Apr 18
FaceTime has been around for the iPhone for several years now. The feature allows iPhone users to make video calls with other iPhone users. Reports are surfacing that iOS 6 … Continue reading
Mar 12
Apple’s iPhones have typically been known for their cameras and for the ability to capture great photos. Obviously one cannot compare iPhone photos to that of a proper camera, but as far as smartphone cameras are concerned, they are surprisingly pretty good.
Of course there are certain areas in which Apple is lacking, such as optical image stabilization and low-light photography, just to name a few areas in which their competitors are beating them in. However according to recent job listings, it seems that Apple is making efforts to step up their camera technology. (more…)
Apple Stepping Up Camera Efforts In Recent Job Listings original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Feb 28
iMessage was introduced in 2011 alongside iOS 5. It was believed to be Apple’s answer to platform-exclusive messaging platforms like BlackBerry’s BBM and Samsung’s ChatON at that time. Prior to that, the Messages app was mainly used for sending/receiving regular text messages and MMS.
However it seems that thanks to more iPhones being adopted on an annual basis, along with more iPads being sold, it looks like Apple’s iMessages is quite a hit amongst iOS users. According to a recent Q&A session that Apple’s CEO Tim Cook had with investors, it was revealed that the number of iMessages sent a day currently numbers at 40 billion. (more…)
Apple Handles 40 Billion iMessages, 15-20 Million FaceTime Calls Daily original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Feb 03
Apple has released a behind-the-scenes look at the making of its “1.24.14” video to celebrate 30 years of the Mac, showing how director Jake Scott – son of Ridley Scott, … Continue reading
Jan 16
Apple FaceTime Invention Boasts Of Face Morphing And Image Matching To Ensure That Video Remains Smooth
Posted in: Today's ChiliEarlier this morning, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published an Apple invention which replaces the frames that are dropped during a low-bandwidth FaceTime call, relying on pre-recorded as well as doctored images to get the job done. This is a transparent process which to the end user, it would seem as though the entire video feed is seamless. Pretty nifty work, don’t you think so?
<1--more-->This particular patent application from Apple has been titled “Video transmission using content-based frame search,” and it is all set to deal with dropped frames in a FaceTime video call. This particular issue has been a bane to select iPhone or iPad users as they communicate using a low-bandwidth connection. Right now, video communication over cellular data has proven to be less than optimal in a fair number of areas, especially due to bandwidth restrictions as well as existing wireless technology.
This particular technology would also do its bit to cut back on data consumption, since coefficients can be used to dynamically reproduce a scene from an already transmitted video. Imagine inserting one artificially generated video frame for each three live frames, it would result in quite a substantial savings. It remains to be seen whether this invention would be implemented one of these days.
Apple FaceTime Invention Boasts Of Face Morphing And Image Matching To Ensure That Video Remains Smooth original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Jan 16
A new invention filed by Apple with the US Patent and Trademark Office is so simple but clever that it’s amazing it’s not been done before: Cook & Co. suggests that it could insert doctored or pre-recorded images into FaceTime chats on crappy connections to keep the conversation smooth.
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Dec 20
FaceTime Audio headed to OS X
Posted in: Today's ChiliThis week the folks at Apple have released the first OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 beta, and with it a glimpse of the future. Not a future in which we’re seeing … Continue reading
Dec 20
For Mac and iOS users, an alternative to Skype would be FaceTime, which allows Mac and iOS users to video call one another through their phone numbers or Apple IDs. Unfortunately for Mac, FaceTime is still limited to video calls, which iOS users have the option of placing audio-only FaceTime calls. Well the good news is that Mac users can look forward to the audio-only option in a future OS X Mavericks update, thanks to the latest beta OS X 10.9.2 that is currently being seeded to developers.
While Apple did not make any formal announcement regarding this feature, it was discovered by developers that FaceTime audio had been integrated into the likes of the Messages and FaceTime app, hinting that the feature could be officially introduced in a future OS X Mavericks update. Similar to Skype, users will be able to seamlessly switch between audio and video thanks to a new button, as well as mute the chat.
According to developers who have tried the feature, apparently FaceTime audio on iOS devices offers a better-sounding call, and that it takes a while to stabilize. Presumably these are some of the kinks Apple is working on ironing out which hopefully will be resolved once the feature goes live for the public.
FaceTime Audio Calls Arrive In Latest OS X Mavericks Beta original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Nov 22
This will be the first Thanksgiving I’ve ever spent away from family. I really couldn’t take another round of traveling on the worst travel day of the year. And although I’m looking forward to a jolly, boozy holiday with my friends, in the back of the mind I will miss gorging myself on turkey in close proximity to the people with whom I share genetic material.
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Nov 14
You’ll be seeing an over-the-air update to your iPhone, iPad, iPad mini, and/or iPod touch this afternoon if you’ve got them connected to the internet, this regardless of if you’re using iOS 7 or iOS 6. This update will be bringing both the iOS 6 and iOS 7 world up to a point where they’ll […]
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