Posted 07/14/2010 at 11:10am | by J.R. Bookwalter There’s no doubt that Apple’s new iPhone 4-only FaceTime feature is great, and the company is letting everyone know about it with an avalanche of new television commercials. But whether you’re stuck on an older iPhone or you don’t have any iPhone 4-toting friends to video chat with, there are thankfully some free App Store alternatives to FaceTime--if you know where to look. Oh, and did we mention these are all free? fring The app that most closely resembles the functionality of FaceTime is fring. Developer fringland Ltd. was the first to bring one-way video calls to the iPhone in a previous version, allowing at least computer users with webcams to be seen on the handset. Thanks to an update last week, free two-way video calls have now been added to the mix, and they actually one-up FaceTime by allowing such calls over Read More

In this week's distracted app roundup: Grand Theft Auto, committed! Live video, streamed over 3G! Photos, psycedelicized! Blocks, stacked, smashed, and squeezed through holes! Casual gaming norms, subtly subverted! Spying spouses, caught! Songs, made with magic! Barack, Obama'd! And more... If you want to view this post as a single page, click here Read More

Until now, video on an iPhone 2G or 3G was only possible if the user jailbroke their phone. Apple would not allow any applications to record video because the iPhone wouldn't support it. Well now Apple has finally decided to allow apps to use video regardless of the type of phone and so we have Qik. Qik Live is an app that will stream video live from your iPhone straight to their online site. These videos can then be shared via Facebook or many other social networking sites. The app works wonderfully over Wifi and 3G but stuttered along on Edge. It requires that you have an internet connection to even use the app. There aren't too many features on the app that stand out but the thing takes video and that makes it a winner by default. While users are streaming, they can see how many people are viewing and Read More

...@expectativa67: Lo he probado, lo recomiendo y lo sigo usando en mi iPhone 3G Qik, Inc - Qik Live - http://bit.ly/57CM6I #iTunes... Read More

December 30th, 2009 James Isabel Tired of iVideoCamera because it only video records 3FPS for older iPhones? Try out the just released Qik VideoCamera ($0.99) which promises 7FPS and a better resolution for video recording on iPhone 1G and 3G! The resolution is also much improved: 352×288 compared to iVideoCamera’s 160×213. Though this one’s a step up, the resolution still doesn’t go near the iPhone 3GS’ 480×320. On other related news, a fully functional live streaming over 3G, EDGE or WiFi Qik Live has also been approved for FREE! Remember Qik has released an iPhone 3GS only app named which does upload videos and “live streams” at some seconds delayed. Now that Apple has finally let these apps in, how long til a full resolution app comes along and at what price will you get one? A better question would be: what else is Apple willing to approve these days? You Read More

Jason Kincaid currently works as a writer at TechCrunch. He grew up in Danville, California and later relocated to UCLA in Los Angeles, California, where he studied biology with a minor in ‘Society and Genetics’. You can reach him at jkincaidtc@gmail.com (he has other addresses too, so don’t worry if you have a different one). → Learn More Two weeks ago, Apple opened the floodgates for video recording apps on the iPhone, ending a longstanding ban. Nobody was waiting longer for the change than mobile video startup Qik, which tonight is further building out its collection of iPhone apps with the launch of the Qik VideoCamera. The new app allows the original iPhone and the iPhone 3G to locally capture video — something that only the 3GS has been able to do until recently. Qik has, of course, made its name building live streaming apps that allow users to broadcast their video Read More

...played with the new Qik for iPhone. Works as advertised. Love the new crop of live streaming apps for iPhone! http://j.mp/8CIj6W... Read More

The folks who first showed us video streaming live from an iPhone, Qik, now have an official (non-jailbreak) app available in the App Store. Like Ustream Live Broadcaster, Qik Live [iTunes Link] is a free iPhone app that streams live video to a web page where friends, relatives, and the world at large can watch and hear what you're currently doing. Qik Live has a very streamlined interface that's simple to use. You'll need to sign up for a free Qik account before you start blasting your video to the world, but you can do that from within the app. The app runs on iPhone 2G, 3G, and 3GS devices on 3G or Wi-Fi networks. Once you've launched the app and logged in, a pre-broadcast screen appears showing a live image. Settings are changed by tapping on a 320 x 240 landscape image to bring up a small menu. The menu Read More

