It has been expected that Skype would soon bring its video calling feature to the iPhone and most expected them to announce it at CES. It looks like Skype had something to prove after their recent outages and has made video calls available in the latest version of the iPhone app.
This gives you options other than FaceTime for doing video calls on your iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and fourth-generation iPod touch. Not only that, but you can now do video calls with Skype users on Windows, Mac, and Linux clients. Even if you’re lacking a front-facing camera or don’t have a camera at all, you can still do video calls via Skype in a limited fashion.
Engadget has run some tests on the new feature and had this to say:
So we just gave 3.0 a spin, calling iPhone-to-iPhone (both WiFi), iPhone-to-desktop (both WiFi), and again iPhone-to-iPhone (both 3G). The first two worked great, although the desktop camera produced better quality. As for the worst-case scenario, 3G-to-3G video calling, well… we wouldn’t recommend it unless absolutely necessary. Video after the break, and be sure to note the battery life — after about 10 minutes of use, we dropped from 66 percent to 61.
All I want to know is, where is when is this coming to Android? Get Skype video for iPhone here.