Google adds Voice and Video Chat to Gmail

Source: http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/say-hello-to-gmail-voice-and-video-chat.html

This new upgrade competes with eBay’s Skype and other Web conferencing tools that have grown in popularity as technology continues to move forward as more laptops are being outfitted with built-in cameras and the speed of Web connections continues to advance.

Download the plugin!

From the Google Blog:
Just click on the new “Video & more” menu in a Gmail chat window and select “Start video chat” or “Start voice chat.” You can switch to a full screen view or pop out the chat window and change the size and positioning as you wish. Of course, not everyone has a webcam, but even if you don’t, you can still have voice conversations alongside your email and regular chat.

iPhone stuck in Headphone mode

Sometimes the iPhone gets stuck in headset mode and thinks it has regular earphones or ear buds attached even though it does not. Here are a few things to try.

iphone headset socket

With headphone

• Lint may be trapped in the connection. Try blowing into it or try canned air.
• Plug and unplug your iPhone headset a couple of times.

Note: Restoring the iPhone is not a fix!

Personally, I’ve had this problem. I believe it is due to the debris in the socket. Blow some air into the socket and you should be all set.

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