![]() ![]() Just make sure you update that darn iPad functionality soon, Mark. It’s obvious there are major benefits to enabling video chat within a social network (such as video chatting, for example), but I likely won’t use the feature and would prefer a Facebook iPad app that at least remotely resembles the Web version.Īt the end of the day, however, Facebook will do its best to fight off Google+, and if Hangouts is the feature that differentiates the product from all other social networks, then it makes perfect sense for Facebook to come out swinging with its own video technology. After you Log In, a new window will appear, telling you that Elgato Game Capture HD is. “Facebook developers and designers have also overhauled the Facebook Chat and Facebook Groups features for the application. And the app will go beyond the features available on the Facebook website by allowing users to shoot and upload photos and videos directly from the iPad’s built-in cameras.” A window will appear, allowing you to Sign In to your Facebook account. “People who have seen the application said it has a slick design that has been tailored for the iPad and its touchscreen interface,” the Times reported. The New York Times also reported Facebook was testing an updated app that would be released some time in July. I personally hope the reports (confirmed or not) are wrong and that the new feature is an improved iPad app or music service, as others predicted it would be before the TechCrunch confirmation. The Financial Times technology hub referred to the Facebook-Skype collaboration as “a compelling response to one of the few areas that Google+…could claim a real advantage over Facebook.” “Google is seeing a lot of traction with the feature, but if Facebook can release a video chat product next week, Google+ Hangouts may not seem as revolutionary,” Mashable reported. sees the Skype integration as a direct response to the recently launched Google+, which features a group video chat capability called Google+ Hangouts. Report after report predicted that Facebook would integrate Skype video chat and, thanks to, the rumor has finally been confirmed. (You know your company has clout when the media covers an announcement of an upcoming announcement). Find him on Twitter at or on Facebook.When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook would announce something “awesome” on July 6, he wasn’t fooling much of the media that covers him. MORE: First Impressions of Facebook’s Not-So-Secret iPad App Skype for iPad boasts two-way video calling for iPad 2 over Wi-Fi or 3G, though original iPad owners can only receive video, and to do video at all, you’ll need iOS 4.0 or later. more using the mini sized iphone app!!” tweeted a third after the app was reportedly re-upped.”] , #Skype for ipad has been re-released on the app store. “, #skype yanked the iPad app for “being released prematurely”…shouldn’t that have been done with every iPhone version they made?” tweeted another. ![]() ![]() Anyone else experience that?” tweeted one user. “Tried installing #skype for iPad and got error that app isn’t available. User reaction to Skype’s “here today, gone today” tablet app was palpable. It’s not clear at this point what prevented the version uploaded by the company from ensuring the “best Skype experience,” or when it plans to roll the app back out. “To ensure your best Skype experience, we’ve temporarily removed Skype for iPad which went live prematurely today,” wrote the company on Twitter early this morning, adding: “We know you’ve been eagerly awaiting Skype for iPad and apologize for the inconvenience.” In its wake: a puzzling “temporarily removed” note.Ī quick scan of the company website and official Twitter feed solves the mystery: removed by the hand that feeds, it seems. Follow for iPad briefly surfaced on Apple’s App Store this morning, promising to unlock net-based voice and video calling for tablet aficionados, but the app mysteriously disappeared just as quickly. ![]()
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