Several apps available in the iTunes store will allow you to use your retired device as a web-cam for your computer. After installing an app like iWebcamera or WebCamera, on your phone and then installing software on your computer, you should be able to make video calls on Skype, AIM, or Yahoo, or start a confessional YouTube video series.
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Phil Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Apple Inc, speaks about iPhone 5 pricing during Apple Inc.'s iPhone media event in San Francisco, Calif., Sept. 12, 2012.