Teladoc Looking to Make Virtual Doctor Visits a Reality with FaceTime

On 05/20/2011, in News, by Arjun Komath

Healthcare company Teladoc has been in the doctor-visits-over-webcam industry for the last 8 years. In that time, the group has facilitated somewhere in the range of 80,000 patient/doctor visits by webcam or telephone. Now it seems like the group is looking to release new iPhone and iPad apps that will allow patients to visit the [...]

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iOS 4.3 Beta 2 Confirms Camera, FaceTime, PhotoBooth for iPad 2

On 01/20/2011, in New and Notable, News, by Arjun Komath

An image found in the iOS 4.3 beta 2 firmware confirms that Apple will bring a Camera, FaceTime, and PhotoBooth to the iPad. The image homeScreenOverlayFaceTime~ipad.png was found by MacRumors in the latest beta and is used by iOS to show a preview of your wallpaper selection. Notice the new icons for Camera, FaceTime, and [...]

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Facetime Vs Skype, Video calling Battle!

On 01/05/2011, in New and Notable, News, by Arjun Komath

LifeHacker has made a video to compare the quality of FaceTime versus Skype video calling. Their comment : Overall, Particularly I would not pick one over the other, as they’re Both great apps. If you put a gun to my head, I’d pick FaceTime Probably, if only for the Lack of lag-but the video quality in [...]

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Santa likes to Facetime!

On 12/22/2010, in News, by Arjun Komath

Some Apple Stores have installed Santa FaceTime displays which feature a life size Santa Claus making video calls. According to a recent report, Santa Claus has been appearing at Apple Stores. The jolly man has taken to his iDevice, and has started FaceTime calling a variety of friends within Apple Stores – including helpful elves, [...]

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iPad 2 : What to expect ?

On 12/18/2010, in New and Notable, News, by Arjun Komath

The iPad is one among the apple’s top selling products; it’s really a unique and revolutionary product. The iPad basically changed our views regarding a tablet. Even though it can never replace a computer, the iPad is capable of doing a lot of things that an average user needs. So far, nothings have proved to [...]

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FaceTime Video Calls coming to iPhone 3GS

On 10/24/2010, in News, by Arjun Komath

Yes, you read it right! Apple provided the iPhone 4 with front face camera to allow video calling with other devices. Also, there’s an endless list of apps that allows you to make video calls with some features on iPhone 4, the apps are also compatible with iPhone 3GS but it’s very silly to make video calls [...]

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FaceTime to Get Group Video Chat option?

On 10/17/2010, in News, by Arjun Komath

Apple may be planning to improve FaceTime with group video chat capabilities, according to a key found in Apple’s code by iPod Touch Fans member 42395_skyline. Other forum members have tried to get the feature working without success. The file is located at: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/IMCore.framework/imagent.app/PlugIns/FaceTime.imservice/ServiceProperties.plist

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iPhone 4 Gets First Mature Video Service via FaceTime

On 08/14/2010, in News, by Arjun Komath

There was no shortage of MMi readers who predicted what FaceTime would evolve (or devolve) into for some users immediately following Steve Jobs’ introduction of the hot new feature of the iPhone 4. Well, that hot feature just got a whole lot “hotter,” if I may use the words of others to describe an entirely [...]

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iPod touch, iPad Getting FaceTime

On 07/15/2010, in News, by Arjun Komath

It appears that FaceTime is coming to the iPad and iPod touch, according to new details presented by BRG. If you’re scratching your head as to how devices without phone numbers will accommodate FaceTime, “sources” tell BGR that users will be able to register their Apple ID to their touch or iPad and then associate an email address [...]

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New FACETIME ads by Apple Inc.

On 07/12/2010, in Announcements, by Arjun Komath

People have been dreaming about video calling for decades. iPhone 4 makes it a reality. With the tap of a button, you can wave hello to your kids, share a smile from across the globe, or watch your best friend laugh at your stories — iPhone 4 to iPhone 4 over Wi-Fi. No other phone [...]

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