Skype now does video-calling on iOS devices. The new 3.0 update allows users to make video calls not only between iDevice, but also with desktop computers, and the calls can be placed over both Wi-Fi and 3G.
To make and receive video calls, you'll need to have an iPhone 3GS or better, and be running iOS4. If you have both front and back facing cameras, you can use either. The 3GS can only, obviously, use the rear cam.
And if you have an iPad or a last-gen iPod Touch? You're not left out. You can still receive video calls, but of course you can't send any video.
Skype has a big advantage over FaceTime, Apple's own video-calling app, as pretty much everyone already uses Skype. FaceTime requires a camera-equipped iPhone or iPod Touch, or a Mac running beta software. It also only works over Wi-Fi.
This is big news, especially for people wanting to replace computers with iPads. If a camera-equipped iPad goes on sale this year, as expected, then peope like my parents could ditch their hard-to-administer PC for an iPad. Hopefully Skype's next update will bring us a proper iPad version of the software. This update, despite adding video, still requires you to pixel-double it to get full-screen.
Skype 3 for iPhone – With Video Calling [Skype Blog]
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