The good: The Apple iPhone has a stunning display, a sleek design, and an innovative multitouch user interface. Its Safari browser makes for a superb Web surfing experience, and it offers easy-to-use apps. As an iPod, it shines.
Watch out, mobile operators: iPhone videoconferencing getting good reviews
It’s not going out on a limb to say Apple’s iPhone changed mobile computing — and greatly affected mobile operators’ data networks. If early reviews of Apple’s FaceTime videoconferencing application hold true, mobile networks could soon be in for another wave of high bandwidth usage in the form of two-way video exchanges. It’s important to note that FaceTime — at least for now — only works over Wi-Fi networks. It will be interesting to see if it stays that way — and whether operators such as AT&T and other iPhone partners stay put or swing the door open when mobile networks move to 4G.
FaceTime is enabled by the dual cameras available on the new iPhone 4, available starting this week. Mashable, among other reviewers, said the software “finally makes video calls cool”:
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