After over a year of anticipation, Voice Over Internet Protocol outfit Skype released an iPad-native version of its client on Tuesday. Per Macworld, the iPad app bears more than a passing resemblance to Skype 5 for Mac and uses a thumbnail grid of your Skype contacts; tap on any of them to bring up a […]
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If there’s a major tech news story of the day, this might be it. Per Electronista, Facebook at its special event Wednesday brought out Skype-based video chat. The approach lets Facebook members hold one-to-one video calls between each other without having to load a separate app; complete newcomers should be talking in 30 seconds, Facebook […]
Adium, the open source instant message chat client with support for multiple programs (including AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo! Google Talk, Bonjour, etc.) has been updated to version 1.4.2. The new version, a 22 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: Updated to libpurple 2.7.11. Highlights of applicable changes: MSN: – Fixed […]
There’ll always be a few bugs to sort out, no matter how popular a new device is. Per AppleInsider, some users have reported freezing issues with the FaceTime video chat feature, requiring a restart of the device. A handful of users on Apple’s support forums have posted to a growing thread where they have described […]
Although Apple is likely to show off a new iPad in San Francisco on March 2nd, the unit will reportedly arrive without a Retina Display or built-in SD card slot, contrary to previous reports that both would be included. Per Engadget, sources have stated that “engineering issues” led Apple to make last-minute design changes on […]