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Skype Video Calling for iOS over Wi-Fi and 3G Now Available

Wednesday December 29, 2010 8:30 pm PST by Arnold Kim

Skype unleashed version 3.0 of the Skype App for iOS this evening. The new version brings the long awaited video conferencing for iPhone and iPod Touch.

- Make Skype to Skype video calls on WiFi and 3G*
- Call Skype desktop users (Mac OS X or Windows) and other iPhone users.
- Two-way video calls supported on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 4th gen.
- Receive only video supported on iPad and iPod touch 3rd gen, with no camera.
- Make video calls in portrait and landscape.
- Skype video calling requires iOS 4.0 or above.

The new video conferencing feature works between capable iOS devices as well as desktop machines. Skype is a free download on the App Store. [App Store]
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jav6454
18 months ago
Finally! Any news on 3G Unrestrictor problems?
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CFreymarc
18 months ago
Rule 34 before the night is out!
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FakeWozniak
18 months ago
What is the * on the 3G calling?
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mickbab
18 months ago

What is the * on the 3G calling?


Additional data charges may apply.
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saving107
18 months ago
This would have been more useful (for me and my family) a few months ago, but because of Christmas, a large majority of my family and extended family members now own some version of FaceTime (iMac, MacBook, iPod touch or iPhone 4), so for us FaceTime is more convenient to use.

But I guess better late than never.
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Rayfire
18 months ago
About time, finally!
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saberahul
18 months ago
Oh sure leave us iPad folks hanging for the iPad optimized version.
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abz786
18 months ago
this is going to blow facetime and everything apple had on video chat right out of the water unless they pull something out of their a*& after CES! :eek:
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ivan2002
18 months ago

This would have been more useful (for me and my family) a few months ago, but because of Christmas, a large majority of my family and extended family members now own some version of FaceTime (iMac, MacBook, iPod touch or iPhone 4), so for us FaceTime is more convenient to use.

But I guess better late than never.


Isn't FaceTime WiFi only?
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cvaldes
18 months ago

Oh sure leave us iPad folks hanging for the iPad optimized version.

What does it matter? The iPad does not have a camera. Audio-only is sufficient. Skype can worry about iPad video conferencing when Apple releases an iPad with a built-in camera.

Until then, it's a wasted engineering effort.

And yeah, I'm an iPad owner, too. I simply don't understand your sense of entitlement.
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