Comments on: UPDATED: What's Apple.com/iChatMobile for? iPhone? iTablet? More iUnicorns?

By: Omari James

Omari James — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:36:54 +0000

Apple recently increase the resolution on iChat in Snow Leopard, I guess it had something to do with bandwidth - How much resolution will we get on the new iPhones on ATT with data rates that fluctuate ?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:20:18 +0000

I would love to see iChat Mobile. That would an IM/Messaging app that could run in the background.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:06:35 +0000

No one cares.

By: suckFrog

suckFrog — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:05:06 +0000

@Frog Dont compare the function of iPhone to the Blackberry. Its a different type. You should compare iPhone to the Pre or Moto. I'm sick of people try to compare these together. It's not comparable dump!

By: MarcBee

MarcBee — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:39:28 +0000

i think there gonna put a camera in front of watever there working on so it can be live chat?

hopefully a new iphone.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:02:02 +0000

It's a good thing I read the blog responses.

By: Dionte

Dionte — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:06:45 +0000

This is why I choose not to get engulfed in the rumor mill anymore, I'll get excited when they make announcements

By: Dennis

Dennis — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:03:32 +0000

iChat for iPhone has been a rumor for every version since the first one. Is it really that desirable a feature? When I'm using my iPhone, 90% of the time, I'm not in a situation where I can stand still and point the phone at my head. I don't even own a headset, and I never use speakerphone.

iChat for a Tablet seems much more likely to me. Ergonomically, you're more likely to be in the right position for video chat while using a Tablet than a phone. And a camera for chat as well as interaction (and games) seems like a better hardware addition for a Tablet than a phone.

By: Nickel

Nickel — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:15:53 +0000

Is this Armchair guy serious?

By: Dragonfly

Dragonfly — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:31:13 +0000

@ Armchair, yeah Ping and Whatsapp are fine, I've got both of them in fact. But they just don't have that Apple feel and finish to them. Users need an app that matches the quality of something like Beejive IM.

By: Desmond

Desmond — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:48:28 +0000

Apple needs to incorporate iChat into the messages app.

By: Armchair

Armchair — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:11:07 +0000

Dragonfly,

iPhone-to-iPhone chat can already be done using the Ping! app. It's on the App Store, and it's free.

By: Dragonfly

Dragonfly — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:07:11 +0000

Please apple answer my prayers, add iChat to the iphone with support not just for aim, gtalk and mobileme. But for facebook, yahoo, myspace, msn etc. Basically imagine Beejive IM fully integrated into the iPhone messaging app, with the final cherry on top being iPhone to iPhone messaging a la BBM. That would be reason enough for anyone to get an iPhone.

By: BrittN

BrittN — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:56:06 +0000

The guy in the picture looks pissed. He must not have an iPhone.

By: Armchair

Armchair — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:08:48 +0000

Not true? Pfft. It'll make my day when Apple release iChat for this old Nokia 3310 in my drawer. Apple have some work up their sleeves to work wonders.

By: Desmond

Desmond — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:08:04 +0000

What's weird is that we haven't seen nothing lately for the iPhone. I guess everyone is anxious! Something has to give.

By: Gogo

Gogo — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:04:34 +0000

Not true. Since the site redirects it must mean that Apple is making ichat for all the platforms.

I'm betting that the Aijhjiajihdjia is what the slate will be named, Apple likes to do things to throw people off.

By: Armchair

Armchair — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:02:22 +0000

Actually, if you put apple.com/ichat4483438 or replace those numbers with whatever you want, you'll still get taken to an iChat page. Surely this means their web server just uses htaccess to look for iChat in the requested url and sends them to the most relevant page. Sorry, dudes, I'm thinking no iChat for WinMo, Nexus or Symbian. Possibly iPhone.

By: Liam

Liam — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:00:54 +0000

http://www.apple.com/ichataijhjiajihdjia also works

By: Gogo

Gogo — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:45:04 +0000

http://www.apple.com/ichatfornexusone

OMGZ! iChat is coming for the Google phone!!!

http://www.apple.com/ichatforwindowsmobile

And on win mobile!

http://www.apple.com/ichatfornokiasymbian

Even on the Symbian!!!

Go now my brothers and sisters, spread the rumor onto other websites, we must keep the mill rolling!

By: frog

frog — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:41:48 +0000

I'd just hope it works more like BBM than regular iChat. I don't know anyone with iChat/AIM - as it's mainly a Nth American thing.

By: Marksy

Marksy — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:37:16 +0000

Apple make me sick

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:30:07 +0000

BlargahidhsIHSa! Fixed! Thanks!

By: Richxps

Richxps — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:25:48 +0000

Sounds like ichat for the iphone, they are probably prepping a how to page for it. I doubt its for any itablet, who the heck would want to use a tablet pc i would much rather a mini mac or something of the sort.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:24:41 +0000

It's apple.com/ichatmobile, not apple.com/mobileichat.

By: Tnerb

Tnerb — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:17:20 +0000

Also reporting page not found for me.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:15:55 +0000

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By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:12:09 +0000

Page not found.