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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 Phil Nickinson
Oct 06, 2010
T-Mobile this morning made the rumors official -- there be Wifi calling on them there Android phones. Specficially, on the new T-Mobile myTouch and Motorola Defy, and it'll be coming to more An...
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by Dallin Hampton
Oct 05, 2010
Late last month Fring announced fringOut calling -- cheap calls to regular telephone numbers from the Android client. And it's now available (coincidentally on the same day Skype opened up to th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 05, 2010
Once upon a time there as a little rumor that Skype was going to shed its exclusivity with Verizon and once again be available to everyone else. Friends, that day has come. Chat and call all you want...
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by Dallin Hampton
Sep 21, 2010
What do you get when you take an application we’ve all fallen back in love with (since the Skype gaffe) and add worldwide calling for mere pennies? You get Fring’s brand-new, fringOut ser...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 02, 2010
We had a bad feeling that when the Skype Mobile app for Android was updated late last night and seemingly allowed calls over Wifi, things were a little too good to be true. And sure enough, they were....
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 02, 2010
Great news for those of you rocking Skype Mobile on Android -- the app has been updated, and you can now make calls over Wifi, in addition to 3G. That means faster speeds, of course, and no more bein...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 04, 2010
Nimbuzz just dropped version 2.0 of its popular Android VOIP application, bringing a slew of new features. Here's what's up:
NimbuzzOut will allow you to make cheap international and lo...
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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
May 28, 2010
A Skype PR rep confirmed to SkatterTech today that an Android app is coming to the Android Market, never mind that it's currently exclusive to Verizon. In an e-mail, the rep wrote:"We will b...
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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
Mar 25, 2010
At long last, you finally can officially use Skype on Android. If you have Verizon. And if you have the Motorola Droid or Devour, or the HTC Droid Eris. Otherwise, you're going to have ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 18, 2010
Fring (Market link), the popular all-encompassing VOIP/chat/Skype/all-things-communications app, just updated its Android application, bringing a new look and new features.High up on everybody's wish ...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 23, 2010
There are whispers that the first device to introduce the newly formed Skype and Verizon partnership will be the Saygus Vphone. We know the Vphone, it's the device that offered video calling (wh...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 16, 2010
Skype and Verizon Wireless are embracing one another and taking a step into the future together. Skype and Verizon Wireless just announced that they'll be partnering up to deliver a full Skype e...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 21, 2010
For you Fring users out there, a new update has just been released. Here's the changelog for Version 1.2.0.25:Improved ConnectivityVoice ImprovementsBetter StabilityHide GSM buddiesHide offline buddie...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 17, 2009
Nimbuzz, the uber-VOIP app, has been available for Android for a while. But what was sorely missing was Skype support.That day has finally come, my friends. In addition to Skype, it also works with Go...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 19, 2009
Good news guys! Fring is now available on Android Market. For those unfamiliar with Fring, Fring for Android enables free VoIP calls over Fring, Skype, MSN, and Google Talk. Basically Fring allows you...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 18, 2009
As if it couldn't get any more interesting with a Google Phone, there's an updated report suggesting that the Google Phone may be a data only, VoIP device that does away with your usual voice pl...
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by Casey Chan
Jan 08, 2009
The news that came out from CES 2009 was that Skype would soon be available for Android. The only question left was how soon? The wait was not long because it's available for download right now! So if...
