Featuring an easy to use interface, FaceTime for Mac automatically uses your Address Book contacts so there’s no need to create special buddy lists, and it works seamlessly with the built-in camera and mic on Mac notebooks, iMac and Apple LED Cinema Displays.
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“FaceTime makes video calling to or from mobile devices easy for the first time,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, in the press release. “We’ve sold more than 19 million FaceTime-ready iPhone 4 and iPod touch devices in the past four months, and now those users can make FaceTime calls with tens of millions of Mac users.”
FaceTime for Mac requires Mac OS X Snow Leopard and is easy to set up with an Apple ID. The public beta is available immediately as a free download at www.apple.com/mac/facetime.
Source: Apple Inc.
Can’t wait to get home and download this. Woohooo
Can’t wait to get home and download this. Woohooo
Doesn’t work servers are being hammered atm
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Doesn’t work servers are being hammered atm
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Let us hope it doesn’t need as many open ports as iChat (AIM) does. The advantages of iChat over Skype (robustness, four-way A/V conference) were meaningless when there are very few situations in which I was able to successfully have an iChat connection. Almost every corporate network has pretty much ALL of those ports closed, and that never bothers Skype.
Hopefully, FaceTime will figure out how to squeeze through whatever open ports do exist on corporate firewalls. Otherwise, it’s ceding the potential market to Skype again.
Let us hope it doesn’t need as many open ports as iChat (AIM) does. The advantages of iChat over Skype (robustness, four-way A/V conference) were meaningless when there are very few situations in which I was able to successfully have an iChat connection. Almost every corporate network has pretty much ALL of those ports closed, and that never bothers Skype.
Hopefully, FaceTime will figure out how to squeeze through whatever open ports do exist on corporate firewalls. Otherwise, it’s ceding the potential market to Skype again.
For my needs this is great, hope they release a ” receive” option for ipads
For my needs this is great, hope they release a ” receive” option for ipads
just tested – amazing
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just tested – amazing
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Ok, I have to get this one for my MacBook Pro and my Mac mini that is tied to my HDTV at home.
I thought Apple would do a Windows version and that was what held it up till now. Apple could have done this as soon as it was being used on my iPhone 4. So what was the delay?
Ok, I have to get this one for my MacBook Pro and my Mac mini that is tied to my HDTV at home.
I thought Apple would do a Windows version and that was what held it up till now. Apple could have done this as soon as it was being used on my iPhone 4. So what was the delay?
You may have to clear you’re cache to download.
You may have to clear you’re cache to download.
Works great between my MBP and iphone4, no problem.
Works great between my MBP and iphone4, no problem.
Works just great between my iMAC and my wife’s and also with my iPhone 4.
Works just great between my iMAC and my wife’s and also with my iPhone 4.
I can’t login with my Apple ID right now, seems that the Xserves are overcrowded!
I can’t login with my Apple ID right now, seems that the Xserves are overcrowded!
So if it will run on an iPhone or iPod Touch, why is it not leopard compatible with my iMac G5 with an iSight camera? My hardware should be more than powerful enough. iChat works just fine.
So if it will run on an iPhone or iPod Touch, why is it not leopard compatible with my iMac G5 with an iSight camera? My hardware should be more than powerful enough. iChat works just fine.
Got the download, started setup, can’t verify Apple ID. Keep getting an error. They must be getting crushed!
Got the download, started setup, can’t verify Apple ID. Keep getting an error. They must be getting crushed!
@cj
Because Steve wants you to buy the new Mac air!
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