Skype to announce video calls for the iPhone at CES 2011

26 December, 2010
“A series of video-related announcements” already gave us a pretty good idea of what to expect from Skype at CES, but things just got way more specific. A leaked tutorial page from the company’s official...

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  • 01 Jan 2011

Anonymous, 30 Dec 2010And what's wrong with having one central program to synch, ... morei can do it through ovi suite but i don't need to all the time since i have a slot to expand storage i do it on that like a 1 or 2gb card or even better back up all my stuff using USB -OTG and toss my 2gb flash in my drawer until i need it

i don't need a laptop 24/7 just to do small things

i even back up my contacts via ovi sync OTA

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    • Anonymous
    • q23
    • 30 Dec 2010

    deep space bar, 30 Dec 2010itunes does suck..... Oh i need to update...itunes oh i n... moreAnd what's wrong with having one central program to synch, backup, get updates, buy media files at for your device? I think that's much better than fragmented services. With itunes, I can keep track of all the media files I bought. I have one central place to call if ever I need assistance, and since everything is done via itunes, troubleshooting and resolution of an issue would be easy. It's called "integration of services". Also, you don't need itunes to create a playlist. You can do it on your iphone or ipad. It would only be undesireable if you are the type of user who doesn't like to buy his/her media files because you're either a cheap person, or simply have no money, hahahaha.

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      • Anonymous
      • Y}x
      • 30 Dec 2010

      deep space bar, 30 Dec 2010itunes does suck..... Oh i need to update...itunes oh i n... moreYes and so does my android,every format, no need to waste my time converting stuff into low resolution like an I crap lol lol......

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        • deep space bar
        • kDi
        • 30 Dec 2010

        Anonymous, 30 Dec 2010And how does itunes suck? Stop lying. Itunes makes it mor... moreitunes does suck.....
        Oh i need to update...itunes
        oh i need new music...itunes
        oh new movies...crap it doesn't support divx and avi format....itunes
        i need to back up my phone...itunes
        i need to creat a playlist....itunes

        so inconvient
        you need to a laptop everytime you have an iOS device cause it sucks
        who cares is all the music,shows or even movies are in one place......
        Torrents are available plus streaming come on.oh and hey look no FOTA must suck doesn't it
        i do direct download or torrent from sites for my music,movies and almost everything
        and yea i don't need to sit there and waste time watching itunes convert all my music and movies lol cause my n8 supports very much every codec available for videos lol

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          • Anonymous
          • FJT
          • 30 Dec 2010

          Anonymous, 30 Dec 2010Yes you are right....every manufacturer provides a synching... moreAnd how does itunes suck? Stop lying. Itunes makes it more convenient for users when synching and backing up data.

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            • Anonymous
            • FJT
            • 30 Dec 2010

            [deleted post]I can also carry video clips and hd movies on my iphone. I can also hook up my iphone to a tv to play hd videos. But like I said, why would I use my iphone for that when my hd movies and video clips are also stored on my ipad. And videos look much better on the bigger ipad screen than my iphone, and I could give my iphone a rest and use my ipad instead that has a longer battery life. And why would I use my iphone to play hd movies when I have a great bluray player. Is it really necessary for me drain my iphone's battery just because it can play videos? Not practical. And it would be a pain for me to walk to my tv all the time and unhook my iphone when someone calls me or sends me an sms, or if I need to check my FB which I do a lot. Very impractical and not necessary and misuse of a device :)

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              • Anonymous
              • FJT
              • 30 Dec 2010

              Anonymous, 30 Dec 2010What, you don't think just because the phone can be used as... moreYou asked, "Why carry an extra external hardrive when your phone can carry data?". Because I find it impractical and unnecessary. I don't need to carry a camera with me because my iphone4 takes very good pictures. My iphone already has ipod built in and has tons of gaming apps. So I don't know why you say that I have to carry with me a camera, an mp3 player, and a game console. There's no statistic that shows 80% of iphone users jailbroke their iphones. You are such a liar. ALL smartphones are challenged with battery life efficiency. Using it as an external harddrive will just add to that problem. I already use my iphone a lot for listening to music, web browsing, games, sms, phone calls and emails. Give your device a break. I didn't buy my ipad and my macbook pro to collect dust. There are things that I prefer to use my ipad or laptop over my iphone. So again, unless you only have your smartphone to depend on as your harddrive, it is quite silly to use it as your external harddrive, because once you lose it, all your data is lost as well.

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                • Anonymous
                • Y}x
                • 30 Dec 2010

                Anonymous, 30 Dec 2010I can carry Clips, High Definition and Blu Ray movies on my... moreYes you are right....every manufacturer provides a synching option and mass storage option both for the convinience of it's users.......ALL except apple.......and yes I have used I-tunes and I know it sucks BIGTIME........

