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Jan 10, 09 - 11:12 am Comment from: Sir Real B. Czar

Doesn't Fring offer something like this?

Jan 10, 09 - 11:17 am Comment from: Wandering joe

interesting, though,that it cam to android first. hmmmmm

Jan 10, 09 - 11:23 am Comment from: aking

Yes, I use Skype on m y iPhone using the Fring application. So whats the big deal about a native Skype application?

So where's the new Mac version supposedly launched this week? I canot find it on Skype's site.

I found it and downloaded skype 2.8 but I can't find the link now.

Skype 2.8:
http://www.download.com/Skype/3000-2349_4-52313.html?tag=mncol

Jan 10, 09 - 02:14 pm Comment from: emanon

Skype's website has not been updated to reflect the new version for Mac. It still has version 2.7 as the latest.

I think this would be fantastic.

Jan 10, 09 - 03:25 pm Comment from: Wingsy

What the heck has happened to iCall? That iPhone VOIP app has been pending Apple approval since October.

Give me one that can automatically switch from wi-fi to 2G/3G like iCall is supposed to be able to do, and be able to receive calls, and I'm ditching my landline.

I imagine receiving a call over wi-fi would be tough (while keeping your same iPhone number), so I'd settle for receiving the call over 2G/3G then doing something to kick it over to wi-fi.

If so this service is a winner!

Jan 10, 09 - 05:45 pm Comment from: Mac4lfe

Too late. Truphone is already the best VOIP app for the iPhone. I had and used Skype on my Mac and was awaiting the iPhone version but they dropped the ball. Truphone is awesome.

"interesting, though,that it cam to android first. hmmmmm"

It could be that Apple is not allowing it.

I think Skype 2.8 is still a beta.

Hey here's the beta with the new features see it by yourself http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/macosx/beta/

Jan 11, 09 - 10:47 am Comment from: Mr. Reeee

Skype 2.8 is in beta.

The screen sharing feature is great, especially since I know a few people who are stuck using Tiger.

Jan 11, 09 - 11:35 am Comment from: Lil Droppa

I'm still waiting for iChat on the iPhone...helloooo Apple? {...dial tone...}

Jan 11, 09 - 04:51 pm Comment from: Predrag

Lil Droppa:

How do you imagine they would implement iChat on the iPhone with a camera facing backwards? On a related story, you HAVE seen the recent patent application story here: http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/19677/

It is a pretty safe bet that this patent is for the technology they'll implement in the next iPhone, presumably coming this summer. Rather than sacrificing precious space on the front of the device, the front-facing camera will be embedded somewhere in the display and the pixels between the camera and the subject will just turn off while using the camera. Without a front-facing camera, there is no point in implementing iChat; Apple will never do a half-baked version of an existing solution, especially since iChat AV is so superior to Skype for video-conferencing. Audio/video quality is much more robust, scaling down to almost dial-up speeds without breaking down, dropping audio out, or stopping the video; and audio practically never breaks up, which is something that Skype still has to work on. Let's also not forget four-way video conferencing, which is simply non-existent anywhere else.

As soon as a front-facing camera becomes reality on a 3G iPod, we'll see a free iChat solution for it. And iChat AV video conferencing will probably quickly surpass Skype user numbers.