News tagged with video chat

WebRTC puts video chats all in the browser

(Phys.org) -- “It’s all in the browser. No plugins. And you don’t just need only Chrome either, Good stuff.” Those are the comments you can hear when in WebRTC circles. For those who have ...

Technology / Software

Apr 10, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 6 |

Skype to unveil group video chat function

(AP) -- Internet calling service Skype plans a public "beta" test of a group video chat function that lets up to five people participate in a video call simultaneously.

Technology / Software

May 05, 2010 | 4.7 / 5 (6) | 0

Interview: Budding Google social network sets itself apart

Like the strong-willed youth it is, Google's budding social network is confidently going its own way.

Technology / Internet

Apr 01, 2012 | 4 / 5 (5) | 0

Facebook unveils Skype video calling (Update 2)

Facebook added Skype video calling on Wednesday in the face of a direct challenge from powerhouse rival Google in the social networking arena.

Technology / Internet

Jul 06, 2011 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

AOL offers video chat with no log-in, download

In a move to become more competitive in the fast-growing field of video chat, the team behind AOL Inc.'s AIM instant messenger rolled out the first version of a free video chat service on Thursday that doesn't require users ...

Technology / Internet

May 13, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

The guerilla roots of the Skype calling service

In buying Skype, Microsoft is getting one of the rare companies that has turned its name into a verb, like Xerox or Google. "Let's Skype" is a phrase understandable, with slight translation, in much of the ...

Technology / Internet

May 11, 2011 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

Google adds voice and video to Google Talk on Android smartphones

(PhysOrg.com) -- Users of Google's Android OS on their Nexus S smartphones can now smile a little more as their friends will be able to see it; Google has (finally) added video and voice chat as a part of ...

Technology / Software

May 02, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1 |

Hi3G Access releases a video and still image sharing system for e-commerce

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hi3G Access, a Swedish-based phone company, has developed a video chat system that allows users to shuffle images on the screen with their hands. The system, which you can see in the video ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

Apr 12, 2011 | not rated yet | 0 |

TEROOS: a shoulder mounted robot for the really there experience

(PhysOrg.com) -- Have you ever wished you could be the devil on someones shoulder? Or maybe you are more the angel type? Either way, short of actually being on that persons shoulder, whispering in their ear, ...

Electronics / Robotics

Mar 24, 2011 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 1 |

Skype buys smartphone video star Qik

Skype on Thursday closed a deal to buy Qik, a California startup that specializes in letting people use smartphones to stream video to Internet-linked friends in real time.

Technology / Business

Jan 06, 2011 | not rated yet | 1

Samsung unveils iPad competitor Galaxy Tab

Samsung unveiled on Thursday what the South Korean electronics giant hopes will be a major rival to Apple's highly successful iPad tablet PC.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Sep 02, 2010 | 5 / 5 (3) | 6

Video chat comes closer to the mainstream

In a series of TV ads in 1993, AT&T pitched a vision of a near-future absolutely brimming with live video communication. From a busy mom tucking her kids in bed from a video phone booth and a barefoot exec participating in ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

Jul 09, 2010 | 5 / 5 (1) | 4