A slew of services are popping up that let you place video calls over the Web for free And the price of admission is dropping — you probably don't need a separate webcam, because they're now being built directly into most new computers and smartphones.
Software giant Microsoft made a monster bet last week that video chats would soon become more central to our everyday Web tasks. It snatched up video call leader Skype for an astounding $8.5 billion.
Video calling has allowed many business executives to compete globally .
basic feature of Skype ;-
Skype — the undisputed video calling leader — has a new partner in Microsoft. The software giant is hoping to include the power of Skype's Internet-based video and voice calling features into products such as its Xbox 360 gaming console.
While some of the features are pay-only, much of the service is free. One-to-one Skype voice and video calls are free to anyone else in the world with a Skype account and a Web connection.
Group video chats are part of Skype's premium package, which runs $8.99 a month. Skype accounts can also be used, for a small charge, to call traditional cellphone or landlines.
The Skype service can be used on any Web-connected Mac or PC computer and most smartphone platforms.
Skype video calling is not available on most Android phones, but has been unlocked on some. Video calls can be placed using any iPhone and iPod Touch with a video camera
some other video charts are as follow:-
FaceTime -Apple's platform-specific video calling solution.
ooVoo-Skype competitor, ooVoo is the ability to place a group video call with up to three participants for free.
Google Video-number of Gmail users, Google's built-in video chat solution is a convenient option for millions.
Tango-the best-kept secret in mobile video chat
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