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When the iPhone 4 was released and a front-facing camera was announced, I became excited for Skype video calls. Unfortunately, video calling was limited to FaceTime only. And even that was limited to Wi-Fi, too. Of course, there are other apps that allow you to make video calls over 3G, but they’re totally craptastic. Even FaceTime sucks over 3G when you do a little jailbreaking to get that to work. Will Skype be any different?
It’s hard to say whether the popular messaging and telephony service will be an improvement, but I do know that it will be huge in a way that FaceTime could never be. After all, you’ll be able to chat with your family and friends across other devices and possibly platforms.
Skype has also been making a big deal about what it will be showing off at CES, so we can expect some major announcements from the company in just a few days. Also, according to Engadget:
Oh, and here’s a little trivia fact for you: the Nokia N900 was actually the first device to get official video calling support from Skype, so this isn’t a first for these guys — but it’ll certainly be the first time they’ve taken it to a mass market. Seems like they’ll probably have the MeeGo build ready to go, at least.
It seems like it’s only a matter of time before we find Skype video calling on the iPhone 4 and perhaps even Android devices, too. Hopefully we’ll soon find out!
[Via: Engadget]
About The Author
Marc Flores
Marc has been a mobile fanatic for the better part of a decade and has had more devices pass through his hands than he would care to count. Originally from Los Angeles and briefly in San Francisco, Marc now lives in Brooklyn where, unlike Will Park, he longs for simpler times and simpler technology. All the while, he writes about gadgets and wireless technology as he tinkers, hacks and ultimately breaks most of his gadgets in the process. Marc has written about the mobile industry for Boy Genius Report, MobileCrunch, Laptop Magazine and has had his work appear in the Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, CrunchGear and more.
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