video calling, Lifehacker has gone on to compare the two of the most popular video calling options available for iPhone users, FaceTime and Skype, to see which one has better audio and visual quality.
Skype app for iOS has received a significant update today which enables video calling from the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 4G and iPad client to virtually any Skype account in the world. You can now make iPhone to iPhone video calls, as well as iPhone to PC / Mac and vice versa.
Viber is an iOS application that lets you make free phone calls to other devices that have Viber. You can call any Viber user anywhere in the world, for free. Viber is available to install for free on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, all you have to do is provide your phone number meaning, unlike Skype, no registration is necessary.
Running a jailbroken iPhone on iOS 4 / 4.0.1 and having problems running Skype to its full potential? Well you don’t need to worry now. A new MobileSubstrate package has just been released in Cydia which fixes all issues that you maybe having running Skype on a iOS device which is jailbroken using the newly released JailbreakMe 2.0. To fix the issue, simply start Cydia and and apply all the updates, including that of MobileSubstrate version 0.9.3226-1 to run Skype with full multitasking support in iOS 4.
Its finally here ! The newly released Skype 2.0 for iPhone enables the much awaited VoIP calls over 3G network. This feature though will only be free to use until August 2010, after which a small fee (via in-app purchase perhaps?) will apply. Carrier charges of course will cost extra. The official change log of Skype 2.0 is as follows.
Ever wondered how could you use your iPod Touch as a iPhone to make phone calls? iPhone and iPod Touch are almost exactly the same kind of devices except for one major difference and that is that iPhone can be used to make phone calls while iPod Touch cant. The following step by step guide will help you in using your iPod Touch as a fully-featured VoIP phone without spending a dime!
According to Apple, Multitasking or running apps in the background causes security problems and it negatively impacts battery life so they introduced Push Notification System. Here’s our top pick for the apps that can “Push” notifications.
We all have been waiting for this! The official client for Skype has finally arrived for both the iPhone and iPod Touch platform and its all yours to download it for free from the App Store.
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