As with all new electronic hardware like mobile phones, there is new software too. The fourth generation of iPhone is no exception as it adds more and more new technology that blows the competition out of the water. This latest version features high quality cameras that not only provide exceptional recording capabilities, but also provide the option to video call other iPhone 4 users. This video calling has been attempted before, but during the iPhone development, it was integrated and will no doubt resurrect video calling again.

The Cameras

The iPhone 4 has two high-quality cameras; a user-facing VGA camera for use with FaceTime and a rear-facing, 5 megapixel camera with an LED flash. The latter allows for high-quality video to be recorded at 720p, which is excellent for a mobile phone device. Furthermore, it’s recorded at 30 frames per second, so the high definition quality is very thorough. These videos can also be transferred to social networks and to various locations across the web.

What Is FaceTime?

Video calling from a mobile isn’t a new prospect, but with its fresh reboot on Apple’s Phone, it will no doubt go on to be a big hit. It allows two users with the fourth generation of iPhone to have video calling across a wifi network. You read correctly, only over a wifi. This may be a disappointment for some, but it ensures an efficient and high-quality call with little to no lag, which might become a major factor for some over a normal line.

FaceTime provides high quality video and audio using H. 264 and AAC codecs, respectively. It also has provided an open-industry standard to allow other companies to develop their own software around it so FaceTime can spread to other technologies. Furthermore, and somewhat competitively, an app called Fring has been created to allow FaceTime to function over the 3G network. It is integrated into the calling options and allows for the user to request a FaceTime call from another user.

With ever increasing number of smartphones in usage, it is definitely now the turn of app that a person has in its device to provide the edge over other users. Apple has definitely one of the most savoured apps in its quiver. Adding to the glory, iPhone has become the number one device for apps to be used upon. However, this incidence is surely going to dent the credibility of certain apps, not necessarily that you bought from the genuine vendor, of course. Last night, Nottingham, England police department got clues of stolen iPhone, through the tracker app loaded in the device. Following the clue, they barged in the house of the resident but could find no trace of the Apple phone.

In the process the innocent victim, whose house was barged in, suffered a loss due to damage of his door. Till now, the name and the vendor of the erring iPhone app have not been revealed. But possessing numbers of apps as a sign of modernity is surely to face a challenge with this incident. Then, there have been several incidences, where the tracker app has come handy and the devices have been recovered. But this is not true for this case. Moreover, the Nottingham police department is reluctant in paying out the damages for the door to the innocent resident as they claim that they have enough reasons to take out this task, other than erring signal from the installed tracker of the said device.

With so many apps coming out in the market for all sorts of devices, be it Apple phones, Android devices or Blackberry phones, incidences like these serve as an example to take caution in using the app from authentic vendors.

Even after all this drama the stolen Apple device in question remains untraceable but raising a very important question of authenticity of the data that these tracker apps blare out. Then, until and unless the device is found and the vendor of the erring app is ascertained, no one can be held guilty for the above trouble to the innocent resident. However, all of these certainly do not convey that using apps is risky, but it certainly says that using not so genuine apps can be troublesome. But there are some great apps as well, in fact this article is being written and posted using an iPad app.