FaceTime

FaceTime is a videotelephony – and from September 2013 also voice over IP (VoIP) – software application and related protocols, developed by Apple Inc. for supported mobile devices running iOS and Macintosh computers running Mac OS X 10.6.6 onwards. The video version of FaceTime is supported on any iOS device with a forward-facing camera and on any Macintosh computer equipped with a FaceTime Camera, formerly known as an iSight Camera. FaceTime Audio is available on any iOS device supporting iOS 7 onwards and any Macintosh with a forward-facing camera running Mac OS X 10.9.2 and later.

Michael Grothaus

Apple expert and novelist, Michael Grothaus has been covering tech on KnowYourMobile for the best part of 10 years. Prior to this, he worked at Apple. And before that, he was a film journalist. Michael is a published author; his book Epiphany Jones was voted as one of the best novels about Hollywood by Entertainment Weekly. Michael is also a writer at other publications including VICE and Fast Company.