> front facing camera with open standards for video calling

Which, FWIW, is something that's been available everywhere outside the US for at least 5 years. Not always used much (in Europe anyway), but it's been available for a very long time.

> high def video camera and 5 megapixel still camera.

The part I found most interesting there is the mention that the megapixel race is misguided again, and that they'd boosted not only the resolution but also the size of the sensor in order to keep them balanced, rather than go with 10MPx and a microscopic sensor.

> One thing still to be answered: Is the open standard around video calling really open?

open standard doesn't mean open source standard, fwiw.