Tag Archives: iChat

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion brings more iOS goodies to the Mac

Apple has been allowing the press to get their hands on the next version of its Mac operating system before allowing developers to download the beta seed. The next OS X will be version 10.8, or Mountain Lion.  On first looks, the improvements made are refreshing, and as long as the update costs less than $25, will be worth the charge. Sadly there’s no…

iChat on iPhone: Is there any purpose?

An interesting piece of code showed up today from within the depths of iOS. Under the “IMService” it shows “jabberService” and “aimService”as well as the expected FaceTime and iMessage services. Jabber and AIM are both services normally associated with Mac OS X’s iChat software. The instant messaging program allows users to chat with other iChat users…

iMessage to make OS X Lion debut?

When iMessage was first announced, two thoughts ran through my head. The first was, “Oh cool, BBM for iOS.” And secondly, “That’ll be cool in iChat.” Though, as I watched the keynote, I was confused when the presenters began moving on without mentioning iChat integration. How could this Apple mobile instant messenger not be integrated with the…