...most talked about #iPhone app in the last 24hrs was: Qik Live http://bit.ly/76mOBd... Read More

24 Dec 2009 alle 22:00 Produttore: Qik | Download Link: AppStore | Prezzo: Gratis E dopo UStream, è arrivato anche il nuovo aggiornamento di Qik che permette il live broadcast da iPhone EDGE, 3G e 3GS. L’applicazione inoltre, permette di salvare i video in locale, per poi visualizzarli in un secondo momento. Potete quindi considerarla come un’alternativa alle varie applicazioni che stanno rilasciando in questi giorni in AppStore. Qik è un’ottima applicazione e dopo questo aggiornamento è diventata veramente completa e ben fatta. Potrete registrare video e contemporaneamente potrete trasmetterli online sul sito www.qik.com/vostro_nickname. Potrete utilizzarla anche per fare gli auguri di natale ai vostri amici lontani e all’estero. Vi basterà registrare il video e chiedere agli amici di guardarvi in diretta sul sito ufficiale. Read More

While the various news outlets of the web may have gotten readers a bit too ecstatic when hyping out the iPhone 5, truth is, there was no iPhone 5 come Apple’s annual press conference. One source says that next year’s iPhone, unofficially and presumably dubbed iPhone 5, will be a It seems that Apple decided to go ahead and give the go to iOS 5.0.1 earlier than we had initially thought. Releasing today, the update brings along multiple new minor features, the most significant, however, being the highly anticipated iPhone 4S battery patch. You’ll first dive into Junk Jack without a clue of what you’re supposed to be doing – running around, tapping on random blocks. Then when night falls, the monsters devour you, and by this time you’re frustrated. Even with the gorgeous pixel aesthetic, innovative controls that no other developer has I think that this product is truly great, Read More

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Dec 24, 2009 | ‘Tis the season for last minute, high-profile, pre-holiday App Store approvals it seems, as the long-awaited Qik, now dubbed Qik Live [Free - iTunes link] has finally hit the iPhone! I’ve been lucky enough to have an ad-hoc version for a while now, and it’s always worked very, very well, so here’s to Apple and AT&T loosening the 3G chains and letting iPhone users do what Nokia N95 users have been doing for years now — broadcast live from their iPhones! If you try it out, say to live stream the grandkids opening their new iPod touch presents, let us know how it works for you! Read More

...launches live streaming app for the iPhone. Download Qik Live here http://bit.ly/4uDgT4 (via @reyes)... Read More

...a way to stream and record video from any version of the iPhone? Then you should get the "Qik live" app. http://bit.ly/4R80AF #fb... Read More

...launches live streaming app for the iPhone.http://bit.ly/4uDgT4 (via @reyes) /via @recombu - this is guuud... Read More

...>>> Qik Live | upload video from iPhone to web & share almost lickity split (3g also) http://tinyurl.com/yd63b35 thanks @mamante... Read More

...you heard me Qik live #iPhone live streaming app is live in the AppStore get it here http://bit.ly/6FXj5Z... Read More

...in time for the holidays, Qik Live has landed in the App Store! Stream live from your iPhone anywhere! http://tinyurl.com/yd63b35... Read More

...Live - live streaming from all iPhone models - now in the app store. http://bit.ly/4R80AF (via @dsilverman)... Read More

by We knew it was coming, but Qik’s live-streaming iPhone app has finally made its way into Apple’s iTunes App Store. You can grab the new app now — Qik Live — and start immediately streaming video live to the web from any version of the iPhone (iPhone 2G, 3G and 3GS) over 3G or Wi-Fi. The new edition offers essentially the same functionality as the version Qik built for jailbroken phones, so users are always one tap away from streaming video and editing video details like privacy, title, tags and chat settings. The app also includes one-touch sharing options which means once you’ve completed recording, you can tap to send the video to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Even though the application is a few weeks behind Ustream’s similar offering (with support for 3G and 3GS iPhones), Qik has focused their service around mobile video streaming since day one. The new version of Read More

...Live steaming with @Qik Live for #iPhone via 3G and wifi. http://tinyurl.com/yd63b35... Read More