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Skype 2.6 for Android can send photos and videos

, Dec 13th 2011 Discuss [0]

Skype rolled out version 2.6 today for Android that lets users easily send photos, videos, and files directly from the app. The update also features improved battery life and video quality on NVIDIA Tegra 2 devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, the Motorola XOOM, and the Acer Iconia Tab. Read The Full Story

Biscotti TV Phone brings video conferencing to your TV with Google Talk

, Nov 15th 2011 Discuss [2]

The Biscotti TV Phone has gone on sale today and offers an easy solution for folks wanting to use their TVs for video conferencing. Sporting a camera and microphone, the device works with Google Talk for free internet voice and video services over a WiFi connection without the need to connect to a computer. Read The Full Story

Tango will beat Skype to Windows Phone Mango

, Oct 26th 2011 Discuss [7]

With Microsoft recently finalizing the purchase of Skype you might think that the first video calling service on the coming Mango smartphones would be Skype. That would be wrong. The start-up video conferencing firm Tango will be the first video calling app on Mango devices according to the company. We have talked a bit about Tango in the past. Read The Full Story

Microsoft demos Windows Phone 7.5 Mango video calling on HTC Titan

, Sep 15th 2011 Discuss [5]

Microsoft released a short clip today demonstrating the video calling feature of its upcoming Windows Phone 7 Mango update. The feature was demonstrated using a popular third-party video calling app, just so happened to be called Tango, and was shown in action on the gigantic 4.7-inch HTC Titan. Read The Full Story

Fring 4-Way Video Chat App Now Supports iPad 2

, Jun 27th 2011 Discuss [3]

Fring is one of the most popular video chat apps that works on both iOS and Android platforms. It is a rival to Skype but brings something new to the table with a 4-way chat feature that lets you video conference with up to three other friends. Today, the app got an update that optimizes it for the iPad 2. Read The Full Story

Comcast Partners With Skype To Bring HD Video Calling To Your TV

, Jun 13th 2011 Discuss [1]

If you're a Comcast customer, it looks like you may soon be able to make HD video calls from your TV. Comcast and Skype have just announced today that they are partnering to put together such a service, although no specific dates and pricing were confirmed. Read The Full Story

Google WebRTC browser voice/video chat released to take on Skype and FaceTime

, Jun 1st 2011 Discuss [7]

Google has released a developer preview of WebRTC, its open real-time voice and video chat system that uses HTML and JavaScript to put video and audio conferencing into the browser. Billed as an easy way for developers to add video/voice chat to their products, with no royalties and little in the way of technical hurdles, WebRTC has ambitions to usurp platforms like Microsoft-owned Skype and Apple FaceTime as the open alternative. Read The Full Story

Logitech TV Cam for Skype adds 720p video calls to Panasonic HDTVs

, May 3rd 2011 Discuss [2]

Logitech has outed its latest webcam, the Logitech TV Cam for Skype, a $149.99 peripheral that turns your Skype-supporting HDTV into a video conferencing system. Initially only supporting certain Panasonic 2011 sets, Logitech says it is working with other TV manufacturers to broaden support for the 720p HD video camera. Read The Full Story

PlayBook getting Video Chat and Facebook apps in May

, May 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

One of our key complaints about the BlackBerry PlayBook was its lack of video calling support - leaving the front-facing camera pretty much pointless - and the absence of Facebook integration. Out of the box, the PlayBook's Facebook icon simply takes you to the social networking site's homepage; now, there's a new Facebook App for the PlayBook, along with a video calling app. Read The Full Story

Android 2.3.4 hitting Nexus S OTA with Gtalk video calls [Video]

, Apr 28th 2011 Discuss [2]

Google has begun OTA distribution of Android 2.3.4, and as expected one of the features it enables is video calling in Gtalk. The video functionality - rumored earlier this week - is for Google's Nexus S, and functions not only over WiFi but 3G/4G connections, presuming your carrier allows it. Read The Full Story

Qik Video Connect lets iPhone and Android users taunt each other by video

, Apr 27th 2011 Discuss [0]

Qik has updated its video calling app, Qik Video Connect, to support cross-platform calls between iOS and Android devices. The new version - a free download for both platforms, though the premium Qik Video Connect Plus is also available for iOS - allows the front and rear cameras to be used on the iPhone 4, iPod touch 4G, iPad 2 and Android 2.1+ devices for two-way video chat and video mail. Read The Full Story

Gtalk video calling for Android phones tipped for Google I/O

, Apr 26th 2011 Discuss [1]

The front-facing camera on Android handsets like the Nexus S and Desire S haven't seen much official use yet; third-party video calling apps like Fring can use them, but video functionality in Google's own Gtalk has so far been limited to Android 3.0 Honeycomb on tablets. That may well change at Google I/O next month, however, with claims that a test build of Android 2.3.4 with video-capable Gtalk has been doing the rounds. Read The Full Story
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