Chapter 10

Video Messaging and Skype

Your iPod touch brings many new capabilities to your life, some of which seemed like science fiction just a few years ago. For example, video calling is now not only possible, but extremely easy to use with the new FaceTime feature. As long as you and your caller are on an iPod touch and you're both on a Wi-Fi network, you can have unlimited video calls. In this chapter, we will show you how to enable and use FaceTime, as well as how to start having fun with this great new feature.

Making calls over Wi-Fi is also possible with Skype, the popular video calling and chat program that many of us use on our computers. We will also show you how to use the Skype app.

Speaking of video, your iPod touch is a very ...

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