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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 15, 2013
Skype is actively testing a new video messaging service with a "group of mobile and mac users" according to its official Twitter account today. The new feature, which doesn't require a...
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by Richard Devine
Sep 24, 2012
Samsung continues to try and push its ChatON instant messaging service, and if the image seen here is to be believed they look set to push into the world of voice and video chat. Spied by SamsungMan...
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by Richard Devine
Jul 30, 2012
If we were ever in doubt that Google+ is becoming more of a focus for Google, today's Gmail announcement just reinforces it a little bit more. The video chat feature in Gmail is being replaced a...
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by Joshua Munoz
May 22, 2012
It's a big day to be an ooVoo fan (and probably an equally big day to become one), as they've announced a pretty massive update to not only their Android app, but also their service as ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 13, 2011
Adds support for the unannounced Motorola Droid 4
Android's Skype app got itself a nice little update today, with improvements to battery life and video quality, the ability to send photos a...
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by Menno
Jul 06, 2011
In a news conference today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg unveiled his vision for the next five years of Facebook, and announced a few new features to the popular social networking platform tha...
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by Chris Parsons
Jun 06, 2011
If you picked up a new device as of late, you may have been stuck in that dreaded area where some applications may not have worked as soon as the device was available. It happens every now and then a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 19, 2011
Been waiting for Android 2.3.4 for your Samsung Nexus S i9020A? Well wait no more -- here's the OTA link location and manual update instructions. This link comes direct from Google, a...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 10, 2011
And there you have it: Microsoft put out the press release this morning that it indeed is buying Skype, the leading video and VoIP client. The price? $8.5 billion. (We'll let that sink in fo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 29, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewing Warning: Do not attempt anything you see here at home. Engaging in a video chat with one's self on a Nexus S and a Motorola Xoom while recording the endeavor with ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 28, 2011
That little surprise that Google's been teasing us with is now official -- Android 2.3.4 will indeed support video chat for the Nexus S. And that's a good thing, 'cause we've been loving it on A...
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by Joshua Munoz
Apr 27, 2011
I know Qik and Skype have been all the rage lately, pushing out major updates and whatnot, but we shouldn't forget about our video chatting friends at Fring.Fring is priding itself on another first in...
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by Chris Parsons
Apr 26, 2011
Skype today has a newly updated version of Qik Video Connect in the Android Market. The updated app, takes a lot of common video features that we know from Qik and wraps them all into one application ...
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by Chris Parsons
Apr 05, 2011
We all know Fring was one of the first app developers on board for video calling and now, they are at it once again. This time around though, they are now working on group video calling for multiple d...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 09, 2010
Judging from the amount of e-mails we got sent to us, a lot of you out there are actually using Yahoo! Messenger. The latest release has hit the Android Market and it brings along with it quite a few ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 19, 2010
We heard that Yahoo Messenger for Android was working on a video chat solution, and it looks like we have it -- straight out of the T-Mobile myTouch 4G ROM leak. Matthewjulian over at XDA-Develo...
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by Dallin Hampton
Oct 08, 2010
Last month when we brought you news of the new 1GHz myTouch, buried in the press release was a mention of a new Yahoo app with a feature we're all very excited about --video chat. Some of the substant...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 15, 2010
The folks over at Qik have announced that they will continue to allow the free use of premium services through the month of September. They acknowledge their "rocky start" and in retur...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 12, 2010
When last we saw Fring, the VOIP app was touting its popularity after an update to its iPhone client and how it had to "temporarily reduce support to Skype" because of it. Looks like there ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 10, 2010
Yeah, so by now Fring users likely have noticed that Skype access has been pulled. And, you guessed it, we have the iPhone to blame. Fring recently updated its iPhone version, which allows cross-plat...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 08, 2010
The Fring app for the iPhone got an update today (see our previous Android-related hands-on) that lets it play nice with Android (and Symbian, too). That means us Android users can have video chats wi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 08, 2010
We've already taken a walk through the basic functions of the updated Qik video chat app for the Evo 4G -- now let's take a look at video chat in action. Check it out after the break as Jerry and I&n...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 07, 2010
Android video chat is finally here, after a few days and more than a little gnashing of teeth, on the Sprint Evo 4G. The Qik app has been up and down as they've dealt with the crush of new Evo's hitt...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 05, 2010
Been wondering where the Qik app -- the much heralded video chat service that was (supposed to be) a major part of the Evo 4G launch -- has gone? It's been missing from the Android Market for a l...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 04, 2010
Now that the Evo 4G is all official and everything, Qik has explained exactly what you'll get if you give them an extra $5 a month for "premium" service. And they've done so in han...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 29, 2010
Call off the dogs, folks. Qik took to its blog late Friday (early Saturday according to the timestamp) to explain the documentation first found by Android Guys and later by Engadget (and, admitte...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 28, 2010
Time to get the pitchforks out, people. We slept on it in hopes it was all a nightmare, but the ugly rumor that began yesterday (first by Android Guys and later confirmed by Engadget) is true:&n...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 27, 2010
[YouTube link]It's a brave new world with the addition of video chat on the Sprint HTC Evo 4G. And what better way to break in Fring's new free video calling service than with one of our deepest ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 18, 2010
Google today purchased Global IP Solutions, a $68 million move that could pave the way for a more native video chat solution (sorry, Qik and Sprint) for Android smartphones, possibly in gma...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 13, 2010
Aside from the 4G WiMax hotspot, one of the other cool new features of the Sprint Evo 4G is honest-to-goodness two-way video chat, with Qik serving it all up. And it worked fairly well in the de...
