Skype just rolled out video calling for iOS devices so now you can forget about trying to find friends with Facetime and make video calls to millions of people around the world.
FaceTime only works on iPhone 4 and so far, OS X is the only computer OS that will support FaceTime clients. As such, FaceTime has extremely limited market penetration.
Apple could have worked with Skype to make the iPhone compatible from day 1 but unfortunately for all of us consumers, Apple does not play well with others.
Skype just rolled out video calling for iOS devices so now you can forget about trying to find friends with Facetime and make video calls to millions of people around the world. Did you know that Skype video calling was out and available for the Nokia N900 back in May of this year? The Nokia N900 is still the best mobile phone for integrated Skype support so if Skype is important to you then you might want to consider this device that has been out for over a year.
Skype for iOS devices is definitely a major new and welcome functionality since there are so many millions of iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch owners and now these customers can experience free video calling and instant messaging. However, it isn’t the first mobile phone to get Skype video support, even though many are reporting it this way. The Nokia N900 launched with Skype service integration and in my foreign travels I made sure to have it on hand for free calls (when connected to WiFi in a hotel or other hotspot) back to my family in the US. Jason Harris wrote about the Skype video calling experience back in May and as you can see the user interface on the N900 is quite good.
The Nokia N900 also has support for several other services associated with your contacts and presents you with an awesome interface for knowing your contacts’ status and interacting with them. You can share your status and location, make voice or VoIP calls, send email or SMS, or start up an IM conversation all from within the same view. The Nokia N900 is also a fantastic multitasking device and is a device that is still worthy of consideration in this day and age with the latest iOS, Android, webOS, Symbian, and Windows Phone 7 devices.
