Apple is reportedly preparing Face Time clients for both OS X and Windows, according to Mac4Ever‘s sources, with the video calling technology apparently set for integration with iChat on the Mac. �The move would follow Face Time’s debut on the new iPod touch, and likely give a significant boost to users of the service.
If true, Apple are unlikely to be the only company planning Face Time integration with desktop software. �The company has promised to release the necessary APIs so that other manufacturers and software developers can create interoperable products – Qik recently confirmed they plan to do so with their eponymous software, which will run on Android and Symbian among other platforms – though has not yet set a public timescale for their availability.
The French site also suggested that iLife would soon be updated, removing iDVD and replacing it with a new, unknown application.
[via Apple Insider]
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