Extending FaceTime to the desktop figures to remedy that situation.įaceTime for Mac is a new application-in a surprise to some, completely separate from iChat.
Still, one of the central complaints about the video-conferencing features on Apple mobile devices has been that users haven’t been able to connect with friends and family who haven’t upgraded to the new iPhone and iPod touch models. All told, Jobs says, Apple has shipped 19 million FaceTime-compatible devices. Last month, the company extended FaceTime to the fourth-generation iPod touch. During Apple’s “Back to the Mac” event on Wednesday, CEO Steve Jobs debuted what he described as a much-requested piece of software: FaceTime for Mac.Īpple first introduced the FaceTime video conferencing feature as part of this summer’s iPhone 4 release.