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                  • Anonymous
                  • M8T
                  • 30 Dec 2010

                  [deleted post]I can carry Clips, High Definition and Blu Ray movies on my phones hardrive in original or any format that i choose without any bu*lsh*t low resolution Apple conversion. I can also hook the phone up to a TV anywhere with a HDMI cable a play the movies and clips on the TV screen in HD. Can your cute happy go lucky iPhone iTunes sync do that? Forget iPhone, even your external hardrive can't do that. Welcome to the future Mr Caveman.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • M8T
                    • 30 Dec 2010

                    Anonymous, 30 Dec 2010What did you say? "it's very convenient to always ... moreWhat, you don't think just because the phone can be used as a harddrive in situations were we don't have our PC that we don't sync our HTC data and back it up with HTC Sync, Device Center and such when we are home? Hard drives on phones can be locked with a personal code, in case you didn't know. Why carry an extra external hardrive when your phone can carry data, it's called the future and all in one device, but i guess Apple are not there yet as they are yet to busy sucking money of customers with their iTunes scheme. By your logic you should be carrying around an extra camera, mp3 player and a Nintendo Gameboy. So why don't you do that? Because if iPhone could be used as a external harddrive, then you would, just like the other stuff i mentioned. But you can't cause iPhone can't do it. If people are so happy with their Apple locked iPhone and iTunes syncing, then why the hell are 80% av the iPhone users jailbreaking their phones to get away from that nonsense? Answer me that? I have never in my life heard of a corrupted harddrive on a phone. In any case you just reformat the drive and resync your data then. But as i suspected, you are to far up Steve's ass to even comprehend my point. You will probably come back with some wordshi*ting that makes no sense to anyone but yourself.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • q2p
                      • 30 Dec 2010

                      Anonymous, 29 Dec 2010Yes, it's very convenient to always have your PC and the iT... moreWhat did you say?

                      "it's very convenient to always have your PC and the iTunes program available rather then just plugging in your Phone to any kinda electronic gadget in the world and to transfer kind of files like other phones"

                      Good luck with synchronization. That is how devices get corrupted, infected, and compromised, when you love to connect your phone to any electronic gadget in the world, lol. Listen dude, Apple did not make the iphone for the purpose of making it an external harddrive. And it neither did iphone users buy their iphones to use it as an external harddrive. I, personally refuse to use my iphone as an external harddrive. It's a mobile device. What if I lose it or it gets stolen. Bye-bye data. Practical and smart people would buy external hard drives to save data and back up files. I actually have several external hard drives. I can't believe there are actually people who uses their phones as their external hard drive.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • M8T
                        • 29 Dec 2010

                        Anonymous, 29 Dec 2010How many times do iphone users have to tell you that the ip... moreOh really...? Explain this then..

                        http://discussions.info.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11744682

                        How much is it on that check that Apple is sends you every month to spread your nonsense on phone sites like this?

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                          • Anonymous
                          • M8T
                          • 29 Dec 2010

                          Anonymous, 29 Dec 2010Yes it is. I find the partnership between the iphone and i... moreYes, it's very convenient to always have your PC and the iTunes program available rather then just plugging in your Phone to any kinda electronic gadget in the world and to transfer kind of files like other phones. Listen dude, a phone that acts as a portable harddrive will always be 20 times better than Apples brainwashing moneymilking system. Unless you are to far gone up Steves ass you should look up the word convenient in the dictionary and will probably be very surprised.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • q2p
                            • 29 Dec 2010

                            deep space bar, 29 Dec 2010dude i had 48gb in my n900 as soon as i took it out and fil... moreDude, if your n900 with its resistive touchscreen is the better phone, it would sell more than the iphone or any phone. It obviously is not. And stop making lies about the iphone's screen transitions. It is smooth and does not lag like your n900's scrolling that stutters, lol

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                              • Anonymous
                              • q2p
                              • 29 Dec 2010

                              Anonymous, 29 Dec 2010"Apple does not integrate features just because it's o... moreHow many times do iphone users have to tell you that the iphone4 can make calls even without a bumper. Even with the signal drop, it does not mean that it would drop the call.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • q2p
                                • 29 Dec 2010

                                Yeah?, 29 Dec 2010There is a reason why Americans don't buy American cars. Yo... moreYou do not make sense at all. American buyers will buy whichever product feels right for them. The iphone is not the only American phone out there. If what you are saying is true, then Palm phones should've ruled the US market before the iphone, but it did not. You're wrong.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • q2p
                                  • 29 Dec 2010

                                  Anonymous, 29 Dec 2010Do you mean to say that I tunes is a better implementation ... moreYes it is. I find the partnership between the iphone and itunes very helpful. It makes it very convenient for iphone users in synching and backimg up data seamlessly.

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                                    • Ashok Sharma
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                                    • 29 Dec 2010

                                    Only 20 years ahead? I was hoping iphone to be 100 years ahead of all the other players. Thank God! So many people think otherwise.

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                                      • deep space bar
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                                      • 29 Dec 2010

                                      Anonymous, 29 Dec 2010Bugs will always be present on any phones. That's why upda... moredude i had 48gb in my n900 as soon as i took it out and filled it up and it ran fine
                                      when i got my n8 same thing i used my 16gb microSD card and made it 32gb

                                      and yes that's a lie cause i've used a few iphones the display ones and was able see it get messed up while transioning from app to homescreen and it froze in the middle

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • M8T
                                        • 29 Dec 2010

                                        Anonymous, 29 Dec 2010What you're not understanding is. Apple does not integrate... more"Apple does not integrate features just because it's out there, or just because they can. They want to make sure that it is actually usable and is implemented efficiently and effectively"

                                        How about making actual phone calls without a 2 dollar chinese rubber bumper case?