Apparatus and method for video display and control for portable device

An apparatus for display and control of video data, comprising:

• a mobile client having a touch sensitive display, said mobile client being operable to connect to a wireless network over which is available video data;
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• computer readable storage media in said mobile client having stored thereon a video command application, said video command application being operable to simultaneously display video data received over the wireless network from a plurality of video sources on said touch sensitive display, said video command application being operable to display video data from a single video source on said touch sensitive display, said video command application being operable to generate command instructions from user contact with said touch sensitive display to cause said single video source to change a characteristic of the video data being generated by the video source in accordance with the user contact.