If youre using an Android smartphone and you are in the need of using a webcam to make video calls from your computer, you do not need to go buy one and you can use Android as a webcam .

Using a phone as a webcam Android this will allow access to all the functions that a normal camera does, like video chat with friends via Skype Messenger, Yahoo or Google Talk. In fact it would be rather like the best alternative resolution also would be a little higher than what it offers a webcam.

To use Android as a webcam for PC, does not mean that you just have to connect the phone to the PC and start the conference. This need for an application that will help you do it.

Applications to use Android as a webcam

Several applications to use Android as a webcam for PC, some of the best are:

1. IP Webcam  
2. SmartCam 
3. DroidCam

IP Webcam is the most famous of the three mentioned above, but before uzarla must perform a configuration. Here we leave the steps to configure IP Webcam .

Steps to configure IP Webcam

Step 1 . Download the app> then go to Settings.

Step 2 . Create in setting a user name and password.

Step 3 . Adjust the resolution, frame rate and image quality.

Step 4 . Use the TCP port number default - 8080 or you can make your own.

Step 5 . Once everything is set, press the "Start Server" and display the URL of the video allowing you to remotely view.

Step 6 . After this, open the web browser on PC and introduze the port number and the IP address you received during the installation of the application on your phone.

Step 7 . After connecting the phone and computer are set correctly, you should see the streaming video.

[Note] To integrate webcam with Skype application and run it, you must download and install a plug-in that is compatible with the application. [/ Note]

IP Webcam is compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux. The camera can also be seen in various media players like VLC Media Player or can work even in web browsers.

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Often times on product pages on Sprint’s website, they’ll have a 360-degree angle of the device, so you can see the entire thing. Well actually it’s like that on most retailers websites nowadays. Following yesterday’s exclusive with a bunch of photos of the Nexus 5 found on Sprint’s website, we now have the full 360-degree angle of the device from a Tipster who got these off Sprint’s website. It’s actually an animated gif, which you can see above. It shows us the “white” Nexus 5 and all sides of it. It actually looks a bit like a Oreo in my opinion.

The white Nexus 5 definitely looks nice and it might actually be my first choice, which is surprising since I only like black or dark-colored phones. The Nexus 5 is due to be announced any day now, and it looks like it’ll be hitting T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint. There doesn’t look to be any type of chance for it hitting Verizon anytime soon. It’s expected to have a 4.95-inch 1080p display, with a Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM 16GB of internal storage and a 2300mAh battery. Not bad for a phone that’s going to cost $350 unlocked. Which is about half the price of the Galaxy S4, LG G2, Galaxy Note 3, HTC One and many other flagships out there now. Not to mention that it will also get updates straight from Google.

At this point, every part of the Nexus 5 has been leaked. So what’s stopping Google from just announcing it already? Who knows. But I really hope they announce it soon as I’m getting bored with these leaks and just want to hold the Nexus 5 in my hand already. It’s great to see Sprint getting another Nexus device. They have had the Nexus S 4G and Galaxy Nexus in the past, but did not get the Nexus 4 last year, which I believe was due to Verizon messing up the Galaxy Nexus so bad. Sprint has really been a big Google supporter over the years. They are the only carrier to really “support” Google Voice, and the only one that has Google Wallet on their devices out-of-the-box. AndroidHeadlines

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Verizon Communications and Britain’s Vodafone announced a deal Monday that will give Verizon total ownership of the wireless company that bears its name.

Vodafone will sell its 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless for $130 billion, in what is said to be the third-largest corporate deal of all time.

The deal marks the end of a long, largely successful joint venture between the two companies. Both parties had, at various times, sought to buy out the other.

“Over the past 13 years, Verizon Wireless has been a key driver of our business strategy, and through our partnership with Vodafone, we have made Verizon Wireless into the premier wireless provider in the U.S,” Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam said in a statement. “The capabilities to wirelessly stream video and broadband in 4G LTE complement our other assets in fiber, global IP and cloud.”

Verizon is paying Vodafone with a mixture of cash and stock. To fund the $58.9 billion cash portion, Verizon is getting financing from J.P. Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Barclays. It will also issue $60.2 billion in stock, subject to certain price collars. It is also issuing $5 billion in notes to Vodafone, selling its stake in Vodafone Omnitel, and offering $2.5 billion in “other consideration.”

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