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FaceTime Hits the Mac

Beth Callaghan in News on October 20, 2010 at 11:15 am PT

In what has to be the shortest demo in Apple demo history, Steve Jobs introduced FaceTime video calling for Mac by sitting down at an onstage Mac and calling Phil Schiller on his iPhone 4. That was it. The software makes calls between Macs, iPhones and iPod Touches, and the beta is available for download today. No mention of how this product will impact and/or ultimately eclipse iChat–or when iPads might get cameras, so they can use use FaceTime, too.

Video: BoomTown Gets a Taste of Umi and Chomps into Cisco Execs Too!

Kara Swisher in News on October 7, 2010 at 5:16 am PT

Yesterday, BoomTown dragged my weary bag of bones to downtown San Francisco for the unboxing of a new consumer telepresence product from Cisco called Umi. The networking giant is making yet another big foray into the competitive space for, well, space in the living room. At the event, Cisco dubbed Umi as sweet as chocolate. Is it?

Like BoomTown Said: Cisco Announces "Umi" Consumer Telepresence

Kara Swisher in News on October 6, 2010 at 9:37 am PT

In a post last week, BoomTown wrote that Cisco would introduce a consumer telepresence product. It did today at San Francisco at a press event. It is called, inexplicably, ?mi telepresence. I’ll be honest, it sounds like sushi I refuse to eat. In any case, Cisco’s entry into the crowded consumer video-chat arena will be $599 with $24.99 monthly fee and can be used with a high-definition television.

With Video Chatting, It’s a Small World After All

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on April 27, 2010 at 1:30 pm PT

Video chatting, helpful as it may be for keeping in touch, can be intimidating. Katie goes into the basics.

Apple iPad Event Liveblog

John Paczkowski in News on January 27, 2010 at 10:00 am PT

After months of feverish speculation and as many years of wishful thinking, Apple uncrated its tablet computer–the iPad–at an invitation-only event in San Francisco this morning. We’re covering it live with photos and text.

Easy Way to Log In Face Time

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on June 16, 2009 at 5:20 pm PT

Logitech Vid aims to help non-techies who simply want to use their Webcams to see someone while they’re talking, without any fancy features.

Hope You’re Enjoying Your Little Moment in the Sun, Palm

John Paczkowski in News on January 9, 2009 at 10:48 am PT

CEOs and Palm evangelists convinced that the company’s new Pre handset is anything more than table stakes at the handset poker game would do well to consider two bits of Apple news and rumor that suggest Cupertino may be hard at work on a next-generation handset capable of mercilessly beating all others into sobbing submission.

Is There Some Plum, Oops, I Mean Apple Event Today in San Francisco?

Kara Swisher in News on January 6, 2009 at 12:00 am PT

Even without Apple CEO Steve Jobs, there will be copious amounts of live coverage of Macworld’s keynote by Apple SVP Phil “No-Black-Turtleneck” Schiller all over the tech sites online in T-minus nine hours and counting. And, guess what? All Things Digital will be there too, with the intrepid reporting duo of Digital Daily’s John Paczkowski on text and our Webmaster (and not-so-secret Mac fanboy) Adam Tow on photos. The $23.45 question: Will the not-prone-yet Jobs make a surprise cameo appearance?

Social-Networking Software Becomes Neighborly

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on August 5, 2008 at 2:32 pm PT

We tested Meebo, Adium and Digsby, free instant-messaging programs that work by being a one-stop shop for online communication. All three are straightforward and work without much effort or instruction.