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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Facebook Releases Messenger, a Chat Client for iOS

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Apple Software (iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad)" @ 04:00 PM

http://www.cultofmac.com/facebook-m...w+(Cult+of+Mac)

"Someone must use Facebook's chat system, because the social networking giant just released Facebook Messenger, a dedicated iOS app that allows you to send and receive messages or chat with friends on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. It even comes with push notifications so you won't miss any messages."

Next up, video chat? Who knows, but they are showing signs that it might be the next thing according to 9to5 Mac. I messed around with this a little today, and it is handy I suppose if you message a lot with your Facebook friends, rather than having the full featured app open. The nice thing is you won't miss any messages since they are saved on the site so you can access them the next time you log onto Facebook. For instant contact, nothing beats SMS in my book, but if you don't have their cell phone number then this will work pretty slick. How about you, any thoughts on this latest program from Facebook?


Thursday, May 19, 2011

Yahoo! Offers Another Video Chat Option for iOS

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Apple Software (iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad)" @ 12:34 PM

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archive...chat_option.php

"When Apple debuted the iPhone 4 with a front-facing camera it toted along a killer app that had been unavailable on mobile devices until then - FaceTime. Now users could do video chat from mobile devices and Apple was the only player in the game with that capability."

FaceTime is simple and easy to use, but there have been options such as Skype and Qik if you preferred. Now Yahoo! comes into the game with their free Yahoo! Messenger app for iOS, which is universal so works on the iPad 2 [link]. It has been optimized for the iPad and can allow you to do video, voice, text, SMS and photo sharing. You can also use it to chat with someone on a PC. Seems to me they are playing catch up though, doesn't it? It sounds from the review that it is a pretty good app for this, but the other options mentioned above have been more readily adopted so not sure how much use this one is going to get. Time will tell I suppose, but since it is free and pretty popular internationally perhaps it will get some traction. What are your thoughts on these apps, which ones do you use on a regular basis?


Thursday, July 29, 2010

Campfire aka Ember Now Free

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Apple Software (iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad)" @ 06:00 AM

http://productblog.37signals.com/pr...for-iphone.html

"A year or so ago the folks at Overcommitted introduced Ember, an excellent native iPhone app for Campfire. Ember let you chat, view transcripts, jump between rooms, share pictures in a Campfire chat. It was beautifully done. It caught our eye."

They liked it so much, they bought it. If you aren't familiar, Campfire is a group chat client that can be used to communicate with team members, clients, etc. And now as a bonus, they have decided to make the normally $9.99 USD app (formerly called Ember) free, renaming it appropriately enough 37Signals Campfire. You do need a Campfire account to use it, which requires a monthly plan ranging from $12.00 USD to $99.00 USD, but if this is something of interest to your group or company you can at least try it for 30 days free.


Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Meebo for iPhone/iPod Touch

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Apple Software (iPhone/iPod Touch)" @ 11:00 AM

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/ne...-messaging-app/

"Meebo, developers of the popular web-based Instant Messaging application, have released a native IM app for iPhone and iPod touch users. Prior to the advent of the App Store, Meebo was one of the few iPhone optimized web applications for instant messaging on the first-generation iPhone."

Just came out a day or two ago and is free in the iTunes Store. This includes push notifications, landscape keyboard support, support for over 100 IM networks and searchable chat history. You can also switch between the iphone app and the web-based version since your chats are sync'd between the two. If you do a lot of chatting here is another option for you to try.


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