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New Final Cut Studio Lets You Collaborate Over iChat Theater With People Too Poor For Final Cut
3:35AM Matt Buchanan | Totally not the most pro feature in the new Final Cut Studio, but our favourite is that you can share Final Cut video, timelines and more through iChat theatre, even if the other person doesn’t have Final Cut. More »
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Emoji Comes To IChat, Cuteness Ensues
4:00AM Mark Wilson | In case you can no longer express yourself in words, instead demanding cute Japanese emoticons to encapsulate inner longing and turmoil, you can sleep well knowing that the iPhone’s Emoji set has been ported to iChat. More »
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Apple’s Patent Hints at iChat AV Video Answering Machine Message
4:20AM Jason Chen | This patent for automatically sending an audio or video reply to an iChat call has us excited, because it could point to automated replies not just on computers, but via the iPhone as well. More »
Phones
Next Generation iPhone May Have Videoconferencing, At Last
4:30AM Jesus Diaz | Given Apple’s focus on videoconferencing with iChat AV, I always found it strange that there wasn’t a front camera in the iPhone. Looking at their gigantic iPhone patent, it may be coming in the next generation: More »
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Patent Shows Apple Researching Advanced iPhone Sensor Use, iChat Integration
11:53PM Gizmodo US Edition | Over at Mac Rumors they’ve unearthed a recent patent that shows Apple is researching cleverer use of the iPhone’s many sensors. More nifty than turning the screen off when you put it to your ear, the new uses may include things like working out it’s in your pocket (by temperature, proximity and ambient light) and then auto-switching to vibrate mode. Intriguingly, there’s a hint that by detecting you’ve docked the phone, it may pass an ongoing phone call to a VoIP call over iChat. This all makes sense: making best use of those sensors and the iPhone’s power… but like all Apple patents, we may never see these ideas in a real-life software update. [MacRumors] More »
Phones
Apple Introduces iPhone 3G Videoconferencing Kit, ZOMG!
12:40AM Gizmodo US Edition | Those of you complaining about the lack of front camera and videoconferencing in the new iPhone, stop saying words. This July 11 you will be able to buy the Apple Videoconferencing Kit for iPhone 3G at just US$29. Press release and an exclusive leaked photo of the user manual—showing how it exactly works—right after the jump. More »
Phones
iPhone 2 Leaked Pics (?) Show 3G Video Calling With Other Phones and iChat, Plus (RED) Version
3:34PM Jason Chen | These leaked pics from what looks like some sort of Apple or AT&T marketing material give up lots more information on the phone, including (if it’s real) what the final shape is going to look like. Both the standard black version and the project (RED) version have tapered edges, which match the “thinner” rumours, and a fatter middle, which match the “slightly thicker” rumours. Other than that, the general shape and button design seem the same. What’s really cool is the front camera, which allows for video calls. More »
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Conan Demonstrates Video iChat on Late Night
1:00PM Sean Fallon | Now that the writer’s strike is over, Conan should be swimming in a-list material, but it appears that his love affair with OSX features is too hard to resist. In this installment, we find him engaging in an electrifying 3-way iChat conversation with Max and LaBamba. I don’t think they got the “magic back”, but at least the demo went smoothly. [NBC via Macenstein]
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iPhone SDK Limitation: Only One User-Made App Running Concurrently, No Background Processes
7:11AM Jason Chen | The enthusiastic high-fives of future iPhone instant messaging users yesterday might be quite a bit less enthusiastic today when they find out that Apple is not going to allow user-made SDK applications to run in the background. This means every application, from IM to VoIP to GPS mapping, will have to terminate entirely when the user switches out to take a call or change a song. How does this affect you? It means you won’t be a be able to receive IMs unless you’re currently inside the IM app, forcing you to disconnect when you take a call. There’s an upside and a downside to this decision. More »
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